2012.11.40. Tucker, “Remain in Your Calling”


J. Brian Tucker, “Remain in Your Calling”: Paul and the Continuation of Social Identities in 1 Corinthians
Reviewed by H. H. Drake Williams III

2012.11.39. Sweeney, Tanak


Marvin A. Sweeney, Tanak: A Theological and Critical Introduction to the Jewish Bible
Reviewed by Jason M. Silverman

2012.11.38. Sénéchal, Rétribution et intercession dans le Deutéronome


Vincent Sénéchal, Rétribution et intercession dans le Deutéronome
Reviewed by Paul Sanders

2012.11.37. Mathys, Das Astarte-Quadrat


Hans-Peter Mathys, Das Astarte-Quadrat
Reviewed by Sven Petry

2012.11.36. Levenson, The Making of the Modern Jewish Bible


Alan T. Levenson, The Making of the Modern Jewish Bible: How Scholars in Germany, Israel, and America Transformed an Ancient Text
Reviewed by George Savran

2012.11.35. Leung, The Kingship-Cross Interplay in the Gospel of John


Mavis M. Leung, The Kingship-Cross Interplay in the Gospel of John: Jesus’ Death as Corroboration of His Royal Messiahship
Reviewed by Michael Labahn

2012.11.34. Fee, Revelation


Gordon D. Fee, Revelation
Reviewed by Alexander Stewart

2012.11.33. Cancik-Kirschbaum, van Ess, and Marzahn, Babylon


Eva Cancik-Kirschbaum, Margarete van Ess, and Joachim Marzahn, eds., Babylon: Wissenskultur in Orient und Okzident
Reviewed by Michael S. Moore

2012.11.32. Bird and Willitts, Paul and the Gospels


Michael F. Bird and Joel Willitts, eds., Paul and the Gospels: Christologies, Conflicts and Convergences
Reviewed by Thomas P. Nelligan

2012.11.31. Auld, First and Second Samuel


A. Graeme Auld, First and Second Samuel: A Commentary
Reviewed by Phillip G. Camp

2012.11.30. Stout, The “Man Christ Jesus”


Stephen O. Stout, The “Man Christ Jesus”: The Humanity of Jesus in the Teaching of the Apostle Paul
Reviewed by Tony Costa

2012.11.29. Starner, Kingdom of Power, Power of Kingdom


Rob Starner, Kingdom of Power, Power of Kingdom: The Opposing World Views of Mark and Chariton
Reviewed by Tom Nelligan

2012.11.28. Monroe, Josiah’s Reform and the Dynamics of Defilement


Lauren A. S. Monroe, Josiah’s Reform and the Dynamics of Defilement: Israelite Rites of Violence and the Making of a Biblical Text
Reviewed by Ovidiu Creanga

2012.11.27. Matera, Romans


Frank J. Matera, Romans
Reviewed by Pablo T. Gadenz

2012.11.26. Leichty, The Royal Inscriptions of Esarhaddon


Erle Leichty, The Royal Inscriptions of Esarhaddon, King of Assyria (680–669 BC)
Reviewed by Paul Sanders

2012.11.25. Launderville, Celibacy in the Ancient World


Dale Launderville, Celibacy in the Ancient World: Its Ideal and Practice in Pre-Hellenistic Israel, Mesopotami, and Greece
Reviewed by Pancratius C. Beentjes

2012.11.24. Jacob, The First Book of the Bible: Genesis


Benno Jacob; ed. Ernest Jacob and Walter Jacob, The First Book of the Bible: Genesis (Augmented Edition)
Reviewed by Joel S. Baden

2012.11.23. Heskett and Irwin, The Bible as a Human Witness to Divine Revelation


Randall Heskett and Brian P. Irwin, eds., The Bible as a Human Witness to Divine Revelation: Hearing the Word of God through Historically Dissimilar Traditions
Reviewed by S. D. Giere

2012.11.22. Garbini, Letteratura e politica nell’Israele antico


Giovanni Garbini, Letteratura e politica nell’Israele antico
Reviewed by Dempsey Rosales Acosta

2012.11.21. Bremmer, The Rise of Christianity through the Eyes of Gibbon, Harnack, and Rodney Stark


Jan N. Bremmer, The Rise of Christianity through the Eyes of Gibbon, Harnack, and Rodney Stark
Reviewed by Brent Nongbri

2012.11.20. Welborn, An End to Enmity


L. L. Welborn, An End to Enmity: Paul and the “Wrongdoer” of Second Corinthians
Reviewed by B. J. Oropeza

2012.11.19. Rogerson, An Introduction to the Bible


J. W. Rogerson, An Introduction to the Bible: Third Edition
Reviewed by Bob Becking

2012.11.18. Pearse, ed., Eusebius of Caesarea: Gospel Problems and Solutions


Roger Pearse, ed., Eusebius of Caesarea: Gospel Problems and Solutions
Reviewed by Michael F. Bird

