The Catholic Biblical Quarterly back issues from October 2008:
Complementary Eschatologies in John 5:19-30
Oct 01, 2008; ... (ProQuest: Greek characters omitted or Cyrillic characters omitted.) JOHN 5:19-30 offers two visions of judgment and eternal life that are famously difficult to reconcile. The contrast is starkest between v. 24 ("the person who hears what I say and believes in the one who sent me has ...
The Early Monarchy in Israel: The Tenth Century B.C.E.
Oct 01, 2008; ... WALTER Dietrich, The Early Monarchy in Israel: The Tenth Century B.C.E. (trans. Joachim Vette; SBL Biblical Encyclopedia 3; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2007). Pp. xvi + 378. Paper $47.95. The Early Monarchy in Israel is a translated and updated edition of Dietrich's 1 997 ...
Seeking and Saving What Might Have Been Lost: Luke's Restoration of an Enigmatic Parable Tradition
Oct 01, 2008; ... (ProQuest: Greek characters omitted or Cyrillic characters omitted.) WITHOUT QUESTION, Luke's Gospel is the most prolific extant source for parables attributed to Jesus. If the corpus of parables totals not more than three dozen, only about ten of these are not found in Luke, and at ...
A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
Oct 01, 2008; ... JOHN J. collins, A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible (Minneapolis: Fortress, 2007). Pp. xi + 324. Paper $30. This book represents a condensed version of Collins 's 2004 textbook, though some new material has been added (p. ix). This compact version will be especially welcome in ...
Psalms, Volume 1, Psalms 1-41; Volume 2, Psalms 42-89
Oct 01, 2008; ... (ProQuest: ... denotes non-USASCII text omitted.) JOHN GOLDINGAY, Psalms, Volume 1, Psalms 1-41; Volume 2, Psalms 42-89 (Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms; Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006, 2007). Pp. 639; 744. $44.99 per volume. These two volumes on the Psalms ...
Esther, Jesus, and Psalm 22
Oct 01, 2008; ... (ProQuest: Greek characters omitted or Cyrillic characters omitted.) "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" For both Christians and Jews, this verse and the psalm it opens recall vividly and at once a specific religious hero, a particular liturgical event.1 For Christians, it is ...
Barrenness and Blessing: Abraham, Sarah, and the Journey of Faith
Oct 01, 2008; ... HEMCHAND GOSSAl, Barrenness and Blessing: Abraham, Sarah, and the Journey of Faith (Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2008). Pp. xiv + 122. Paper $17. In the story of Abraham and Sarah, God works in surprising ways: the barren receive a promise, and hope is given to those who, humanly speaking, have ...
Das Werden des Buches Hosea: Eine redaktionsgeschichtliche Untersuchung
Oct 01, 2008; ... ROMAN Vielhauer, Das Werden des Buches Hosea: Eine redaktionsgeschichtliche Untersuchung (BZAW 349; Berlin/New York: de Gruyter, 2007). Pp. x + 272. 669.16. This book, a revised dissertation produced under the direction of R. Kratz (Göttingen, 2004), seeks to advance our understanding of ...
Roman Slave Trade and the Critique of Babylon in Revelation 18
Oct 01, 2008; ... (ProQuest: Greek characters omitted or Cyrillic characters omitted.) JOHN'S VISION of the fall of Babylon in Revelation 18 marks a climactic moment in his critique of economic life under imperial Roman rule. He portrays the city that rules the world as the hub of a vibrant commercial ...
Scribes, Visionaries, and the Politics of Second Temple Judea
Oct 01, 2008; ... RICHARD HORSLEY, Scribes, Visionaries, and the Politics of Second Temple Judea (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2007). Pp. x + 262. $24.95. Richard Horsley has spent much of his scholarly career seeking to improve our understanding of Judea in the late Second Temple period. In his ...
Wisdom Literature: A Theological History
Oct 01, 2008; ... LEO G. PERDUE, Wisdom Literature: A Theological History (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2007). Pp. xii + 415. Paper $39.95. Perdue's goal is to bring biblical wisdom literature out of the shadows and to show its relevance for the rest of biblical studies. His tools are ...
The Serekh Texts
Oct 01, 2008; ... SARIANNA METSO, The Serekh Texts (Companion to the Qumran Scrolls 9; Library of Second Temple Studies 62; London/New York: Clark, 2007). Pp. xiv + 86.5110. The definitive publication of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Discoveries in the Judaean Desert series has set the stage for their study ...
