Christopher W. Skinner

Abide and Go

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“In this stimulating volume, Michael Gorman unpacks what the Fourth Gospel says about mission and missional spirituality. Through a careful exposition of missional hermeneutics, judicious exegesis, and an impressive handling of theological literature—both ancient and modern—Gorman makes a compelling case for what the lens of ‘missional theosis’ can contribute to our understanding of John’s spirituality. This book will prove useful to conversations in both the academy and the church.”

Behind the Scenes of the New Testament

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Students of early Christianity require a strong familiarity with the wealth of historical, philosophical, social, and political material that informed the writers of the New Testament. To that end, Behind the Scenes of the New Testament comprehensively covers a breadth of material drawn from the cultural encyclopedia of the era. The editors and the contributors they have gathered for this impressive project are deserving of praise. Going forward, I will definitely use this volume with my students!”

Interpreting the New Testament

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Written by two seasoned teacher-scholars, this volume combines a robust model for helping students engage in the interpretive enterprise with the critical content required of an introductory textbook. This book is poised to be a classroom standard for years to come.”

Many Believed Because of Her Testimony

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Dorothy Lee’s profound contributions to New Testament scholarship and ecclesial life are more than worthy of recognition. The contributors to this fine volume honor her legacy as a scholar of rare exegetical insight and pastoral concern, while also shining a light on her more ‘human’ contributions to the field. This book confirms how fortunate we are to be around while Dorothy has been teaching, writing, and shepherding.”

New Testament Ethics

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Richard Hays’s important work, The Moral Vision of the New Testament, has long been recognized both for its substantive contributions to a biblical-theological approach to ethics and for the controversies it occasionally prompted. This new engagement with Hays’s work acknowledges this two-pronged legacy while deliberating on current approaches to New Testament ethics. This volume constitutes more than just the revisiting of a foundational text. It advances the conversation, with an emphasis on the dialogue between ancient Scriptures and modern moral thought. I highly recommend this resource for anyone interested in the moral world(s) of the New Testament.”

Paul and John in Harmony

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“In this creative new volume, Michael Gorman advances a bold thesis: Paul knew and relied upon the Fourth Gospel's presentation of Jesus for the development of his own Christological vision. Whether or not you agree with Gorman on the dating of these texts or the direction of their influence, this book has the potential to challenge current scholarly boundaries. The strength of this work is Gorman's careful attention to the nuances of and significant thematic overlap between Johannine and Pauline Christologies. This book is a must-read.”

Questions and Rhetoric in the Greek New Testament

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Recognizing that questions are both central to ancient rhetoric and often overlooked in contemporary exegesis, Estes offers an expansive interdisciplinary treatment of questions in the Greek New Testament against the backdrop of grammatical theory, linguistics, and historiography, among other disciplines. He develops — in much greater detail — his previous research on the questions of Jesus in the Gospel of John, and in the process provides students, scholars, and pastors with an incredibly useful tool for exegetical research. Writing with the precision of an expert, the nuance of a skilled teacher, and the sensitivity of an exegete, Estes introduces the reader to the twenty-eight linguistic features of question asking, the four major formations of questions, and the thirty-six question types found within the NT. This impressive book represents an important achievement in the study of NT Greek and deserves to be among the required texts for advanced courses in Biblical Greek grammar. I cannot recommend this book highly enough!”

Rediscovering Jesus

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“I have long lamented the all-too-pervasive tendency for modern readers of the Bible to conflate the New Testament portraits of Jesus into a single mosaic. Finding material that can help our students uncover the unique visions of Jesus in the New Testament and in the wider culture can be a real challenge. Into that void comes Rediscovering Jesus, a book that not only takes seriously the diverse portraits of Jesus within and outside the New Testament, but also encourages readers to think seriously about the distinctive features of each. Professors Capes, Reeves and Richards are to be commended for their creative, interesting and intellectually honest look at the many faces of Jesus. Those interested in encountering Jesus in fresh and stimulating ways need to pay attention to this book!”

Spirituality According to John

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Focusing on what he calls 'the canonical John'—the Gospel, the three epistles, and Revelation—Reeves keys in on a major Johannine theme: abiding. What does it mean, or better yet, what does it look like to abide in Christ? With the skill of a storyteller and a sensitivity to the narrative and cultural dynamics of the text, Reeves unveils what an authentic Johannine discipleship might look like. An engaging and creative book!”

The Beloved Apostle?

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“In this compelling volume, Michael Kok enters a conversation fraught with centuries of complications—the identity of John’s beloved disciple. How did it happen that the beloved disciple became synonymous both with John, the son of Zebedee, and the author of the fourth gospel? Kok’s treatment carefully walks the reader through the various traditions, connecting them to the acceptance of John’s Gospel within early expressions of Christian orthodoxy. This is a substantive and worthwhile read!”

The Conceptual Worlds of the Fourth Gospel

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“While the Fourth Gospel provides a unique portrait of Jesus and his ministry, its ideas and vocabulary did not develop in a vacuum. Rather, the milieu in which the Gospel developed is rich and complex. Puskas and Robbins have generated a substantive and compelling volume that explores the Gospel in light of its potential influences and conversation partners in the ancient world. This text will prove useful for advanced courses on the Fourth Gospel.”

The Fourth Synoptic Gospel

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Whether challenging the existence of Q or demonstrating the Gospel of Thomas’s familiarity with the Synoptics, Mark Goodacre’s analysis of well-worn academic positions is characteristically brilliant and regularly results in a significant challenge to the critical consensus. His present book, The Fourth Synoptic Gospel, is no different. Here Goodacre convincingly demonstrates John’s knowledge of all three Synoptics in a clear and accessible way. This book will change the field! I cannot recommend it highly enough.”

The Literary Devices in John's Gospel

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“In this important but often overlooked volume, David Wead’s analysis of Johannine literary devices beautifully articulates the Fourth Gospel’s literary and theological distinctiveness while anticipating what would become foundational to Johannine critics working with narrative criticism in the decades that followed. I am delighted to see this revised and expanded edition from the Johannine Monograph series.”

The Writer

“From the nuts and bolts of identifying a research question to choosing the appropriate venue for your work to tailoring your writing for multiple audiences at once, this book is filled with insights to help readers improve their writing while developing their own unique workflow. As one who has published widely and across multiple platforms, Gupta is an expert guide on this journey. Readers will surely benefit from this book!”

Vivid Rhetoric and Visual Persuasion

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Henning and Neumann have assembled a stellar cast of contributors to illuminate the use of ekphrasis in the New Testament and other early Christian literature. With attention to reception history, the methods and criteria for identifying vivid visual rhetoric, and exegetical nuances, the essays in this volume not only describe the state of research but also significantly advance the study of ekphrasis in ancient Christian texts. I am not aware of another volume quite like this!”

Writing and Rewriting the Gospels

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“James Barker is one of the most creative and engaging scholars working in Gospels research today. This book combines his pedagogical sensitivities with an encyclopedic knowledge of ancient Christian texts and compositional practices. The end result is a potentially field-altering study that argues for a ‘snowballing trajectory’ for our canonical gospels and ably demonstrates the Fourth Gospel’s awareness of and dependence upon the Synoptics. This book is a game-changer!”