Johnson Thomaskutty

An African Introduction to the New Testament

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“An African Introduction to the New Testament breaks new ground and creates a much needed and long-awaited space for African voices in the study of the New Testament. By placing New Testament texts and figures in conversation with disparate African socio-religious traditions, contributors contributors offer fresh and powerful insights that have deep implications for African realities. I hope this compendium will stimulate wider conversations about non-Western scholars in New Testament studies.”

Comparative Characterization in the Sermon on the Mount

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Bennet Arren Lawrence uses literary, narrative, and comparative characterization methods at their best in his analysis of the Sermon on the Mount. After establishing a deeper knowledge about the teaching of Jesus, he endeavors to foreground the ideal disciple embedded within the narrative framework of the text. The author explores some of the noteworthy narrative aspects such as imperatival characterization, showing and telling techniques, rhetorical underpinnings, and thesis and antithesis contrast. I highly recommend this book.”

Intercultural Christology in John's Gospel

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This monograph brings together the intercultural context, the messianic tradition, and the subaltern negotiating space of the Fourth Gospel to foreground its christological framework. Dr. Biju Chacko suggests understanding the Gospel from the perspective of the subaltern and the colonized. He further states that the Johannine narrator employs an idiosyncratic style and a new rhetoric to articulate his hermeneutical artistry. I believe that as a thoroughly researched and carefully written monograph, it will be a helpful resource in the field of Johannine studies.”

Reverberations of Good News

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“George van Kooten’s new work highlights that each Gospel can be understood independently to explore its cultural, historical and literary perspectives. He suggests that consistently situating the Gospels within their own Sitz im Leben enhances our understanding of their influence on contemporary contexts. As van Kooten explains, the influence of Jesus’ historical significance radiates outward in circles within the canonical Gospels, offering a framework for interpreting them in both historical and modern contexts.”

This Is My Flesh

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This Is My Flesh integrates Johannine exegesis, Greco-Roman ideas, Dionysus cultic aspects, and a discussion on sacramentalism within the framework of a single monograph. Cho conceives of the Johannine Eucharist from the perspective of the sacred meal traditions and the Dionysus cult in the Greco-Roman religions. As it is a thoroughly researched and carefully written book, it will be a helpful resource to anyone who reads it.”