Roberto J. De La Noval

The Devil's Redemption

Theology

“No reader of this text could call McClymond's treatment of this vital question [universalism] superficial, and scholars of every eschatological persuasion will benefit from his work. Simply put, there is no other book like this. Monumental is one adjective which comes to mind, given the more than one hundred and fifty thinkers spanning nearly two millennia who come in for analysis. It is the sheer ambition of its scope which is most impressive: McClymond takes readers everywhere from sixth-century Palestinian monastic settlements to Dutch synagogues in the 1600s to Vatican II and beyond. This historical survey, compendiously researched, along with McClymond's multiple appendices treating sundry issues associated with debates on universalism not just in Christianity but in multiple religious traditions, will serve as a welcome resource to be consulted and re-consulted in future studies on universalism, whether broadly considered or with respect to the myriad individual thinkers whose thought McClymond details and engages. . . . . These two sweeping volumes inform and challenge.”

The Repentance of YHWH

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“"YHWH repents." This shocking thesis serves as the through-line of this remarkable study of Mark's Gospel. Cronin masterfully unearths the cavernous underground of Mark's creative reading and sifting of his Old Testament tradition (in Greek and in Hebrew), revealing intertextuality to be not simply a garnish on a messianic biography but rather the very means by which Mark paints a new genre: gospel. Joining the growing number of those who find in Mark's Gospel a divine Christology, The Repentance of YHWH subverts expectations in depicting Mark's Jesus to be YHWH reconciling his own past dealings with Israel and Gentiles by establishing a gospel truly for all nations. No longer the stumbling novice bested by his literary successors Matthew and Luke, Mark shines anew under Cronin's sympathetic scholarly eye. Read this book and watch your appreciation for Mark and his Gospel deepen with every page.”