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A theology of the Old Testament
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J. W. Rogerson |
"The remarkable thing about the Old Testament is the persistence of its visions of a better humanity and a better world." Rather than seek to establish "what people may or may not once have believed … |
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Creation Untamed
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Terence E. Fretheim |
The Bible often speaks of natural disasters, but its insights have been insufficiently explored. Terence Fretheim offers fresh readings of familiar Old Testament passages--creation, the flood, Sodom … |
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A people of one book
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Timothy Larsen |
The scripture-saturated culture of nineteenth-century England is displayed by Timothy Larsen in a series of lively case studies of representative figures ranging from the Quaker prison reformer Eliza… |
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Philippians
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John Reumann |
In Philippians John Reumann offers both classical approaches and new methods of understanding this New Testament book. With fresh commentary on the social world and rhetorical criticism, and a specia… |
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Reading Genesis
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Ronald S. Hendel |
"Reading Genesis presents a panoramic view of the most vital ways that Genesis is approached in modern scholarship. Essays by ten eminent scholars cover the perspectives of literature, gender, memory… |
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The formation of the Hebrew Bible
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David McLain Carr |
In The Formation of the Hebrew Bible David Carr rethinks both the methods and historical orientation points for research into the growth of the Hebrew Bible into its present form. Building on his pri… |
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New Meanings for Ancient Texts
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Steven L. McKenzie |
As newer approaches to biblical criticism become more established and influential, it is essential that students and other serious readers of the Bible be exposed to them and become familiar with the… |
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Deuteronomy
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Jack R. Lundbom |
This milestone commentary by Jack Lundbom is intended for any and all readers who want to better know and understand the key Pentateuchal book of Deuteronomy, which has had a huge influence on both J… |
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The Gospel of Matthew
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Craig S. Keener |
This commentary on Matthew offers a unique interpretive approach that focuses on the socio-historical context of the Gospel and the nature of Matthew's exhortation to his first-century Christian audi… |
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Ruth
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Jeremy Schipper |
xvii, 221 pages ; 25 cm |
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Ways of being, ways of reading
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Mary F. Foskett,Jeffrey K. Kuan |
"Ways of Being, Ways of Reading is a collection of essays that address biblical interpretation and the Bible's role in Asian North America. The essayists in this volume represent a cross-section of t… |
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Jesus and Paul
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B. J. Oropeza,James D. G. Dunn,C. K. Robertson,Douglas C. Mohrmann |
"The earliest followers of Jesus were commissioned to proclaim the gospel to the ends of the earth. Now, 21st-century scholars from across the globe offer fascinating and at times provocative insight… |
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After Qumran
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Julio C. Trebolle Barrera,Hans Ausloos,Bénédicte Lemmelijn |
"The discoveries of the Dead Sea, as we are used to call them, have changed the scholarly landscape of textual criticism to a considerable, if not enormous, extent. The state of the art with respect … |
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The Syriac Peshiṭta Bible with English translation
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Jeff W. Childers,George Anton Kiraz |
"This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshitta along with the Syriac text carried out by an international team of scholars. Childers has translated the Peshitta of Lu… |
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Who is the servant of the Lord?
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Antti Laato |
Isaiah 53 has been regarded as a difficult passage within the Hebrew Bible because it describes a person who had to suffer and die vicariously in order to atone for the sins of others. Such a view is… |
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God, grace, and righteousness in Wisdom of Solomon and Paul's letter to the Romans
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Jonathan A. Linebaugh |
In 'God, grace, and righteousness in wisdom of Solomon and Paul's Letter to the Romans', Jonathan A. Linebaugh places the wisdom of Solomon and the Letter to the Romans in conversation. Both texts di… |
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The making of Israel
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Carly L. Crouch |
"In The Making of Israel C.L. Crouch presents the southern Levant during the seventh century BCE as a major period for the formation of Israelite ethnic identity, challenging scholarship which dates … |
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The T & T Clark companion to the Septuagint
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James K. Aitken |
"The Septuagint is the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible and the scriptures read by early Christians. Septuagint studies have been a growth field in the past twenty years. It has become an area o… |
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Educating early Christians through the rhetoric of hell
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Meghan Henning |
Meghan Henning explores the rhetorical function of the early Christian concept of hell, drawing connections to Greek and Roman systems of education, and examining texts from the Hebrew Bible, Greek a… |
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The Life of Antony
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Athanasius Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria |
An Encomium on Saint Anthony by John of Schmun A letter to the Disciples of Antony by Serapion of ThmuisInstrumental in the conversion of many, including St. Augustine, The Life of Antony provided th… |
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