Israelite Religions: An Archaeological and Biblical Survey
Oct 01, 2008; ... RICHARD S. HESS, Israelite Religions: An Archaeological and Biblical Survey (Grand Rapids: Baker; Nottingham: Apollos, 2007). Pp. 432. $34.99. In the past ten years or so there has been a series of major studies by top-notch OT scholars that have examined the same set of interrelated ...
A Primer on Ugaritic: Language, Culture, and Literature
Oct 01, 2008; ... WILLIAM M. schniedewind and JOEL H. hunt, A Primer on Ugaritic: Language, Culture, and Literature (Cambridge/New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007). Pp. xvi + 226. Paper $39.99. This is an accessible introduction to Ugaritic that places both the language and the literature within ...
Reading the Bible with the Dead: What You Can Learn from the History of Exegesis That You Can't Learn from Exegesis Alone
Oct 01, 2008; ... JOHN L. Thompson, Reading the Bible with the Dead: What You Can Learn from the History of Exegesis That You Can't Learn from Exegesis Alone (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007). Pp. xii + 324. $20. This book has two excellent and interrelated agendas: (1) to demonstrate the benefits of ...
Jérusalem centre du monde: Développements et contestations d'une tradition biblique
Oct 01, 2008; ... JACQUES VERMEYLEN, Jérusalem centre du monde: Développements et contestations d'une tradition biblique (LD 217; Paris: Cerf, 2007). Pp. 401. Paper euro36. This book delivers what the title promises. It provides an impressive survey of the use of "Jerusalem" as a rich symbol within the ...
Reading the Human Body: Physiognomics and Astrology in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Hellenistic-Early Roman Period Judaism
Oct 01, 2008; ... MLADEN POPOVIC, Reading the Human Body: Physiognomics and Astrology in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Hellenistic-Early Roman Period Judaism (STDJ 67; Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2007). Pp. xx + 346. $129. Popovic discusses two scrolls from Qumran-4Q561 and 4Ql 86-with nearly all of the attention ...
Isaiah: Interpreted by Early Christian and Medieval Commentators
Oct 01, 2008; ... ROBERT LOUIS WILKEN with ANGELA RUSSELL CHR]STMAN and MICHAEL J. HOLLERlCH (eds.), Isaiah: Interpreted by Early Christian and Medieval Commentators (Church's Bible; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007). Pp. xxviii + 590. $45. For over two hundred years, the historical-critical method has driven ...
Servant of Yahweh in Second Isaiah: Isaianic Servant Passages in Their Literary and Historical Context
Oct 01, 2008; ... Antony tharekadavil. Servant of Yahweh in Second Isaiah: Isaianic Servant Passages in Their Literary and Historical Context (European University Studies, series 23: Theology 848; Frankfurt am Main/Bern/New York: Lang, 2007). Pp. viii + 204. Paper $46.95. In this slim volume, Tharekadavil ...
The Discourse of Wealth and Poverty in the Book of Proverbs
Oct 01, 2008; ... (ProQuest: ... denotes non-USASCII text omitted.) TIMOTHY J. SANDOVAL, The Discourse of Wealth and Poverty in the Book of Proverbs (Biblical Interpretation Series 77; Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2006). Pp. xvi + 234. $124. This book is a "slightly revised version" (p. xi) of the ...
The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple: Narrative, History, and Theology in the Gospel of John
Oct 01, 2008; ... RICHARD BAUCKHAM, The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple: Narrative, History, and Theology in the Gospel of John (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2007). Pp. 313. Paper $29.99. Bauckham contributes to the reexamination of the historical value of the Gospel of John and its presentation of Jesus. In ...
The Saving Righteousness of God: Studies on Paul, Justification and the New Perspective
Oct 01, 2008; ... MICHAEL F. BIRD, The Saving Righteousness of God: Studies on Paul, Justification and the New Perspective (Paternoster Biblical Monographs; Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2007). Pp. xviii + 230. Paper ?19.99. In this collection of essays, some previously published and some written for the ...
The Word Is Near You: A Study of Deuteronomy 30:12-14 in Paul's Letter to the Romans in a Jewish Context
Oct 01, 2008; ... per jarle BEKKEN, The Word Is Near You: A Study of Deuteronomy 30:12-14 in Paul's Letter to the Romans in a Jewish Context (BZNW 144; Berlin/New York: de Gruyter, 2007). Pp. xiv + 294. euro82.24. Is Paul's handling of Deut 30:12-14 in Rom 10:6-10 arbitrary and idiosyncratic, or does his ...
