Richard Bauckham

“Am I My Brother’s Keeper?”

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“It is vital that Christians reflect on the requirements of Christian discipleship in a world that is being transformed by globalization, ecological crisis, information technology, and other factors. Mark Scarlata has made the story of Cain and Abel the focus for an insightful and wide-ranging reflection, deeply informed by biblical wisdom. Cain's disturbing question, 'Am I my brother's keeper?' is given a challenging contemporary answer.”

A Jew to the Jews

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

Foreword

“Rudolph's fresh and refreshing approach to these verses, which focuses on table fellowship and the kinds of accommodation a good guest would make at the table of a host, is illuminating and, to my mind, very persuasive. Particularly interesting is Rudolph's suggestion that Paul's practice of table fellowship with different groups of people was based on Jesus' practice of table fellowship with all sorts of Jews. This coheres with recent tendencies to see Paul as more dependent on the traditions about Jesus than has conventionally been thought. It gives strong and contextually relevant content to the exhortation with which Paul closes this section of 1 Corinthians: 'Be imitators of me as I am of Christ' (11:1). . . . Jewish identity was inseparable from practice of the Mosaic law. A truly Jewish Paul must be a Torah-observant Paul. Rudolph's argument for such a Paul is a key piece in what seems to me to look like an increasingly plausible argument: that in the early Christian movement generally it was taken for granted that Jewish Christians would continue to observe Torah, as Jesus did--and in the way Jesus did. . . . [A]ll of us who want to understand Paul and his role in the early Christian movement need to grapple with the issues Rudolph explores in this significant study.”

A Light to the Nations

Theology

“Goheen expertly traces the continuities of and developments in the Bible’s grand story of the people of God, showing that at every stage God’s people exist for the sake of God’s mission to all the peoples of the world. Here is the biblical depth needed for the contemporary church’s reflection on and practice of its missional identity.”

Biblical Theology

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“There are Old Testament theologies and New Testament theologies but very few biblical theologies. Yet, for Christians, the two testaments belong together. What Christian readers of Scripture need is biblical theology. So, while most scholars stay within their areas of specialization, John Goldingay boldly crosses all the boundaries scholars erect between different parts of the Bible and gives us what we need: a 'digest of the Scriptures,' as he calls it. His independence of mind ensures that his discussions are unpredictable and interesting. His lively and accessible style will make this a valuable resource for a wide readership.”

Commentary on the New Testament from the Talmud and Midrash

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“To understand the New Testament, we can go to this rich compendium of sources [...] to provide a broader context for our exegetical inquiries. I hope it will be widely used and stimulate fresh discussions of the Jewish traditions it collects.”

Commentary on the New Testament from the Talmud and Midrash

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“To understand the New Testament, we can go to this rich compendium of sources [...] to provide a broader context for our exegetical inquiries. I hope it will be widely used and stimulate fresh discussions of the Jewish traditions it collects.”

Commentary on the New Testament from the Talmud and Midrash

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“To understand the New Testament, we can go to this rich compendium of sources [...] to provide a broader context for our exegetical inquiries. I hope it will be widely used and stimulate fresh discussions of the Jewish traditions it collects.”

Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This really is a new sort of commentary! For the first time we are given a continuous exegetical reading of the way each New Testament book quotes, alludes to, and evokes the Old Testament Scriptures. This volume will be an immensely useful resource for all kinds of study of the New Testament.”

Communal Reading in the Time of Jesus

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This is a thorough study of an important topic. It is thorough in demonstrating that communal reading events were ubiquitous in the first-century world in general and in the early Christian movement in particular. Virtually everybody, it seems, would often hear texts read aloud. There are important implications for the much discussed relationship of the oral and the textual in early Christianity. Texts were more available and more stable than we may have thought.”

Creation Care

Theology

“This book deserves to become the standard work of its kind. One of its many merits is that it grounds creation care in the whole biblical story from creation to new creation. Another is its well-informed and up-to-date account of the plight of creation today. A third is its thoughtful attention to practical and realistic ways of caring about and caring for creation in our contemporary Western contexts.”

Cruciform Scripture

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This is a collection of first-rate essays that celebrate Michael Gorman’s work by pursuing his own central concerns in fresh directions. Like his own work, they exemplify attentive exegesis that overflows into the theology and the life of the contemporary church.”

Ecclesiology and the Scriptural Narrative of 1 Peter

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Patrick Egan provides a sequential, detailed, and comprehensive discussion of 1 Peter's reading of Scripture, showing how it situates its readers within the Isaianic narrative of exile and restoration. He has done much to bring Petrine hermeneutics into the field of lively study of early Christian readings of Isaiah that has focused up to now on Paul and the Gospels.”

Ecology in Jurgen Moltmann’s Theology

Theology

Foreword

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Encountering Jesus

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This is a book I have been waiting for—a comprehensive, sophisticated analysis of the characters in the Gospel of John. Bennema gives us the tools to advance both our understanding of John's gospel and the theory of characterization." —R. Alan Culpepper Mercer University "In this careful and creative study, Bennema challenges the widely held view that John's characters are types or symbols and successfully demonstrates that each character in John has a distinctive individual profile in their inter-actions with Jesus. This book opens an important new window on how John tells the story of Jesus." —Gail R. O'Day School of Divinity, Wake Forest University "Bennema's thorough analysis offers further evidence for a more nuanced understanding of characters in the Gospel of John and moves the discussion about Johannine techniques of characterization forward in significant ways." —Colleen M. Conway Seton Hall University "Bennema's use of a theory of character to illuminate all of John’s cast of fascinating characters is pioneering and productive.”

Encountering John

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“The book combines expert scholarship with skillful and attractive methods of communication. It is exactly what students of the Fourth Gospel need both to provide them with the scholarly information and to guide and stimulate their own exploration of the Gospel and the many issues it raises. A splendid contribution.”

Exile: A Conversation with N. T. Wright

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“The idea of the end of Israel's exile is one of the most distinctive features of N. T. Wright's ambitious construction of a theology of Jesus and Paul. It has also proved controversial. Most of the essays in this volume are broadly favorable toward Wright's project but probe the idea of 'exile' from various perspectives. The arguments they advance and the responses Wright gives are full of interest. Both fans and critics of Wright's work will find themselves entering a fruitful conversation.”

Finding the Historical Christ

Apologetics

“There is currently something of a revival of confidence in the historical value of the Gospels. Paul Barnett’s work, notable for its sober use of historical method and its many fresh observations and proposals, is an excellent contribution to that development.”

Grace and Global Justice

Theology

“Globalization is a vital issue for the church today, and Richard Gibb has important things to say about it. Especially prominent in his lucid argument is a concern that the church's approach to issues of global justice be rooted in the theology of grace. This is interdisciplinary thinking from a thoroughly Christian theological base.”

Holy Spirit and Religious Experience in Christian Literature ca. AD 90-200

History & Biography

“Scholars have come to very different conclusions about the experience of the Spirit of Christianity in the early post-apostolic generations. Morgan-Wynne discusses all the evidence thoroughly, recognizes the diversity of the period, and reaches some well based conclusions. This will be a standard resource for its topic.”

How God Became Jesus

Apologetics

“This is a helpful collection of essays by first-rate scholars abreast of the latest research. Anyone who wants a reliable historical account of how early Christians came to see Jesus as God should read this book.”