James F. McGrath

Wisdom Christology in the Gospel of John

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“The Jewish tradition of personifying God’s Wisdom is one of the key backgrounds to the portrait of Jesus in the Gospel of John, and one that today’s readers are liable to miss. Dustin Smith helpfully brings the background material in the Jewish scriptures and Christian writings together with an exploration of this theme in the Gospel of John itself. The result is a very useful resource that will provide those who read the Gospel in conjunction with it a richer understanding of its Christology and of its narrative as a whole.”

Writing and Rewriting the Gospels

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Utilizing analogies from Pinocchio to Pier Paolo Pasolini, Barker’s book seeks to draw attention to where scholars complicate what may have been relatively simple and simplify what may have been extremely complicated in the production of Gospels. A thought-provoking read for anyone interested in the interrelationship of Gospels and how they came to be written. Barker’s close attention to detail highlights things that are easy to miss even if you’ve studied these texts for decades.”