James D. G. Dunn

A Lifetime in the Church and the University

History & Biography

“This autobiography, with its many photographs and humorous memories, is a delight to read. What an interesting and fruitful life Tony has led, and how much family, friends, students, and colleagues have owed to him and have benefited particularly from the richness of his writing.”

Filled with the Spirit

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Levison’s treatment bounces off from Hermann Gunkel’s famous and groundbreaking treatment of the Spirit in the apostolic age and in Paul. He uses it to raise the question whether the anthropological spirit should be neatly distinguished from the charismatic Spirit and makes a very good case for the thesis that in pre-Christian biblical and Jewish literature the life-principle and the Spirit of God were understood to be one and the same—the human spirit as holy spirit. This in turn adds a whole new dimension to the discussion of the Spirit in Paul, Luke, and John and raises fascinating questions as to the reality experienced and how they handled it. And all of this with a light touch, intriguing insights, and nice turns of phrase.”

Galatians

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This excellent commentary sets Paul's letter effectively within its historical context, finely illuminates the text while well illustrating and contributing to the range of discussion on the letter within contemporary scholarship, and stimulatingly concludes each section by posing issues that should provide fruitful agendas for discussion groups.”

Holy Spirit and Religious Experience in Christian Literature ca. AD 90-200

History & Biography

Foreword

“With his fine knowledge of ancient Greek and his well-honed skills in exegeting the nuances of New Testament Greek, Dr. Morgan-Wynne is ideally placed to fill this gap in scholarship on the Holy Spirit in the early patristic church.”

Inspired

Theology

“Levison's careful study of the Old Testament, early Jewish, and New Testament understanding of spirit — the fruit of twenty years of research — signals something of a revolution in contemporary understanding of the spirit of God. . . . His discussion will instruct afresh those open to learn and will provoke fruitful discussion.”

Jesus and the God of Israel

Theology

“Another blockbuster from the productive pen of Richard Bauckham. . . Not to be missed!”

Jesus before Pentecost

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Using the Pentecostal foursquare gospel as his lens--Jesus as Savior, Healer, baptizer in the Spirit, and soon-coming King--Atkinson gives a vigorous but also academic and well-informed Pentecostal reading of the Gospel accounts of Jesus' ministry.”

Just James

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This is a book for which we have been waiting. James was obviously such an important figure in the beginnings of Christianity, and yet for the most part he remains in the shadows, playing at best an ambiguous role in comparison with Peter and Paul. Painter brings him out of these shadows, scrutinizing with great care each piece of information and building up a picture which is much more positive than most have recognized. Thanks to Painter our appreciation of the tensions behind and within the New Testament will be much better informed. We are in his debt.”

Oral Tradition and Synoptic Verbal Agreement

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Derico's assessment of the contributions of such scholars as Bailey and Crossan is insightful and persuasive, underlining, for example, the difficulty of comparing traditional material that stretches over generations with the one-generation Jesus tradition of the Synoptic Gospels, and the differences between illiterates in a predominantly oral society and twentieth-century students. . . . I am happy to warmly commend Derico's work and do so without reservation.”

Paul and Scripture

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Moyise, one of the leading international scholars on the subject of the New Testament's use of the Old Testament, asks how each of the main features of Paul's teaching grows out of and interacts with the Hebrew Scriptures. Moyise illuminates well how Scripture functioned for the first great Christian theologian without ignoring the various questions that such treatment still raises both for students of Paul and for those who ask how Scripture should function today.”

Paul and the Language of Faith

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

Foreword

“A clear discussion of the biblical, particularly Pauline concept of faith, its breadth and its specifics. Reading it with care will strengthen and perhaps correct the reader’s understanding of faith. Who could ask for more?”

Secular and Christian Leadership in Corinth

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Andrew Clarke's Secular and Christian Leadership in Corinth was recognized as making an important contribution to our understanding of the structure and dynamics of the earliest Christian churches when it was first published. It is very welcome news that an updated edition has been prepared for the benefit of a further generation of students of Corinthians and of early Christianity.”

Solving the Samaritan Riddle

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“I find Zarley's suggestion--that Matt. 16:19 explains the untoward delay in the giving/receiving of the Spirit in Acts 8--somewhat intriguing. My problem with it is the apparent assumption that Matthew and Luke were operating/writing on the same playing field--something which, in my view, fails to appreciate the distinctive character and objectives of both.”

The Cross in the Johannine Writings

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“"A Gospel is the story of Jesus, climaxing in his crucifixion and resurrection. John's telling of that story moves steadily to the same climax, but in motifs and images which are distinctive, even unique among the New Testament Gospels. To appreciate how John's treatment of the cross sheds new light on the gospel being proclaimed adds so much to Christian understanding of the cross. John Morgan-Wynne's valuable study brings this point home with force and effect.”

The Early Christians in Ephesus from Paul to Ignatius

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Ephesus ranks with Jerusalem, Antioch, and Rome as one of the centers of early Christianity — a role reflected in many of the New Testament writings. Yet Ephesus and the church(es) established there have received very little attention compared with these other centers. Paul Trebilco redresses that imbalance in this magisterial study. Drawing on the most recent archaeological and literary research, he traces the Christian presence in Ephesus from Paul and Acts, through the pastoral epistles, Revelation, and the Johannine letters, to Ignatius, building up the most comprehensive picture of the Ephesian Christians possible, with carefully stated detail and impressively judicious judgment. For any historian of earliest Christianity and any serious student of these New Testament texts, this volume is a must.”

The First Letter to the Corinthians

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“For the past generation research into and commentaries on 1 Corinthians have focused on clarifying the social and literary contexts of the letter. Now Rosner and Ciampa remind us that the primary background for Paul's theology and ethics was his biblical and Jewish heritage. And in demonstrating how much fresh light can be shed on the letter by taking account of that heritage, they also show that 1 Corinthians still has much to contribute to the discussion of present-day issues.”

The First One Hundred Years of Christianity

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This volume could be an excellent textbook . . . for any course on the beginnings of Christianity, a very good example of how a historical study of the period should be undertaken.”

The God of Jesus—Our God?

Theology

“Sandy Wedderburn, retired from his Professorship in Munich, has been well known for his deep knowledge of the NT and his keenness to penetrate behind long familiar faith formulae and affirmations to make best sense of them. The same honest integrity is clearly expressed in his attempt to understand better what Jesus taught about God, its relation to traditional Christian beliefs about God, and its enduring significance. The result is both refreshing and challenging.”

The Holy Spirit -- In Biblical Teaching, through the Centuries, and Today

Theology

“I have often thought that I would like to round off my writing career with a fuller or more complete study of the Holy Spirit. Rather to my relief I need no longer champ at that bit. Tony Thiselton has already done it and left me nothing to do. Thank you, Tony.”

The Mind of the Spirit

Theology

“In Romans, Paul interacts more fully with the thought world of his day than in any of his other letters. Only someone who is wholly familiar with the richness of Jewish scripture and tradition; with the ancient philosophies of Stoics, Platonists, Epicureans, and others; and with the reality of human experience can fully appreciate why Paul argues as he does and the effectiveness of his argument. Keener is one such scholar, and his rich exposition of key passages in Romans--as well as in 1-2 Corinthians, Philippians, and Colossians--brings out the point and force of Paul's argument for his own time again and again, and in a way that reinvigorates Paul's argument for a very different time.”