2012.11.17. Payne, Hieroglyphic Luwian


Annick Payne, Hieroglyphic Luwian: An Introduction with Original Texts
Reviewed by Robert Holmstedt

2012.11.16. Martin, New Testament History and Literature


Dale B. Martin, New Testament History and Literature: The Open Yale Courses Series
Reviewed by Cornelis Bennema

2012.11.15. Lipschits and Vanderhooft, The Yehud Stamp Impressions


Oded Lipschits and David S. Vanderhooft, The Yehud Stamp Impressions: A Corpus of Inscribed Impressions from the Persian and Hellenistic Periods in Judah
Reviewed by Aren Maeir

2012.11.14. Kelhoffer, Persecution, Persuasion and Power


James A. Kelhoffer, Persecution, Persuasion and Power: Readiness to Withstand Hardship as a Corroboration of Legitimacy in the New Testament
Reviewed by Alexander Stewart

2012.11.13. Eckhardt, Jewish Identity and Politics between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba


Benedikt Eckhardt, ed., Jewish Identity and Politics between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals
Reviewed by Joshua Schwartz

2012.11.12. Crüsemann, Die pseudepigraphen Briefe an die Gemeinde in Thessaloniki


Marlene Crüsemann, Die pseudepigraphen Briefe an die Gemeinde in Thessaloniki: Studien zu ihrer Abfassung und zur jüdisch-christlichen Sozialgeschichte
Reviewed by Lars Kierspel

2012.11.11. Callaway, The Dead Sea Scrolls for a New Millennium


Phillip R. Callaway, The Dead Sea Scrolls for a New Millennium
Reviewed by Stephen Reed

2012.011.10. Reynier, Tempêtes


Chantal Reynier, Tempêtes: Quatre récits bibliques: L’homme, la nature, la mort
Reviewed by Jean-François Racine

2012.011.09. Levine and Brettler, The Jewish Annotated New Testament


Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Z. Brettler, eds., The Jewish Annotated New Testament
Reviewed by Zev Garber

2012.011.08. Koenig, Isn’t This Bathsheba?


Sara M. Koenig, Isn’t This Bathsheba? A Study in Characterization
Reviewed by Rachelle Gilmour

2012.011.07. Hornsby and Stone, Bible Trouble


Teresa J. Hornsby and Ken Stone, eds., Bible Trouble: Queer Reading at the Boundaries of Biblical Scholarship
Reviewed by Melanie Howard

2012.011.06. Henze, A Companion to Biblical Interpretation in Early Judaism


Matthias Henze, ed., A Companion to Biblical Interpretation in Early Judaism
Reviewed by Lester Grabbe

2012.011.05. Hamilton, Exodus


Victor P. Hamilton, Exodus: An Exegetical Commentary
Reviewed by Brian D. Russell

2012.011.04. de Hamel, Bibles


Christopher de Hamel, Bibles: An Illustrated History from Papyrus to Print
Reviewed by Claudia Setzer

2012.011.03. Evans, Civic Rites


Nancy Evans, Civic Rites: Democracy and Religion in Ancient Athens
Reviewed by Allen Kerkeslager

2012.011.02. Brueggemann, Disruptive Grace


Walter Brueggemann; ed. Carolyn J. Sharp, Disruptive Grace: Reflections on God, Scripture, and the Church
Reviewed by J. Dwayne Howell

2012.011.01. Bohlen, Sanctorum Communio


Maren Bohlen, Sanctorum Communio: Die Christen als ‚Heilige‘ bei Paulus
Reviewed by Jeffrey Cayzer

2012.10.19. Stanley, The Colonized Apostle


Christopher D. Stanley, ed., The Colonized Apostle: Paul in Postcolonial Eyes
Reviewed by Steed Davidson

2012.10.18. Rius-Camps and Jenny Read-Heimerdinger, The Message of Acts in Codex Bezae, Volume 4


Rius-Camps and Jenny Read-Heimerdinger, The Message of Acts in Codex Bezae: A Comparison with the Alexandrian Tradition, Volume 4: Acts 18.24–28.31: Rome
Reviewed by Vaughn CroweTipton

2012.10.17. Hedrick, Unlocking the Secrets of the Gospel according to Thomas


Charles W. Hedrick, Unlocking the Secrets of the Gospel according to Thomas: A Radical Faith for a New Age http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8459
Reviewed by William Arnal Josep

2012.10.16. Granerød, Abraham and Melchizedek


Gard Granerød, Abraham and Melchizedek: Scribal Activity of Second Temple Times in Genesis 14 and Psalm 110
Reviewed by Albert Hogeterp

2012.10.15. Fabry and Dahmen, Theologisches Wörterbuch zu den Qumrantexten


Heinz-Josef Fabry and Ulrich Dahmen, eds., Theologisches Wörterbuch zu den Qumrantexten
Reviewed by Johann Cook

