Ian Wilson, University of Alberta

Ian D. Wilson teaches religious studies at the University of Alberta's Augustana Campus, where he is also Associate Director of the Chester Ronning Centre for the Study of Religion and Public Life. His work has appeared in publications such as Harvard Theological Review, Vetus Testamentum, and Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, and recently he co-edited the volume History, Memory, Hebrew Scriptures: A Festschrift for Ehud Ben Zvi.

"his insights and use of memory studies deserve fuller discussion within the academy." - Victor H. Matthews, Missouri State University, Biblical Interpretation

"[T]he book is exceedingly well written and admirably clear, and thus it is a pleasure to read. A wealth of discursive footnotes clarify Wilson's meanings and positions for unclear and controversial terms and issues, making it very easy to follow the flow of the argumentation. The book will be an important and sophisticated addition to the growing literature on memory in the Second Temple Period, as well as the ways ideas around kingship and David developed in the period." - Jason Silverman, Review of Biblical Literature

"Kingship and Memory in Ancient Judah is useful in reframing historiographic methods in biblical studies. Wilson aptly moves beyond the use of memory studies to merely determine the historicity of events of Israel's past... Moreover, Wilson's book provides an insightful link to reception history, especially showing how texts continue to function as sites of memory for later writers. Finally, for those interested in political theology, Wilson's book usefully demonstrates the multivocality of biblical literature concerning the institution of kingship." - Chance P. McMahon, Ancient Jew Review