Das tausendjährige Messiasreich der Johannesoffenbarung: Eine literarkritische Studie zu Offb 19, 11-21, 8
Oct 01, 2008; ... THOMAS JOHANN BAUER, Das tausendjährige Messiasreich der Johannesoffenbarung: Eine literarkritische Studie zu Offb 19, 11-21, 8 (BZNW 148; Berlin/New York: de Gruyter, 2007). Pp. xi +442. euro91.59. Originally presented as a dissertation at Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, in 2007, ...
Report of the Seventy-first International Meeting of the Catholic Biblical Association of America
Oct 01, 2008; ... The seventy-first international meeting of the Catholic Biblical Association of America was held August 2-5, 2008, at Fordham University, Bronx, New York. The opening general session was held on Saturday evening, August 2. Dr. Stephen Freedman, Senior Vice-President for Academic Affairs, greeted ...
Dirt, Greed, and Sex: Sexual Ethics in the New Testament and Their Implications for Today
Oct 01, 2008; ... L. William countryman, Dirt, Greed, and Sex: Sexual Ethics in the New Testament and Their Implications for Today (rev. ed.; Minneapolis: Fortress, 2007). Pp. vi + 349. Paper $18. This volume constitutes a modest revision of Countryman's 1987 work bearing the same title. The bibliography ...
Paul and Conflict Resolution: An Exegetical Study of Paul's Apostolic Paradigm in 1 Corinthians 9
Oct 01, 2008; ... Robinson BUTARBUTAR, Paul and Conflict Resolution: An Exegetical Study of Paul's Apostolic Paradigm in 1 Corinthians 9 (Paternoster Biblical Monographs; Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2007). Pp. xviii + 275. Paper ?19.99. Butarbutar primarily demonstrates that Paul renounces his right to ...
The Power of Sacrifice: Roman and Christian Discourses in Conflict
Oct 01, 2008; ... GEORGE HEYMAN, The Power of Sacrifice: Roman and Christian Discourses in Conflict (Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 2007). Pp. xxv + 257. $69.95. Analyzing ancient cultic practices remains a major challenge for contemporary historians of religion, ever more aware of ...
Scripture as Communication: Introducing Biblical Hermeneutics
Oct 01, 2008; ... JEANNINE ?. brown, Scripture as Communication: Introducing Biblical Hermeneutics (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2007). Pp. 315. Paper $21.99. Brown introduces the subject of biblical interpretation from an explicitly confessional and relatively traditional perspective. She is interested ...
Enoch, Levi, and Jubilees on Sexuality: Attitudes towards Sexuality in the Early Enoch Literature, the Aramaic Levi Document, and the Book of Jubilees
Oct 01, 2008; ... WILLIAM LOADER, Enoch, Levi, and Jubilees on Sexuality: Attitudes towards Sexuality in the Early Enoch Literature, the Aramaic Levi Document, and the Book of Jubilees (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007). Pp. x + 350. Paper $38. This book is part of a larger project studying sexuality in ...
Seeing the Word: Refocusing New Testament Study
Oct 01, 2008; ... MARKUS BOCKMUEHL, Seeing the Word: Refocusing New Testament Study (Studies in Theological Interpretation; Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006). Pp. 297. Paper $21.99. Seeing the Word is the initial volume in a series that aims to explore what competent theological reflection on Christian Scripture ...
A Pauline Theology of Church Leadership
Oct 01, 2008; ... ANDREW D. Clarke, A Pauline Theology of Church Leadership (Library of New Testament Studies 362; London/New York: Clark, 2008). Pp. viii + 212. $130. Tracing a theology of church leadership in Paul's letters is far from a straightforward task. Clarke seems to spend nearly as much time ...
Empire and Apocalypse: Postcolonialism and the New Testament
Oct 01, 2008; ... STEPHEN D. MOORE, Empire and Apocalypse: Postcolonialism and the New Testament (Bible in the Modern World 12; Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix, 2006). Pp. x + 160. Paper $25. "[This] book is animated by the simple conviction that the nexus of Christianity and empire requires nuanced ...
Hierapolis in the Heavens: Studies in the Letter to the Ephesians
Oct 01, 2008; ... LARRY JOSEPH KREITZER, Hierapolis in the Heavens: Studies in the Letter to the Ephesians (Library of New Testament Studies 368; London/New York: Clark, 2007). Pp. xii + 148. $120. This volume is actually several articles (one unpublished, six previously published, with an introduction) ...
