Elizabeth Struthers Malbon

In the Way of the Story

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“As a student of the Bible, Thomas has absorbed an impressive array of narrative critical theory. As an educator of children and adults, laity and ministers, he shares this knowledge not to teach what the Bible means but to enable you to explore how stories—biblical and otherwise—can mean. And as a priest, he truly welcomes a diversity of theological views. In the Way of the Story is a triple treat—and a rewarding challenge.”

Reading the Gospel of Mark as a Novel

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Building on the best of European and North American scholarship (especially Markan narrative criticism and reader response criticism), Van Oyen helps today's reader appreciate how Markan rhetoric intertwines the story of Jesus with the stories of his disciples, and thus with the story of the reader as well.”

The Oral Ethos of the Early Church

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Joanna Dewey's essays skillfully braid the strands of three scholarly approaches: narrative criticism, feminist interpretation, and orality studies, resulting in an engaging story of how New Testament texts, especially Mark's Gospel, came to be and an inviting reflection on how that context can enrich our interpretation today.”

Women Who Do

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Contexts are crucial: the context of women’s world in the first century; the context of the distinctive narrative moves of Mark, Matthew, Luke-Acts, and John; and the context of Bible readers who are also members of Christian churches today. With scholarly, professorial, and pastoral attention to each of these contexts, Carey shows how these women take action as disciples of Jesus—as Women Who Do.”