The series publishes conference proceedings and monographs dealing with early interpretations of Biblical narrative material by and for specialist scholars and students in the relevant literary corpora. Here the focus is the narrative of Israel's sojourn from the east bank of the Red Sea to the east bank of the Jordon River. The tale was most immediately a setting for the Law of Moses, but as the centuries rolled by, it became a trove that Jewish and Christian storytellers mined for material. The 12 essays look at examples such as Philo's interpretation of Korah, Josephus' view of the Amalekites, the wilderness narrative of the apostolic fathers, and manna traditions. They were written in conjunction with some meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature that is not further cited. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)