Loren T. Stuckenbruck

1 Enoch 2

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“... The commentary could only have been produced by a mature scholar who has worked on the materials, taking into account a multiplicity of issues—text–, source–, and literary–critical—for a long time. This is undoubtedly a landmark study in early Enochic tradition and, indeed, it could be said, in the study of Judaism of the Second Temple period. Nickelsburg has succeeded in commenting with linguistic and historical acumen on one of the most complex collections of documents preserved to us from Jewish antiquity. The breadth of his linguistic skills and his wide knowledge of Jewish, Greek, and Christian tradition lend an exemplary balance to his discussions of passage after passage on almost every page. This is a work the value of which will continue to be discovered in the years ahead. Based on this achievement, scholars and students can only look forward to the appearance of the second volume.”

1 Enoch as Christian Scripture

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Between Interpretation and Imagination

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“In Between Interpretation and Imagination, Leslie Baynes takes readers on a fascinating tour of C. S. Lewis’s engagement with Scripture, painting a beautiful portrait of Lewis as a complex reader of biblical text and narrative. What emerges is an intellectual whose more formal, restrictive interpretations were offset by an imagination that dared to transform the sacred into storylines that go beyond religious boundaries and speak with life into human experience. At once a captivating and provocative analysis devoted to one of the most influential writers of English literature in the twentieth century!”

Bring Them into the Land

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Bring Them into the Land brings together an extraordinary collection of essays. The book not only contains articles by a stellar list of contributors, it also reflects the rare and wide ranging expertise of Steven Notley, touching on Second Temple Jewish traditions, rabbinic literature, close linguistic readings of texts, archaeology of Judea-Palestine, and various issues in the study of New Testament writings in relation to their Jewish matrix. Such a fitting and informative tribute!”

Christology in Mark's Gospel

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Not many books offer a constructive conversation in which the expert contributors are given “equal time” and voice. This is, however, precisely what happens in Christology in Mark’s Gospel: Four Views, and the result is compelling. By granting integrity to the Gospel of Mark, the contributions and interactive discussions throughout this volume volume will leave readers in no doubt about this Gospel’s declarative yet mysterious take on the human and divine in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. The conversation demonstrates why distinct features of Mark’s narrative, embedded in Jewish traditions that took shape in the Levant, would have challenged ancient audiences no less than it inspires those who listen and read it today.”

Daily Scriptures

Bible Studies & Devotionals

“Within the pages of this book, Jacob Cerone and Matthew Fisher offer a brilliant way for readers acquainted with one or more of the biblical languages to keep up with their training. The readings, provided for every single day of the calendar year, make it possible to hone language skills (with vocabulary and glosses included). However, the book does much more: the short selections focus on meaningful and faith-related passages that promise to inspire users as they go about their daily activities. This book not only springs from a great idea, but it is also beautifully and accessibly carried out!”

Dynamic Oneness

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Suzanne Nicholson's book is the first to focus specifically on the coherence of Paul's thought in relation to his statements about God's oneness. Her theological approach resists the temptation to render Paul's view of God as axiomatic. Instead, this study, which commits itself to a nuanced treatment of the apostle's argument, shows a commendable sensitivity to the role played by distinguishable epistolary and socio-religious contexts in shaping Paul's monotheistic language.”

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

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Esler has offered an obvious, yet much overlooked framework within which to understand the influential rebellious angel’s myth in the Book of Watchers of 1 Enoch. This book should become necessary reading for anyone exploring how it is that evil could be thought to have emerged in proximity to God.”

Introducing the Pseudepigrapha of Second Temple Judaism

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

Foreword

“Gurtner has selected for discussion some of the most influential Jewish pseudepigrapha. By offering fresh overviews and mature introductions to each, he draws on recent research and makes them accessible to contemporary readers. This book holds the door open to anyone interested in scripture interpretation and seeks to let the claims of pseudepigrapha speak for themselves. After all, today, as in the past, they invite theological as well as historical and literary engagement.”

Jews, Gentiles, and the Opponents of Paul

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“The present book offers a genuine contribution to Pauline studies, not only in its study and analysis of 'apostasy' as a socio-religious category addressed within the Pauline tradition but also in its overview of those whose ideas and practices were perceived as a very real threat to the salvific well-being of the churches. In critical interaction with a broad range of contemporary scholarship, Oropeza provides a well-organized and accessible account of detractors from Paul and his followers. One important outcome of the book is its recognition of the bewildering variety of problems (and sources for these problems) faced by Pauline communities. While focusing on apostasy as a socio-religious reality and the role it played in shaping Pauline thought, Oropeza's study raises serious questions about the perception of evil in different dimensions, not all of which result in the loss of faith formerly embraced. This is a must-read for anyone looking for new ways to access the theological world of Paul and his associates.”

Mind the Gap

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“In Mind the Gap, Matthias Henze offers a series of invaluable glimpses into the historical and theological relevance of Second Temple Jewish literature for the Christian interpretation of the New Testament. Written with uncommon clarity that speaks to specialists, lay readers and students alike, the book is written by one of the very few scholars who combines real expertise in both Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity. There is no better contemporary introduction to this subject!”

One in Christ Jesus

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Scott Bartchy's many years of scholarship has had a profound impact on the world of learning in relation to sociopolitical and religious power structures in Mediterranean antiquity, social ethics, gender studies, functional Christology, and New Testament theology. The essays, which have been freshly produced and collected in this book, both reflect Bartchy's legacy and underscore why it is that the issues to which he devoted so much of his work will hardly die away.”

Rediscovering the Dead Sea Scrolls

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Among the many collections of essays that have been published on the Dead Sea Scrolls in recent years, this book stands out. . . Several years from now we shall be able to recognize how much this book charted the course of study to come.”

Satan and the Problem of Evil

Theology

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

The Hebrew Gospel and the Development of the Synoptic Tradition

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“For a long time, scholarship on the Synoptic Gospels has stalemated around well-worn questions. James Edwards's fascinating and well-researched study opens up an angle that needs to be heard today. This book is a real contribution that will be studied and discussed for years to come!”

The Qumran Psalter

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“The present translation of the Thanksgiving Hymns marks the culmination of more than five decades of work that has given meticulous attention to the reading and reconstruction of the text. Offered in beautiful English, the Hymns, one of the most theologically significant collections of compositions from the Second Temple period, can be read and 'heard' anew by an interested generation of readers. Charlesworth should be congratulated on this achievement.”

The Satan

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“In this timely and very readable book, Ryan Stokes takes us on a journey that highlights how evil in Second Temple Judaism, from the Hebrew Bible through to the New Testament, could become understood as an active force in the world that undermines the well-being of God’s people. This treatment of ‘Satan’ is anything but one-sided: discourse about a prominent inimical power-wielding being is balanced by examination of texts that underscore human responsibility, sometimes in ways that complement rather than cancel each other out. Readers will find here much to ponder, and they will learn why this topic is so important for Judaeo-Christian perceptions of divine activity in the face of overwhelming corruption, irreparable consequences of wrongdoing, and inexplicable suffering.”