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The projected thirty-volume Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR) is intended to serve as a comprehensive guide to the current state of knowledge on the background, origins, and development of the canonical texts of the Bible as they were accepted in Judaism and Christianity. Unprecedented in breadth and scope, this encyclopedia also documents the history of the Bible''s interpretation and reception across the centuries, not only in Judaism and Christianity, but also in literature, visual art, music, film, and dance, as well as in Islam and other religious traditions and new religious movements. The EBR is also available online. Blogger''s Choice - Articles recommended by biblioblogger Jim West (https://zwingliusredivivus.wordpress.com) Levi (Son of Jacob) VI. Film (Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch; St. Davids, Pa., USA) In her discussion of Levi in Film, Burnette-Bletsch observes that "Jacob''s son Levi is a common, but largely undifferentiated character in most Joseph films." However, "Levi is much more prominently featured in films that include or focus upon Dinah and the Shechemite massacre (Gen 34)." The material the author provides is quite intriguing and makes me want to had seen the films she mentioned. Levite''s Concubine I. Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (Cynthia Edenburg; Raanana, Israel) Edenburg writes "The Levite''s concubine is the enigmatic figure who puts into motion the complex plot, which plays out in Judg 19-21. The sole action attributed to her is related at the outset of the story, when she is angry with her husband and leaves his home in Mount Ephraim to return to her father''s house in Bethlehem." She then investigates the character in the Hebrew Bible in a thoroughly engaging fashion. Lesbian Interpretation of the Bible II. Christianity (Lynn R. Huber; Elon, N.C., USA) "Complicating the task of identifying lesbian biblical interpretation in Christian history are the questions of 1) what consti