John J. Collins

100 Important Questions About the Bible . . . Answered!

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Lee McDonald breaks down a lifetime of research on the formation of the Bible into 100 questions, answered in terms a layman can understand. This book should be read by anyone who accepts the Bible as authoritative in any sense.”

Apocalypse against Empire

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Creation and Chaos in the Primeval Era and the Eschaton

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Gunkel's Schöpfung und Chaos was one of the defining works of the 'history of religions' school, which revolutionized biblical scholarship at the end of the nineteenth century. It has been one of the few major works of that era never fully translated. This new translation by K. William Whitney fills the gap, and Whitney's helpful preface explains to a new generation why this book is so important in the history of scholarship. Whitney and Eerdmans have rendered a great service to students of the Bible by making this book available in English.”

Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“The Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible contains scholarship that is both international and ecumenical, including contributions from Catholics as well as Protestants. Most of the contributors have well-established international reputations, and several are at the top of their field. Especially welcome is the inclusion of the Apocrypha, two essays on the Dead Sea Scrolls, an introduction to the Pseudepigrapha, and even a commentary on 1 Enoch, which may be unique to a Bible commentary of this kind. The Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible is a very useful resource for college and seminary students and those who teach them.”

Even the Devil Quotes Scripture

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Robyn Whitaker’s lucid and highly personal book urges the reader to let the Bible be what it is rather than force it into preconceived categories and to keep in mind that the goal of interpretation is love. This engaging book should be read by any student embarking on the study of the Bible, especially those who come from a conservative background and are anxious about the effects of critical scholarship.”

Faith, Feminism, and the Forum of Scripture

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Bird has a distinctive voice in current biblical scholarship because of her commitment to doing biblical theology from a historical-critical perspective. These seminal essays are richly informed by knowledge of the ancient world and bring a sane perspective to bear on the use of the Bible in the contemporary church.”

Filled with the Spirit

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Jack Levison’s Filled with the Spirit is a magisterial overview of the changing view of the Spirit in the Hebrew Bible, early Judaism, and early Christianity. Levison treats the Jewish material not just as background for early Christianity but as a subject of study in its own right. He also makes excursions into the Greco-Roman world to explain the increased interest in ecstasy in the period between the Testaments. This is a lively and engaging study and a first-rate contribution to the history of religion.”

Fortress Commentary on the Bible

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“The Fortress Commentary on the Bible provides an excellent resource for beginning students and Bible study groups. It includes many fine contributions by experienced and reliable scholars, and the bibliographies are a treasure trove.”

From Joshua to Caiaphas

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“James VanderKam has written the first complete history of the high priests in the Second Temple period. Like all VanderKam's work, this is marked by clarity of style, thoroughness of coverage and sound judgment. An indispensable reference work for the study of Second Temple Judaism.”

Genesis 1 and the Creationism Debate

Science & Faith

“DiMattei's book is a refreshing call both for biblical literacy and for intellectual honesty in dealing with the Bible.”

God’s Court and Courtiers in the Book of the Watchers

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Philip Esler has written a fresh and important study of the early Enoch literature, informed by a sociological perspective. His fundamental insight is that the model for heaven is not the temple but the royal court, and that the group behind this literature consisted of scribes who were not priests. This potentially groundbreaking study will reinvigorate the study of the oldest Jewish apocalyptic literature.”

Handbook of Reading Theological German

“The summer course in theological German at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz is internationally famous, and unique in kind. This book is specifically designed for that course. It provides basic German grammar and an extensive reader of German theological texts, from Martin Luther to Ruben Zimmermann. It is a wonderful resource not only for students who take the summer course but for theological students all the world over.”

In Search of the Spirit: Selected Works, Volume One

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Jack Levison has been writing about the Spirit for three decades. This volume is the first of three projected volumes of his essays on the subject. These essays are distinguished by the fact that they range over both testaments and also the non-canonical writings of Second Temple Judaism. Levison has amply demonstrated that the Spirit was not thought to have departed from Judaism, and that the New Testament, especially Pauline, view of the Spirit must be understood in its Jewish context. These essays are a fair sample of the best scholarship on the Spirit in this generation.”

In Search of the Spirit: Selected Works, Volume Two

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Jack Levison’s first volume of essays on the Spirit was devoted to canonical texts. His second volume is devoted to Jewish writings of the Hellenistic and early Roman periods. Levison is one of the few scholars who is equally adept with Hebrew and Greek, with the Dead Sea Scrolls and Philo. The three essays on Philo in this volume amount to the most sustained treatment available of the philosopher’s view of inspiration.”

Interpreting Jesus

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Dale Allison has the originality and courage to challenge the scholarly status quo, and the knowledge of ancient sources to do it seriously. This is a fresh and refreshing take on the historical Jesus.”

Introducing the New Testament

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This introduction to the New Testament is exceptional for its balance of historical, literary, and theological considerations. It is also exceptional for the conciseness and clarity with which it is written. An ideal introduction for seminary courses.”

Jesus of Nazareth

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“At last a book on Jesus that lets him be a Jew of antiquity, however politically incorrect he may seem to modern eyes. Allison's book is like a breath of fresh air in the current Jesus debate. The updated defense of Schweitzer's apocalyptic prophet is entirely convincing.”

Jewish Literature between the Bible and the Mishnah

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“George Nickelsburg has been at the forefront of scholarship on Second Temple Judaism for more than thirty years. No one knows this literature better than George Nickelsburg, and no one is more judicious in evaluating the scholarly literature. This revised edition of his classic textbook will serve students well for a generation to come.”

Jewish Literature between the Bible and the Mishnah, 2nd Ed.: Stand-alone CD-ROM

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

Jubilees

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“James C. VanderKam has studied the Book of Jubilees for more than forty years, beginning with his dissertation at Harvard. He has edited the Ethiopic text and the Hebrew fragments from the Dead Sea Scrolls. No scholar has ever been so well qualified to write a commentary on this major document of Judaism between the Bible and the Mishnah. This magisterial volume is simply the most thorough and most authoritative commentary on Jubilees ever written.”