Mikeal C. Parsons
Biography
Mikeal C. Parsons co-wrote Rethinking the Unity of Luke and Acts with Richard I. Pervo.
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Ancient Rhetoric and the Style of Paul’s Letters
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Drawing on his deep knowledge of ancient rhetoric, Timothy Brookins has produced a most useful book on the rhetorical style of Paul’s letters. Every student interested in the ways the apostle makes his arguments will want this well-organized reference work always close at hand. All of us interested in the literary shape of Paul’s argument are indebted to Brookins for this model of ‘lucid brevity’!”
Behold, Your House Is Left to You
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Peter Rice presents a coherent and compelling reading of the role and function of the Jerusalem Temple in Luke's Gospel. Rice locates the Temple's function within Luke's overall argument and the larger discussion of ancient theodicy. Could a faithful God allow the Temple and city to suffer? According to Rice, Luke responds with a 'resounding, if doleful, yes.' Serious students of Lukan rhetoric and theology will need to put this book on their must-read list!”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“With Black Lives Matter to Jesus, Marcus Jerkins has provided biblical warrant for understanding the pivotal role that a Black-skinned person, the eunuch of Ethiopia, played in Luke's account of God's plan of salvation for humankind. Black Lives Matter to Jesus is as significant in its content as it is timely in its release--take up and read, and do it now!”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Drawing on ancient rhetorical criticism and the emerging field of performance criticism, Shiell uses the Greco-Roman rhetorical convention of memory to explicate the relationship between performer and audience in the hermeneutical process of performing and hearing sacred texts. This book simply sparkles with gems from the rhetorical handbooks that illuminate the ways in which performance of Christian texts instructed, informed, and formed (what Shiell calls paideia) the identity of early Christian audiences as followers of Christ . . . This is a must-read book for scholars and preachers alike!”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“In this wide-ranging and provocative study, Professor Hedrick explores the transformative role of questioning, direct and indirect, in the Gospels of Mark and John in establishing 'reasonable faith' that leads to a 'new way of seeing and acting in the world.' Do You Now Believe? deserves a place on the shelves, and in the thinking, of Scripture scholars and theologians alike.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“In Enabling Fidelity to God, Jason Whitlark has produced a stunningly fresh reading of Hebrews in its larger Greco-Roman context. Recent scholarship tends to read the soteriology of Hebrews as reflecting, indeed embracing, the Greco-Roman practice of benefaction and the assumptions of reciprocity that undergird it. In the reading of Hebrews, humans respond in gratitude to God's merciful and beneficent acts in an interdependent, mutually reinforcing circle of salvation. Through a remarkable mastery of primary and secondary sources, Whitlark shows rather that Hebrews, in a direct challenge to the reciprocity system, argues that human fidelity to God is utterly and absolutely predicated upon God's divine enablement. Not everyone will agree will Whitlark's thesis, but students of Hebrews and New Testament soteriology must certainly come to terms with it.”
God’s Acts for Israel, Gentiles, and Christians
Theology
“Since the publication of his 2013 monograph Divine Visitations, Joshua Jipp has emerged as one of the leading interpreters of the Lukan writings. God’s Acts for Israel, Gentiles, and Christians conveniently combines unpublished and previously published (and occasionally expanded) essays into one collection. The result is a veritable feast that explores theological themes of Luke and Acts in both their ancient and contemporary contexts. Highly recommended for students and scholars alike!”
Jesus, Paul, Luke-Acts, and 1 Clement
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“For nearly fifty years David Balch has been an internationally renowned interpreter of the social and cultural aspects of the New Testament and early Christian literature. In this remarkable collection of essays, Balch’s wide-ranging interpretive skills are on full display as he explores issues of class, ethnicity, gender, and orientation with an eye toward both the ancient context in which these texts were written and the (post-)modern context in which they are now read. To have these (mostly) previously published essays in one place is a treasure. This is vintage Balch at its best—a must-read!”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“‘When It appeared nearly three decades ago, John Darr’s On Character Building established itself as the definitive statement on the then new intersection of literary characterization and reader response criticism. Its enduring power is attested to by the fact that monographs and dissertations continue to reference this work as a touchstone in the study of NT narratives. Wipf and Stock and Darr are commended for keeping this significant volume accessible to the next generation of students and scholars of the New Testament.’”
Salty Wives, Spirited Mothers, and Savvy Widows
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“For more than two decades, Scott Spencer has engaged with feminist interpretation of the New Testament. With this provocative, stimulating, and lively treatment of women in the Lukan writings, Spencer offers mature but — in the best sense — entirely unpredictable readings resulting in fresh, at times stunning, analyses of these old, old stories. . . . A must-read for anyone — male or female — interested in gender issues, then and now.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Employing the work of René Girard, Jennifer Bashaw explores Jesus’s ministry among and to the oppressed in his world as recorded in the canonical Gospels. In a series of what she calls ‘unveilings,’ Bashaw exposes contemporary Christians’ apathy toward—or, worse, complicity and participation in—scapegoating acts and attitudes of violence against the marginalized of our world. Empowering ‘victors to read the Bible through the eyes of victims,’ Bashaw calls us to a deeper understanding of the transforming and liberating message of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Scapegoats is a powerful read and a compelling call to action.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“With Spiritual Practices of Jesus, Catherine J. Wright has given a gift both to church and academy. Looking at Jesus' teaching and deeds of simplicity, humility, and prayer, she follows a similar pattern: she traces the theme in the Gospel narrative; then she contextualizes its practice within the views expressed in the larger Jewish and Greco-Roman environment of antiquity; finally, she explores the ways in which the teachings of the Lukan Jesus on simplicity, humility, and prayer were received in the early church. Wright is fully conversant with the pertinent primary and secondary literature, and along the way, she sprinkles examples from popular culture to present in bold relief the countercultural claims of Jesus. Pastors and lay Bible teachers will find here a kind of evangelical version of Ignatius's Spiritual Exercises, a treasure trove intended to encourage modern believers to adopt a simpler, humbler, and more prayerful way of life.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“The ending of Acts has puzzled its readers at least since Chrysostom, who observed that the conclusion of Acts 'leaves the hearer thirsty'! (Hom. Act. 15). When Charles Puskas first tackled the issues surrounding Acts 28 in his 1980 dissertation, literary studies of the New Testament were in their infancy; since then a number of significant interpreters have tackled the problems posed by the final chapter of Acts. In this thoroughly revised and updated monograph, Puskas takes into account all those studies subsequent to his first work and renews his own exploration of the literary patterns and theological themes which culminate in the final chapter of Acts. The results are rewarding, and one would be hard pressed to find a surer guide to the exegetical maze that is Acts 28. Puskas' proposals regarding the literary structure and theological themes of Acts 28 are judicious and, on the whole, compelling and convincing. Puskas is to be thanked for once again engaging one of the most important chapters, not only in Luke and Acts, but in the whole of the New Testament, and Wipf and Stock is to be commended for making this slim, handsome volume available to a wider audience.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“With The World of the Parables , Culpepper has made even more accessible the findings of his excellent precursor volume, The People of the Parables . Culpepper has continued to showcase the social, economic, and religious contexts in which Jesus’s parables were first heard. This abridged version has added questions for reflection and discussion and a glossary of terms to enhance the usability of the book, especially in church or lay groups. The subtitle of this book says it all: Through this volume, modern audiences will be meeting the people who first heard Jesus in all their cultural diversity, economic challenges, and religious complexities. This book is a gift for which we should all be grateful.”
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