John M. G. Barclay

Philippians

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This substantial new commentary represents the very best of historical scholarship and draws on an encyclopedic knowledge both of Hellenistic philosophy and rhetoric and of Jewish apocalyptic and mystical traditions. One has the sense that everything is here thought through afresh, with original results at every turn.”

Practices of Power

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Paul’s theology of 'the powers' is notoriously difficult terrain. With hermeneutical self-consciousness and exegetical skill, Robert Ewusie Moses focuses on the practices which Paul considered either to cede or to deny authority to 'the powers' and 'rulers of this age'—those barely describable threats that pervade all spheres of reality. With fresh readings of Pauline texts and a sensitive excursus on African Christianity, this fine book will be welcomed by all who wish to make sense of Paul today.”

Remorse

Theology

“Drawing on a vast range of intellectual resources, Bash here explores with great care and sensitivity how to think Christianly about remorse as a reflexive emotion directed towards the repair of interpersonal relations. The result is wonderfully fresh, provocative, and fruitful for contemporary Christian ethics.”

Romans

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“...original, well-argued, and highly stimulating.”

Romans

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“In this superb commentary, Beverly Gaventa skillfully cuts her own path through the thicket of scholarly debates about Romans, offering many fresh readings of the letter in a clear and uncluttered style. Her deep resonance with Paul and her many theological insights provide a compelling interpretation of Romans, presented in an accessible form that will be highly welcome to scholars, students, and church leaders alike.”

Sin and Its Remedy in Paul

Theology

“The Pauline corpus represents ‘sin’ and ‘sins’ in complex ways that continue to inform and to challenge how we understand our flawed humanity. In this fine set of essays by high-quality scholars, the key texts are probed with searching questions and analyzed by means of a fruitful array of models and frames. This is a rich conversation that deserves the attention of all students of Paul.”

The Apocalyptic Paul

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

Foreword

“In a field of scholarship littered with misunderstandings, Jamie Davies here offers a wonderfully clear, precise, and even-handed summary of the debate, displaying a deep understanding of both its exegetical and its theological dimensions. More than that, he skillfully signals how the conversation could progress in fruitful directions. Readers at all levels of knowledge will be immensely grateful for this fine book.”

The Apostle and the Empire

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

Foreword

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The Deliverance of God

Theology

“Campbell's massive new work is startlingly original, sometimes brilliant in its insights, and always boldly provocative. His strongly antithetical vision identifies 'participation in Christ' as the sole core of Pauline theology and produces the most radical rereading of Romans 1-4 for more than a generation. Even those who disagree will be forced to clarify their views as never before, and this theologically passionate attempt to rethink Paul at a fundamental level will make a considerable impact on Pauline scholarship for years to come.”

The Making of Christian Morality

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

Foreword

“These essays demonstrate the very best of what it is to be a biblical scholar in the early twenty-first century.”

The Promise of Social Enterprise

Work, Money & Leadership

Foreword

“This is a timely book which brilliantly supplies intellectual heft and direction for an economic practice of immense promise whose time has surely come.”

Where is Boasting?

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This is a well-researched and highly significant book that will reignite many debates about Paul and Judaism. Correcting several one-sided features of the 'New Perspective,' Simon Gathercole also avoids the mistakes in traditional approaches to this topic; indeed, he takes the debate forward into new terrain in which Paul's theology regains its capacity to startle and surprise. This is a very important contribution to the new wave of 'post-Sanders' scholarship.”