1 Peter
Oct 01, 2008; ... JOEL B. GREEN, 1 Peter (Two Horizons New Testament Commentary; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007). Pp. xiv + 331. Paper $20. The welcome aim of the Two Horizons New Testament Commentary is to encourage conversation between exegetical and systematic disciplines of theology by approaching NT ...
Salvation Is from the Jews (John 4:22): Saving Grace in Judaism and Messianic Hope in Christianity
Oct 01, 2008; ... AARON MILAVEC, Salvation Is from the Jews (John 4:22): Saving Grace in Judaism and Messianic Hope in Christianity (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2007). Pp. xviii + 201. Paper $23.95. Milavec's thesis is that, despite the progress of recent decades, the "poison of antiJudaism" ...
Israel, Kirche und die Völker im Matthäusevangelium
Oct 01, 2008; ... MATTHIAS KONRADT, Israel, Kirche und die Völker im Matthäusevangelium (WUNT 215; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2007). Pp. xxii + 493. euro99. Two monographs on the "Israeltheologie" of the first gospel have recently come to print, Gernot Garbe's Der Hirte Israels: Eine Untersuchung zur ...
The "Belly-Myther" of Endor: Interpretations of 1 Kingdoms 28 in the Early Church
Oct 01, 2008; ... ROWAN A. GREER AND MARGARET M. MITCHELL, The "Belly-Myther" of Endor: Interpretations of 1 Kingdoms 28 in the Early Church (SBL Writings from the Greco-Roman World 16; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2007). Pp. clvii + 189. Paper $39.95. 1 Kingdoms 28 tells the story of Saul's ...
Im Brennpunkt: Die Septuaginta, Band 3, Studien zur Theologie, Anthropologie, Ekklesiologie, Eschatologie und Liturgie der Griechischen Bibel
Oct 01, 2008; ... Heinz-Josef Fabry and dieter BÖHLER (eds.), Im Brennpunkt: Die Septuaginta, Band 3, Studien zur Theologie, Anthropologie, Ekklesiologie, Eschatologie und Liturgie der Griechischen Bibel (BWA(N)T 174/14; Stuttgart/Berlin/Cologne: Kohlhammer, 2007). Pp. 336. Paper euro198. The papers in ...
In Other Words: Essays on Social Science Methods and the New Testament in Honor of Jerome H. Neyrey
Oct 01, 2008; ... ANSELM C. HAGEDORN, ZEBA A. CROOK, AND ERIC STEWART (eds.), In Other Words: Essays on Social Science Methods and the New Testament in Honor of Jerome H. Neyrey (Social World of Biblical Antiquity, 2nd Series 1; Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix, 2007). Pp. xii + 263. $95. Hagedom's ...
The Greek New Testament with Comparative Apparatus Showing Variations from the Nestle-Aland and Robinson-Pierpont Editions, with Greek Dictionary
Oct 01, 2008; ... B. F. WESTCOTT and F. J. A. HORT, The Greek New Testament with Comparative Apparatus Showing Variations from the Nestle-Aland and Robinson-Pierpont Editions, with Greek Dictionary. Revised and Expanded from A Pocket Lexicon to the Greek New Testament by Alexander Souter. Foreword by Eldon Jay ...
Introduction to the Synoptic Gospels
Oct 01, 2008; ... PHEME PERKINS, Introduction to the Synoptic Gospels (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007). Pp. xvi + 312. $28. Although intended for ministry and seminary students as well as "general readers," this thorough and balanced introduction requires motivated readers who are willing to move deeply ...
Engaging the Bible in a Gendered World: An Introduction to Feminist Biblical Interpretation in Honor of Katharine Doob Sakenfeld
Oct 01, 2008; ... LINDA DAY AND CAROLYN PRESSLER (eds.), Engaging the Bible in a Gendered World: An Introduction to Feminist Biblical Interpretation in Honor of Katharine Doob Sakenfeld (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2006). Pp. xxvii + 260. Paper $29.95. Remarkable in its content and thoroughly ...
Religion Past and Present: Encyclopedia of Theology and Religion
Oct 01, 2008; ... HANS DIETER BETZ, DON S. BROWNING, BERND JANOWSKI, and EBERHARD JÜNGEL (eds.), Religion Past and Present: Encyclopedia of Theology and Religion, Volume 2, Bia-Chr (translation ed. David E. Orion; Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2007). Pp. cxii + 664. $188. This is the second of a projected ...