2012.10.14. Evans, Jesus and His World


Craig A. Evans, Jesus and His World: The Archaeological Evidence
Reviewed by Panayotis Coutsoumpos

2012.10.13. Donker, The Text of the Apostolos in Athanasius of Alexandria


Gerald J. Donker, The Text of the Apostolos in Athanasius of Alexandria
Reviewed by Justin A. Mihoc

2012.10.12. Clark-Soles, Engaging the Word


Jaime Clark-Soles, Engaging the Word: The New Testament and the Christian Believer
Reviewed by Ronald Witherup

2012.10.11. Bruehler, A Public and Political Christ


Bart B. Bruehler, A Public and Political Christ: The Social-Spatial Characteristics of Luke 18:35–19:43 and the Gospel as a Whole in Its Ancient Context
Reviewed by John Cowan

2012.10.10. Brant, John


Jo-Ann A. Brant, John
Reviewed by Matthew Gordley

2012.10.09. Zwilling, Frères et sœurs dans la Bible


Anne-Laure Zwilling, Frères et sœurs dans la Bible: Les relations fraternelles mises en récit dans l’Ancien et le Nouveau Testament
Reviewed by Jean-Paul Michaud

2012.10.08. Wenham, Psalms as Torah


Gordon J. Wenham, Psalms as Torah: Reading Biblical Song Ethically
Reviewed by Joseph R. Kelly

2012.10.07. Puig I Tàrrech, Jesus: A Biography


Armand Puig I Tàrrech, Jesus: A Biography
Reviewed by V. George Shillington

2012.10.06. Postell, Adam as Israel


Seth D. Postell, Adam as Israel: Genesis 1–3 as the Introduction to the Torah and Tanakh
Reviewed by L. Michael Morales

2012.10.05. Porten, The Elephantine Papyri in English


Bezalel Porten, The Elephantine Papyri in English: Three Millennia of Cross-Cultural Continuity and Change
Reviewed by Jeremy Hutton
Reviewed by Jerome A. Lund

2012.10.04. Nadella, Dialogue Not Dogma


Raj Nadella, Dialogue Not Dogma: Many Voices in the Gospel of Luke
Reviewed by Jean-François Racine

2012.10.03. Muraoka, A Grammar of Qumran Aramaic


T. Muraoka, A Grammar of Qumran Aramaic
Reviewed by Adam McCollum

2012.10.02. Morgenstern, Studies in Jewish Babylonian Aramaic


Matthew Morgenstern, Studies in Jewish Babylonian Aramaic Based Upon Early Eastern Manuscripts
Reviewed by Aaron Koller

2012.10.01. Kratz and Spieckermann, One God—One Cult—One Nation


Reinhard G. Kratz and Hermann Spieckermann, eds., One God—One Cult—One Nation: Archaeological and Biblical Perspectives
Reviewed by Aren Maeir

2012.09.30. Stramara, God’s Timetable


Daniel F. Stramara Jr., God’s Timetable: The Book of Revelation and the Feast of Seven Weeks
Reviewed by Daniel Streett

2012.09.29. Smith, Jesus’ Twofold Teaching about the Kingdom of God


Barry Smith, Jesus’ Twofold Teaching about the Kingdom of God
Reviewed by Daniel A. Smith

2012.09.28. Loader, The Pseudepigrapha on Sexuality


William Loader, The Pseudepigrapha on Sexuality: Attitudes towards Sexuality in Apocalypses, Testaments, Legends, Wisdom, and Related Literature
Reviewed by Françoise Mirguet

2012.09.27. Kaminsky and Lohr, The Torah


Joel S. Kaminsky and Joel N. Lohr, The Torah: A Beginner’s Guide
Reviewed by Rachel S. Mikva

2012.09.26. Jobes, Letters to the Church


Karen H. Jobes, Letters to the Church: A Survey of Hebrews and the General Epistles
Reviewed by Peter H. Davids

2012.09.25. Jigoulov, The Social History of Achaemenid Phoenicia


Vadim Jigoulov, The Social History of Achaemenid Phoenicia: Being a Phoenician, Negotiating Empires
Reviewed by S. Rebecca Martin

2012.09.24. Jericke, Regionaler Kult und lokaler Kult


Detlef Jericke, Regionaler Kult und lokaler Kult: Studien zur Kult- und Religionsgeschichte Israels und Judas im 9. und 8. Jahrhundert v. Chr.
Reviewed by John Engle

2012.09.23. Fried, Was 1 Esdras First?


Lisbeth S. Fried, ed., Was 1 Esdras First? An Investigation into the Priority and Nature of 1 Esdras
Reviewed by Andrew Steinmann

2012.09.22. Fassberg, The Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Challa


Steven Fassberg, The Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Challa
Reviewed by Aaron Koller

2012.09.21. Davids, 2 Peter and Jude


Peter H. Davids, 2 Peter and Jude: A Handbook on the Greek Text
Reviewed by Terrance D. Callan