Lisa M. Bowens
Biography
Lisa M. Bowens has served as an associate professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary. Bowens wrote African American Readings of Paul (2020) and edited Preaching Romans from Here (2023) and Do Black Lives Matter? (2023).
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Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“In Five Models of Scripture Mark Reasoner provides readers with an important and timely book on scriptural interpretation by offering five models for reading and interpreting the Bible. Alongside a wealth of information about scriptural interpretation—its complex history, its nuances, its contemporary implications and significance—he offers practical advice to those in ministry and those studying Scripture in an academic environment. Yet this book is more than a reservoir of information. It is also an invitation to see Scripture as an abundant communal feast that sustains and delights.”
Introducing the New Testament, 2nd ed.
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“The authors of this comprehensive textbook provide an important introduction to the history, literature, and theology of the New Testament in an accessible and engaging format. Students at all levels will benefit from this erudite volume.”
Christian Living
“For anyone who wants an excellent introduction to missional theology, its beginnings, its theological and biblical underpinnings, as well as insights regarding its future relevance for the church and the world, this volume is a must-read. Franke offers those new to the missional conversation and those well acquainted with it opportunities to deeply reflect upon and engage (again) the missio Dei—what it has meant for missional theology in the past, including its disastrous interpretations due to whiteness and white supremacy, what it means in the present, and its possibilities for the future as the missional theology movement decenters ‘those with power,’ widens the circle of voices in the conversation, and comes ‘prepared to listen rather than to speak.”
Theology
“We live in a world in which the taming and domestication of Scripture is prevalent. In response to this, Cheryl Bridges Johns—one of the leading Pentecostal scholars today—asserts in Re-enchanting the Text that ‘we need a Bible that opens for us a world of real presence.’ This world of real presence is an ‘enchanted world’ in which ‘reason and imagination are joined together in creative harmony’ and in which we are ‘ravished with wonder by both the beauty and the terror’ of Scripture. In this powerful and compelling analysis, Johns offers a way to ‘re-enchant’ Scripture that refuses domestication; sees the text’s power to disrupt, redescribe, and reorient; and embraces a pneumatic imagination. She extends to the reader an invitation to enter ‘sacred scriptural space,’ a space that is living, creating, and ultimately transforming. For those who want and yearn for more, this book is a must-read.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Susan Eastman has done it again. In this learned and provocative commentary, which integrates rigorous exegesis with pastoral and theological reflections, readers will find a riveting analysis of Paul’s gospel to the Romans. Building upon years of teaching, preaching, and writing about Romans, Eastman leads the reader through the epistle, lifting up the power and beauty of Paul’s words for his day and for our own contemporary moment. In this excellent commentary, Eastman delineates the literary, rhetorical, and theological features of the missive, enabling readers to ‘enliven [their] imagination’ and to hear the ‘living voice of Paul.’ She invites us to take a seat among the members of the Roman house churches and to listen to the letter’s message afresh. Scholars, students, church leaders, laity, and all those interested in Paul’s most famous letter would do well to accept this invitation.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“This commentary offers significant understandings of the literary, historical, and theological dimensions of Paul’s letter to the Romans. Romans is an occasional letter, but what does it look like to read Romans in light of the ultimate occasion of the correspondence—God’s decisive liberating action in the Christ event? In this volume, Beverly Gaventa demonstrates well what such an interpretive posture looks like. An impressive tour de force, this commentary is an invaluable contribution to Pauline studies.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“This book is a significant contribution to the ongoing conversations about women in leadership in the early church. Nijay Gupta takes the reader on an important journey throughout the New Testament and demonstrates that 'wherever men were doing ministry, women were there doing it as well,' leading, teaching, and ministering not as second-class citizens but as equals bearing witness to the power of the gospel to transform lives.”
The Affections of Christ Jesus
Theology
“First Corinthians 13 is often referred to as the Apostle Paul’s love chapter. Yet in this book, Nijay Gupta demonstrates that love is the sine qua non of Paul’s gospel and permeates all of the apostle’s correspondence. The book is both an invitation and a journey to see love as the core of Paul’s theology, the center from which all of his theology flows.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“How do we read? How do we embody faith? Powery provides a provocative analysis of the parable of the good Samaritan that challenges believers to engage these questions. By exploring past interpretations of this parable that connect to present concerns in the world, Powery demonstrates how parables continue to surprise us, turn our expectations upside down, and call us to alter our imaginations. Powery urges us to grasp how reading the Bible is both a spiritual and a political practice, beckoning us to get involved in 'good trouble.'”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Scot McKnight's The Second Testament translation offers surprises and causes us to rethink passages we thought we knew.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“How does reading Paul as one who experienced trauma change how we view the apostle? In Traumatized Church, McKnight and Gibson depict a vulnerable Paul whose pain and trauma both shape his relationship with the Corinthians and offer insights into how the church today may respond to the needs of its leaders and laity who are experiencing trauma. This book is a provocative analysis of trauma theory applied to Paul’s Corinthian correspondence. While one may not agree with all of the claims or interpretive trajectories in this study, it raises important and necessary questions regarding the church, pastoral leadership, relationship between congregants, and abuse in congregations. This book deserves a careful read by anyone interested in the contemporary applicability of the Pauline epistles.”
Theology
“In Why the Gospel?, Matthew Bates seeks to demonstrate that the kingship of Christ is central to the gospel and is the reason for the gospel. While one may not agree with all of the moves Bates makes, the underlying aim of the book is apropos for this historic moment in the church—it challenges the reader to think again about what the gospel is and why the gospel matters for our time. A provocative read.”
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