Mal, souffrance et justice de Dieu selon Romains 1-3: Etude exégétique et théologique
Oct 01, 2008; ... ERWIN OCHSENMEIER, Mal, souffrance et justice de Dieu selon Romains 1-3: Etude exégétique et théologique (BZNW 155; Berlin/New York: de Gruyter, 2007). Pp. xii + 392. euro110.28. In this study Ochsenmeier treats three themes in Romans - justification/righteousness, evil, and suffering ....
This Abled Body: Rethinking Disabilities in Biblical Studies
Oct 01, 2008; ... HECTOR AVALOS, SARAH J. MELCHER, and JEREMY SCHIPPER (eds.), This Abled Body: Rethinking Disabilities in Biblical Studies (SBLSS 55; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2007). Pp. ix + 244. Paper $21. The thirteen essays in this book originated, for the most part, in discussions of ...
Engaging Biblical Authority: Perspectives on the Bible as Scripture
Oct 01, 2008; ... WILLIAM P. brown (ed.), Engaging Biblical Authority: Perspectives on the Bible as Scripture (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2007). Pp. xvi + 158. Paper $19.95. One hardly expects to find a collection of essays by contemporary astrophysicists extolling the importance of Aristotle's ...
Die Namen des Vaters: Studien zu ausgewählten neutestamentlichen Gottesbezeichnungen vor ihrem frühjüdischen und paganen Sprachhorizont
Oct 01, 2008; ... CHRISTIANE ZIMMERMANN, Die Namen des Vaters: Studien zu ausgewählten neutestamentlichen Gottesbezeichnungen vor ihrem frühjüdischen und paganen Sprachhorizont (Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity 69; Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2007). Pp. xx + 689. $277. This astonishingly wide-ranging and ...
The Resurrection
Oct 01, 2008; ... GEZA VERMES, The Resurrection (New York/London/Toronto: Doubleday, 2008). Pp. xx + 171. $18.95. This book for general readers is in two parts. In part 1 , "Afterlife in the Jewish World before Jesus" (approximately one-third of the book), Vermes surveys the OT's view of the finality of ...
The Letters to Philemon, the Colossians, and the Ephesians: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on the Captivity Epistles
Oct 01, 2008; ... BEN WITHERINGTON III, The Letters to Philemon, the Colossians, and the Ephesians: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on the Captivity Epistles (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007). Pp. xii + 282. Paper $38. In this new commentary on the Captivity Epistles, concentrating on Philemon, Colossians, and ...
Jesus and the Peasants
Oct 01, 2008; ... DOUGLAS E. OAKMAN, Jesus and the Peasants (Matrix: The Bible in Mediterranean Context; Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2008). Pp. xii + 336. Paper $38. This offering brings together seventeen of Oakman's previously published or orally presented essays composed between 1985 and 2005, divided into ...
What Must I Do to Be Saved? Paul Parts Company with His Jewish Heritage
Oct 01, 2008; ... BARRY D. SMITH, What Must I Do to Be Saved? Paul Parts Company with His Jewish Heritage (New Testament Monographs 17; Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix, 2007). Pp. xix + 285. $90. Despite the "new perspective on Paul," Second Temple Judaism did teach a "synergistic" soteriology. Jews, ...
Moses in Biblical and Extra-Biblical Traditions
Oct 01, 2008; ... AXEL GRAUPNER AND MICHAEL WOLTER (eds.), Moses in Biblical and Extra-Biblical Traditions (BZAW 372; Berlin/New York: de Gruyter, 2007). Pp. viii + 277. euro82.24. This volume publishes the papers originally presented at a seminar held at the University of Bonn, January 5-7, 2006, on the ...
"I Sowed Fruits into Hearts" (Odes Sol. 17:13): Festschrift for Professor Michael Lattke
Oct 01, 2008; ... PAULINE ALLEN, MAIELLA FRANZMANN, AND RICK STRELAN (eds.), "I Sowed Fruits into Hearts" (Odes Sol. 17:13): Festschrift for Professor Michael Lattke (Early Christian Studies 12; Strathfield, N.S.W.: St. Paul's Publication & Centre for Early Christian Studies, 2007). Pp. xx + 250. Paper ...
Entrar en lo Antiguo: Acerca de la relación entre Antiguo y Nuevo Testamento
Oct 01, 2008; ... IGNACIO CARBAJOSA AND LUIS SÁNCHEZ NAVARRO (eds.), Entrar en lo Antiguo: Acerca de la relación entre Antiguo y Nuevo Testamento (Presencia y diálogo 16; Madrid: Facultad Teología San Dámaso, 2007). Pp. 173. Paper N.P. This collection of essays, the product of a conference entitled "Old ...
