Jennifer Glancy

Ancient Slavery and Its New Testament Contexts

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Confronting the legacy of slavery in the New Testament is challenging. Ancient Slavery and Its New Testament Contexts gives readers the background and tools they need to understand the impact of slavery in the world of Jesus and the early Christ followers. Each chapter addresses complex questions in clear and accessible prose, anticipating questions that readers are likely to have. High-quality illustrations bring the text to life. Outstanding scholars, the editors and contributors prove themselves to be excellent teachers—the volume is sure to generate lively conversations in classrooms and congregations.”

Bodies, Borders, Believers

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“These articles refuse to be segregated on one side of any border, present conversations setting parameters for complementary readings of Scriptures, ancient texts complicating contemporary categories, thus embodying the pioneering spirit of the scholar honored by this strong, consistent, genre-defying collection.”

Salty Wives, Spirited Mothers, and Savvy Widows

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Spencer's study of women in the Gospel of Luke is spirited enough to engage students and savvy enough to cause scholars to rethink, once again, the representation of gender in the Third Gospel.”

The Letter to Philemon

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“With thoughtful attention to the painful realities of Roman slavery, McKnight invites churches to approach this ‘deeply disturbing letter’ as an invitation to become spaces of reconciliation, communities that subvert slavery ‘by naming it, by fighting against it, and by embodying a new way of life.’”