The book offers a selection of the author s seminal recent articles focusing o...The book offers a selection of the author s seminal recent articles focusing on Jesus Paul and questions of principle. It contributes to the Jesus quest by questioning the authenticity of some sayings and stories usually counted to the bedrock of...more
What is the current state of the field known as biblical studies? How will bib...What is the current state of the field known as biblical studies? How will biblical studies continue to develop in this diverse globalized and digital age? In this book a diverse group of scholars who are known for their innovative practice of...more
Some biblical interpreters imaginations extend only as far as outlandish sourc...Some biblical interpreters imaginations extend only as far as outlandish source theories or esoteric hypothetical audiences. The interpretive energies let loose in Glasgow over the past decade or so however have produced a cadre of interpreters who...more
The concept of intertextuality was originally coined as an instrument in answe...The concept of intertextuality was originally coined as an instrument in answering the question of how meaning is communicated through texts. The Interactions in Interpretation discusses various aspects of how the world of the Bible (seen as a world...more
Following his first wide-ranging collection on biblical text and exegetical cu...Following his first wide-ranging collection on biblical text and exegetical culture Michael Fishbane supplements his previous investigations with this second volume of collected writings. It includes close studies in medieval Jewish liturgical...more
Essays on patristic biblicalinterpretation and doctrine written by a renowned...Essays on patristic biblical interpretation and doctrine written by a renowned historical theologian Brian E. Daley SJ is a highly acclaimed scholar of early Christian theology. In a prolific career spanning more than forty years he has published...more
This collection of studies in honor of François Bovon highlights the rich div...This collection of studies in honor of François Bovon highlights the rich diversity found within early expressions of Christianity as evidenced in ancient texts traditions symbols and motifs. Old labels like apocrypha or heresy that for centuries...more
This is the first of a set of three volumes reviewing the progress of feminist...This is the first of a set of three volumes reviewing the progress of feminist Hebrew Bible scholarship over the last 40 years. In it fourteen essayists focus on the feminist work on each of the biblical books. Each essay explores the range and...more
This collection of eighteen essays addresses critical theological and ethical ...This collection of eighteen essays addresses critical theological and ethical issues in the book of Job: (1) Prologue: From Eden to Uz; (2) Job and His Friends: What Provokes You that You Keep on Talking? ; (3) Job and the Priests: Look At Me and Be...more
Exegesis has ethical dimensions. This is the case for the Bible which has a fo...Exegesis has ethical dimensions. This is the case for the Bible which has a foundational status in traditional perspectives that is simultaneously contested in the modern world. This innovative essay collection largely about Hebrew Bible/Old...more
Anatomies of the Gospels and Beyond is an edited volume structured around essa...Anatomies of the Gospels and Beyond is an edited volume structured around essays that focus on one of the four canonical Gospels (and Acts) and/or theoretical issues involved in literary readings of New Testament narrative. The volume is intended to...more
Since James Barr s work in the 1960s the challenge for Hebrew scholars has bee...Since James Barr s work in the 1960s the challenge for Hebrew scholars has been to continue to apply the insights of linguistic semantics to the study of biblical Hebrew. This book begins by describing a range of approaches to semantic and...more
In The Language and Literature of the New Testament a team of international sc...In The Language and Literature of the New Testament a team of international scholars assembles to honour the academic career of New Testament scholar Stanley E. Porter. Over the years Porter has distinguished himself in a wide range of...more
Originally Published by Scholars Press Now Available from Duke University Pres...Originally Published by Scholars Press Now Available from Duke University Pressmore
What did the Corinthians think that Paul meant when he urged the them to imita...What did the Corinthians think that Paul meant when he urged the them to imitate him as he imitates Christ? Exploring 1 Corinthians Romans 1 Clement and early Christian texts it is likely that the Corinthians knew more of Jesus s teachings and...more