Jacqueline E. Lapsley

A Handbook to Old Testament Exegesis

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“The wait is over! Bill Brown’s Handbook to Old Testament Exegesis provides students a trustworthy, practical guide to the ‘practiced art’ of interpreting biblical texts, yet without being ponderous or cumbersome. Fresh, accessible, and graceful, the handbook walks readers through the technical aspects of exegesis as well as the larger questions of contexts and interpretive frameworks, with an eye on the pressing questions of our time. I can’t wait to use it in the classroom to help students develop their own abilities to access the wondrous depths of the Bible.”

A Human-Shaped God

Theology

“Halton cuts incisively through the thickets surrounding our biblical understandings of God, frees them from our misconceptions, and puts them in service to serious, intelligible, and compelling theology. A Human-Shaped God is a gift to those who care about what kind of a God the Bible offers us.”

Building Belonging

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Building Belonging is like a tall glass of iced lemonade for the parched souls who long to see the church love their neighbors in practical and life-giving ways. John Cleghorn tells the story of how one church wrestled with, and ultimately overcame, the many obstacles that inevitably come from following where Christ leads. This book will inspire many—will inspire you!—to see how God might be calling you and your community to align your resources so that all those whom God loves—which is everyone!—might flourish.”

The Genesis of Good and Evil

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Smith cuts through the miasma of the history of interpretation of Genesis 3 and ‘the Fall’ with his characteristically incisive clarity. As readers hear this classic text speak afresh, they will rethink their deepest assumptions about the human condition and God’s will for us.”

The State of Old Testament Studies

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“With so many varied approaches, the study of the Old Testament has become enormously complex in recent decades, and it is a challenge to see one’s way through the thicket. This collection is a clear and reliable guide for navigating an intricate and fascinating landscape. Hardy and Carroll do a service to all who seek to understand the state of Old Testament studies in these days.”

Uncovering Violence

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Cottrill shows how our typical ways of dealing with violence in the Bible fail to honor the intricacies of the texts themselves, and the complexity of how we navigate violence in our own world. In this major interdisciplinary contribution to our understanding of violence, Cottrill ably guides readers to a more informed, and more profound, way of seeing—and engaging—the violence in the Bible and in our world.”

Voices from the Ruins

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Everyone interested in the theology of the Hebrew Scriptures will benefit from Rom-Shiloni’s magisterial work. Taking on the thorniest theological problems presented in the Scriptures, she adroitly acknowledges prior contributions even as she makes her own compelling argument for how to think about God and trauma and the traditional problem of theodicy. How we think about God matters for how we live, and Rom-Shiloni is an able guide to thought-provoking new ways of doing so.”

Women of War, Women of Woe

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Women interpreters recovered! What a pleasure to sit with a mug of tea and spend an afternoon steeped in a previously unknown world — our foremothers' readings of several legendary women in the Bible. Marion Ann Taylor and Christiana de Groot have brought these women interpreters to light, and in so doing they give new life to the familiar biblical women we thought we knew so well.”