Dr. Yisca Zimran is a senior lecturer in the Department of Biblical Studies at Bar Ilan University, Israel, where she completed her Ph.D. Her research fields are Biblical Narrative, with an emphasis on family narratives, and Biblical Prophecy, with a focus on the books attributed to the 8th century B.C.E. In both fields, she analyzes biblical texts from literary, rhetorical, and theological angles, with specific attention to the mutual reciprocity between the text and the readers and the potential dynamic interpretation of the texts.
Last Updated
June 25, 2026
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How should Israel act among the nations? How does YHWH express Himself in history? Micah’s deliberately ambiguous images of שְׁאֵרִית יַעֲקֹב, “the remnant of Jacob,” as both dew and a lion (5:6–8) place the burden of interpretation on readers themselves, who must decide how divine action, human agency, and the remnant’s relationship with the nations are to be understood.
How should Israel act among the nations? How does YHWH express Himself in history? Micah’s deliberately ambiguous images of שְׁאֵרִית יַעֲקֹב, “the remnant of Jacob,” as both dew and a lion (5:6–8) place the burden of interpretation on readers themselves, who must decide how divine action, human agency, and the remnant’s relationship with the nations are to be understood.
