The late Karl-Johan Illman was a professor of Biblical and Judaic studies at Abo Akademi University in Åbo/Turku, Finland. A beloved and respected figure in the Judeo-Christian dialogue and an accomplished scholar of Judaism, he is remembered in this memorial volume by leading scholars of Biblical and Judaic studies in Europe and North America.

Contributions by: Siv Illman, Bertil Albrektson, Per Bilde, Peder Borgen, Bruce D. Chilton, Reijo E. Heinonen, Ruth Illman, Erkki Koskenniemi, Arkady Kovelman, Anni Maria Laato, Pekka Lindqvist, Svante Lundgren, Jacob Neusner, Stig Norin, Hekki Raisanen, Dagfinn Rian, Oskar Skarsaune, Roger Syren, Hanne Trautner-Kromann, Timo Veijola