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Bible Blindspots

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“We don’t know what we don’t see unless and until someone brings certain things we missed to our attention. Havea and Melanchthon have given us a gift by alerting us to the blind spots we may have about the Bible. Their book confronts me with three inescapable questions concerning biblical interpretation: What do I see? What do I not see? And, most importantly, why?”

How to Read Paul

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“A wonderful gift from a prolific scholar and experienced teacher. Addressing seven theological concepts in Paul's letters in relation to Greco-Roman and Jewish texts and contexts (such as faithfulness and freedom), this excellent and accessible textbook is an ideal primer for students who want an updated understanding of 'the new perspective' on Paul.”

Loving Resistance and Resistance through Love

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Reading Paul’s letter to Philemon to address a fundamental question about how one can live in love and hope within systems of oppression, Ip gives us a fresh and refreshing reading that challenges some long-standing assumptions about the well-known apostle and his much-debated letter.”

Reading Romans within Judaism

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Over the years, Nanos has exposed many unexamined and problematic assumptions readers often bring to their reading of Paul. In this collection of essays, we are given a chance to trace how Nanos further developed his thoughts on Paul’s letter to the Romans since the publication of The Mystery of Romans (1996). Consider this, then, Nanos’s sequel to that award-winning monograph. Unlike most sequels, this one did not let me down.”

Reading the Bible in a Secular Age

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“An original, insightful, and accessible book to help us think about why and how we should read the Bible in an age that has often been characterized as ‘secular’ or ‘secularized.’ With the metaphor of ‘spiritual ancestry,’ Kato opens up a way for us to glimpse how we may yet relate to this ancient ‘religious’ library today—and perhaps even find resonance or relevance in it.”

The Actual Jesus

“Through her careful and creative reading of different representations and receptions of ‘Jesus’ in various media (including ancient Gospel texts, contemporary fictions, films, social media, and apps), Pippin helps us see the fascinating questions and surprising openings that searches for ‘the historical Jesus’ tend to ignore and foreclose.”

The Rape of Eve

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“The book is full of refreshing and remarkable insights. Lillie’s reading of the Nag Hammadi texts helps us fill out the complex picture of early Christianity, particularly how some Christ-followers might have approached the Hebrew scriptures and regarded the Roman Empire. It also alerts us to the intimate relations between sexual and imperial hierarchies, as well as the dynamic, creative, contextual, and intertextual development of religious traditions.”