Reimaginando los orígenes del cristianismo: Relevancia social y eclesial de los estudios sobre Orígenes del Cristianismo: Libro homenaje a Rafael Aguirre en su 65 cumpleaños
Oct 01, 2008; ... CARMEN BERNABÉ and CARLOS GIL (eds.), Reimaginando los orígenes del cristianismo: Relevancia social y eclesial de los estudios sobre Orígenes del Cristianismo: Libro homenaje a Rafael Aguirre en su 65 cumpleaños (Estella: Verbo Divino, 2008). Pp. 559. euro24.04. Rafael Aguirre has spent ...
Passions and Moral Progress in Greco-Roman Thought
Oct 01, 2008; ... JOHN T. FITZGERALD (ed.), Passions and Moral Progress in Greco-Roman Thought (New York/London: Routledge, 2008). Pp. xxiii + 392. $120. This volume is the latest in a series of collections from the Society of Biblical Literature's Hellenistic Moral Philosophy and Early Christianity ...
"Alle Weisheit stammt vom Herrn . . .": Gesammelte Studien zu Ben Sira
Oct 01, 2008; ... (ProQuest: Greek characters omitted or Cyrillic characters omitted.) FRIEDRICH V. REITERER, "Alle Weisheit stammt vom Herrn . . .": Gesammelte Studien zu Ben Sira (BZAW 375; Berlin/New York: de Gruyter, 2007). Pp. ? + 420. euro91 .59. This volume is a collection of eleven essays ...
Psychological Insight into the Bible: Text and Readings
Oct 01, 2008; ... WAYNE G. ROLLINS AND D. ANDREW KILLE (eds.), Psychological Insight into the Bible: Text and Readings (Grand Rapids/Cambridge: Eerdmans, 2007). Pp. xix + 291. $28. This is a collection of readings on the subject of reading the Bible through various theories and constructions in ...
Focusing on Paul: Persuasion and Theological Design in Romans and Galatians
Oct 01, 2008; ... ANDRIE DU TOIT, Focusing on Paul: Persuasion and Theological Design in Romans and Galatians (BZNW 151; Berlin/New York: de Gruyter, 2007). Pp. xiv + 443. euro91.59. This volume reproduces twenty-one articles published betwen 1986 and 2005. Most include a bibliography of works consulted, ...
The Bible and Epistemology: Biblical Soundings on the Knowledge of God
Oct 01, 2008; ... Mary HEALY and robin parry (eds.), The Bible and Epistemology: Biblical Soundings on the Knowledge of God (Milton Keynes, U.K./Colorado Springs, CO/ Hyderabad, India: Paternoster, 2007). Pp. xviii + 198. Paper ?17.99. This collection seeks to narrow a gap at the intersection of biblical ...
Built upon the Rock: Studies in the Gospel of Matthew
Oct 01, 2008; ... DANIEL M. GURTNER and JOHN NOLLAND (eds.), Built upon the Rock: Studies in the Gospel of Matthew (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008). Pp. xvi + 321. Paper $34. This collection contains Armin D. Baum, "Matthew's Sources-Oral or Written? A Rabbinic Analogy and Empirical Insights" (pp. 1-23); ...
The Early Enoch Literature
Oct 01, 2008; ... GABRIELE BOCCACC1NI AND JOHN J. COLLINS (eds.), The Early Enoch Literature (JSJSup 121; Leiden/Boston: Brill 2007). Pp. x + 367. $186. This collection of essays consists of the following nineteen contributions: Gabriele Boccaccini, "Introduction: The Contemporary Renaissance of Enoch ...
The Pentateuch as Torah: New Models for Understanding Its Promulgation and Acceptance
Oct 01, 2008; ... GARY N. KNOPPERS AND BERNARD M. LEVINSON (eds.), The Pentateuch as Torah: New Models for Understanding Its Promulgation and Acceptance (Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2007). Pp. xvi + 352. $59.50. These excellent essays were first presented as papers or oral presentations at the 2006 ...
Jesus and Paul Reconnected: Fresh Pathways into an Old Debate
Oct 01, 2008; ... TODD D. STILL (ed.), Jesus and Paul Reconnected: Fresh Pathways into an Old Debate (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007). Pp. xvi + 166. Paper $22. This volume contains John M. G. Barclay, '"Offensive and Uncanny': Jesus and Paul on the Caustic Grace of God" (pp. 1-17); Stephen Westerholm, "Law ...