Gabriele Boccaccini

Enoch and the Gospel of Matthew

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Amy Richter leads us to a deeper understanding of the Jewishness of the early Jesus movement by revealing its Enochic apocalyptic roots, far beyond the more obvious relationship with the Son of Man theology and the book of Parables. It is a call for New Testament scholars and Second Temple specialists to work together and explore the many intriguing connections that make Enochic Judaism the most likely candidate as the parent movement out of which the Jesus movement was born.”

Fourth Maccabees and the Promotion of the Jewish Philosophy

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“In his third major scholarly contribution to 4 Maccabees, deSilva masterfully offers new insights into the study of this literary and philosophical jewel of ancient wisdom. Often overlooked by Christians and Jews, the text comes back to life as a fundamental testimony for understanding the intersection between Hellenistic Judaism and Christian origins.”

Satan and the Problem of Evil

Theology

“How does Satan’s presence reconcile with God’s absolute sovereignty and human responsibility? Different groups, including the nascent Christian movement, clashed and separated on this issue from Second Temple Judaism. Wright’s analysis is a fascinating look at the eternal human quest for an answer to the ‘problem of evil.”

The Jewish Apocalyptic Tradition and the Shaping of New Testament Thought

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Reynolds and Stuckenbruck’s volume is another important step in the process of reclaiming the New Testament texts as an essential component of the diversity of Second Temple Judaism and in the understanding of the early Jesus movement as a distinctive form of Jewish apocalypticism.”

The Pharisees

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This is a unique volume, which combines history and theology, scholarly research and an ecumenical spirit. The Pharisees do not need to be ‘saved’ from centuries of Christian prejudice; they need to be rediscovered for what they were—a powerful and creative group that reshaped the parental tradition of Judaism along with the early Jesus movement. The competition and dissent between these two Second Temple Jewish groups were not the result of estrangement or mortal combat, but of a complex relationship of spiritual closeness that put each of the siblings in a continuous dialogue with the other.”