David B. Capes
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Here is a commentary that does not miss the mark. It is exegetically sound, theologically astute, and ecclesially centered. Gupta seems to delight in showing how these ancient texts make modern sense. I read few commentaries cover to cover, but Gupta's I did. It is well worth the time and investment, for he carefully weighs the interpretive options and arrives at well-reasoned and well-supported readings. I want this one on my shelf.”
A Biblical Theology of the Book of Isaiah
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“This book is the fruit of a lifetime of labor in the Scriptures. Kennard shows how the rich themes of Isaiah pulsate throughout the prophecy and why this visionary obtained favorite status among the faithful of Qumran and early Christianity. Precise. Richly detailed. Academically sound.”
A Theology of James, Peter, and Jude
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“For forty years Peter Davids has labored lovingly over the Catholic Epistles; now he offers us the mature fruit of that labor. He delivers what the series promises: a rich theological reading of James, Peter, and Jude grounded in exegesis and well informed by the best in recent scholarship. If you want to know how to do biblical theology, look no further.”
Apologetics
“In Atheism on Trial, Mark Lanier has produced a clear, concise, and worthy companion to Christianity on Trial. With the sensibilities and skills that come with being one of the most successful trial lawyers in US history, Lanier carefully dissects and deconstructs the arguments posed by advocates of atheism and its more congenial sister, agnosticism. After closing arguments, the underpinnings of atheistic philosophy are found wanting, and a case for the Christian faith prevails.”
Apologetics
“Historians, scientists and lawyers are after the same thing: to discover what really happened. Mark Lanier, one of America's best lawyers, introduces us to history's expert witnesses regarding our most profound questions and tells a compelling story sure to convince any jury.”
Theology
“Ben Blackwell is leading a growing chorus of western scholars who showcase the folly of reading Paul without attending to the insights of his earliest interpreters. He takes a neglected feature of Paul's soteriology, namely, deification, and puts it center stage where it belongs. Christosis is carefully nuanced and thoroughly persuasive.”
Theology
“From the early days of Christianity, Spirit-filled followers of Jesus have understood the Bible as a book of power, not just a relic of history or a collection of sound advice. Beers does more than recognize that fact; she lives, moves, and has her being in that reality. She speaks the language. She has created a series and written a commentary that emerge from a world infused with the Spirit. Well informed. Nuanced. And at times downright colloquial. A careful reader may feel the Spirit wind blowing across these pages.”
Embedded Genres in the New Testament
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“The best approach to the interpretation of any biblical text begins with genre identification. In this book, Jeannine Brown polishes our ‘genre-sensitive lens’ to help us detect changes that reveal genres embedded within other forms. This hermeneutical practice sheds light on layers of meaning within the world of the text that have thus far gone unnoticed. Brown is both clear and convincing.”
Epistemology and Logic in the New Testament
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Few New Testament scholars are able to range effortlessly into the philosophical depths, but Doug Kennard is one who can and does. Working from the emerging consensus, namely, that the matrix of early Christianity is second temple Judaism, Kennard reconstructs the epistemology of Jesus and some of his earliest followers. He does so by taking seriously their ways of knowing through Scriptural exegesis, mystical visions and auditions, witness, and history. There is something here for both philosophers and exegetes. Well researched. Well documented. Highly recommended.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“In this inaugural New Word Biblical Themes volume, Nijay Gupta sets a high standard for the rest of the series. His clarity, sound judgment, and ability to help readers wrestle with and through these texts reflect a reverence borne of Christian identity and a level of knowledge manifesting the best of the academic enterprise.”
Theology
“Hughes offers a cogent and compelling story of how the church came to recognize the Spirit as God. With a firm grasp on relevant primary and secondary sources, he makes his case for an early high pneumatology arising in the first centuries of the Christian movement. Hughes has opened a new window on early Christianity.”
Theology
“In this brief and compelling book Michael Bird challenges those scholars who think that the earliest recoverable Christology was adoptionist. Instead he proposes that the earliest Christologies formed a pattern of convictions and practices that featured Jesus at the center of Christian devotion. Only later, in the second century among the Theodotians, did adoptionism emerge full-scale in debates over select texts and how they should be interpreted. A careful answer to the perennial question Who is Jesus?”
Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Without bashing modern scholarship or Western individualism, Richards and James show us the major benefits of reading Scripture from a collectivist cultural model, a model much closer to the original readers and writers of the Bible. What they make abundantly clear in every example and illustration is that we (individualists) take so much for granted and miss so much in the process. Entertaining. Enlightening. Inspired.”
Recovering Historical Christology for Today's Church
Theology
“Christology is the heart and soul of the church. But, as Jones and the other contributors show, the church throughout history has wrestled to articulate carefully the significance of Jesus for his day and ours. Here is an introduction that takes seriously the Scripture, history, and tradition. It demonstrates that the question, ‘Who do you say that I am?’ remains as relevant today as it was in the first century AD.”
Spirituality According to Paul
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Reeves has a remarkable ability to make ancient texts speak with a modern voice. He helps us rediscover Paul's spirituality, not in some lazy, postmodern, touchy-feely sense, but in a rigorous, immensely practical, how-to-live-your-life sense. In a day when we are advised not to put people on pedestals, Reeves insists that we place Paul squarely on a pedestal--head and shoulders above the rest--and imitate him.”
Theology
“In The Earliest Christologies, Papandrea enters the messiness of history and 'heresies' in order to explain how Logos Christology became the dominant and enduring perspective on Christ and his significance. If you have puzzled over the christological controversies of the past, expect to find clarity in his account.”
Theology
“In Why We Pray John Peckham tackles a series of fundamental questions that I and many others have about the nature of prayer and our disappointments with it. He approaches these puzzles with a pastoral sensitivity that is both theologically astute and scripturally infused. In this book you will not find easy answers, trite sayings, or pointless advice. Instead, expect a thoughtful, mature Christian wrestling with profound mysteries and discovering more and more reasons to pray.”
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