Adele Reinhartz
Biography
Adele Reinhartz wrote Scripture on the Silver Screen and Caiaphas The High Priest, and co-edited Common Judaism with Wayne O. McCready.
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Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“In this engrossing book, Joan Taylor draws on a broad range of textual and archaeological sources to imagine the concrete, everyday realities of Jesus’s childhood and young adulthood. In contrast to many other scholars, Taylor does not pay mere lip service to the fact that Jesus was Jewish, nor does she argue for exceptionalism. Rather, she situates Jesus squarely within his historical, social, geographical, and religious contexts, and in doing so brings him to life as few other studies have done.”
Early Christian Families in Context
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“The ancient family in Judaism, in Christianity, and in the classical world is one of the most exciting areas of current research. This book marks an important contribution to the subject in that it demonstrates the value of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of family life in these diverse yet integrally related areas. Those of us who are used to working primarily with texts will find the work of the archaeologists to be illuminating; classicists and historians of early Judaism and Christianity will benefit from the contributions from within and outside their specific fields of expertise. Yet this volume is not only relevant to those interested in the ancient family; it also has contemporary resonances. It shows that diversity in family structures is not just a recent phenomenon that some bemoan and others celebrate but, rather, that the family and the household have long been fluid social structures that adjust, expand, and contract under a variety of circumstances. The book also challenges long-held assumptions about the household segregation of women and their activity in the development of the early church, among other issues. The literary, historical, and archaeological insights are rounded out by several studies that address contemporary concerns directly and productively. A fine collection.”
Empowering Memory and Movement
“This third volume of Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza’s collected feminist writings is an engrossing read from cover to cover. Insightful essays alternate with interviews that explore Schüssler Fiorenza’s background and personal history, her views on nationalism and globalization, and her convictions concerning pedagogy, the*logy, and New Testament scholarship. In doing so, the book also challenges all scholars to think about the ways in which who we are informs what we do. The book will delight and inform all who dip into this volume, including newcomers and those who have already learned much from her work.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“This excellent and highly accessible book deals with its uncomfortable subject—rejection—with sensitivity and nuance. No matter where we stand on the Christological issues addressed in the New Testament, we will all recognize the range of responses discussed in this book, including hurt, anger, and disappointment, and we may all learn that rejection can also be a catalyst for positive change and growth.”
Hitler, Jesus, and Our Common Humanity
History & Biography
“Rolf Gompertz, German-American Jewish author of A Jewish Novel about Jesus, may be an unusual subject for a non-Jewish New Testament scholar. Longenecker's fascinating book, however, demonstrates both the possibility and value of studying the 'other' by bringing us into the experience of a frightened child in the aftermath of Kristallnacht and making us care about the compassionate, outward-looking adult who seeks harmony between Jews and Christians. A compelling and important book.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Compelling and wonderfully written Thiessen's masterful study puts to rest the pervasive and false view that Jesus--as portrayed in the canonical Gospels--opposed the ancient Jewish purity laws. Thiessen argues convincingly that the Gospels depict Jesus not as dismantling the Jewish purity system but as destroying the forces of death that result in ritual impurity. The book is compelling and wonderfully written--a must-read for anyone interested in Jesus, the Gospels, and the ins and outs of ancient Jewish law and practice. It also makes a powerful case for the ongoing relevance of the Hebrew Bible for a historical understanding of Christianity and for Christians today.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Mind the Gap provides a highly readable introduction to second-Temple Judaism. At the same time, it offers a persuasive argument for the importance of second-Temple Jewish literature for understanding Jesus, Paul, and the New Testament. In doing so, it also constitutes an eloquent corrective to the explicit and implicit supersessionism and anti-Judaism that can still be found on the shelves of New Testament scholarship. The ‘gap’ that is ‘minded’ in this book is the centuries-long gap between the Old and New Testaments of the Protestant, a gap that was in fact filled by a broad range of Jewish texts. But the book also addresses an important gap in scholarship: the tendency of many New Testament scholars to situate figures such as Jesus and Paul vis-à-vis biblical Israel rather than the Judaism of their own time and place. The studies of particular topics—messianism, exorcism, resurrection—and the detailed exegeses of particular passages show that neither Jesus nor Paul were engaged in a radical opposition, to Judaism but rather were deeply immersed in Jewish society, Jewish ideas, Jewish beliefs, and Jewish practices.”
World Religions
“In this account of his journeys along Jewish-Christian borders, Anthony Le Donne provides a set of personal and thoughtful reflections on what is at stake in the theological, historical, and social relationships among Christians and Jews. Through anecdotes, snippets of conversation, and interaction with the work of Jewish and Christian scholars, Le Donne addresses such sensitive issues as the “war on Christmas,” the Holocaust, dogma, anti-Judaism and anti-semitism, and more optimistic topics such as laughter and love, belief and belonging. Le Donne shows courage by facing directly difficult questions such as the Christian role in paving the way for the Holocaust. Throughout, he shows not only respect for Jews and Judaism but tremendous understanding of Jews in the twenty-first century. He recognizes, for example, that Jewish identity does not depend on religion, faith, or observance. The book is highly readable and engaging, and will be of interest to anyone interested in a down-to-earth and honest approach to Jewish-Christian relations.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“With customary clarity and precision, E. P. Sanders treats the reader to a lucid and compelling introduction to Paul the man, Paul the Jew, and Paul the apostle, as well as to the major Pauline epistles that have been so formative for Christianity. The emphasis on realia—topics such as travel and money—is refreshing. The appendix on homosexual practices in Greece and Rome provides a measured and matter-of-fact treatment that can contribute positively to contemporary discussion of this issue. An important book for scholars, students, clergy, and anyone who is fascinated and puzzled by the Apostle to the Gentiles.”
The Greatest Story Ever Retold
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“So much has been written about Jesus movies over the past three decades that it might seem impossible to approach these films from a fresh perspective. Yet Dunne and Brown have done exactly that—by stressing that readers of the Gospels are doing what filmmakers do: visualizing the characters, scripting the scenes, and composing the soundtracks. Dunne and Brown provide an engaging interplay between the Gospels and the Jesus movies, addressing matters of genre, characterization, and themes all while keeping the reader/viewer at the center of the hermeneutical enterprise. A wonderful addition to the library of books on Jesus in the Gospels and on the screen.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Many have written about Jesus’s views and actions towards women. In this engaging book, McGrath takes the opposite approach, asking what Jesus—as a historical figure and a narrative character—learned from women, from his mother Mary to Mary Magdalene. With ample doses of empathy and historical imagination, McGrath deftly navigates the tensions between historical Jesus minimalists and maximalists, and challenges the assumption that Jesus only taught but did not learn. Highly recommended!”
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