2021.08.40. Tiwald, The Q Hypothesis Unveiled

Markus Tiwald, ed., The Q Hypothesis Unveiled: Theological, Sociological, and Hermeneutical Issues behind the Sayings Source
Reviewed by John S. Kloppenborg

2021.08.39. Thurman, Sermons on the Parables

Howard Thurman; David B. Gowler and Kipton E. Jensen, eds., Sermons on the Parables
Reviewed by S. D. Giere

2021.08.38. Thate, The Godman and the Sea

Michael J. Thate, The Godman and the Sea: The Empty Tomb, the Trauma of the Jews, and the Gospel of Mark
Reviewed by Albert L. A. Hogeterp

2021.08.37. Spoelstra, Life Preservation in Genesis and Exodus

Joshua Joel Spoelstra, Life Preservation in Genesis and Exodus: An Exegetical Study of the Tebâ of Noah and Moses
Reviewed by David M. Carr

2021.08.36. Secunda, The Talmud’s Red Fence

Shai Secunda, The Talmud’s Red Fence: Menstrual Impurity and Difference in Babylonian Judaism and Its Sasanian Context
Reviewed by Marjorie Lehman

2021.08.35. Pérez i Díaz, Mark, a Pauline Theologian

Mar Pérez i Díaz, Mark, a Pauline Theologian: A Re-reading of the Traditions of Jesus in the Light of Paul’s Theology
Reviewed by Michael F. Bird

2021.08.34. Lee, Metánoia (Repentance)

ChoongJae Lee, Metánoia (Repentance): A Major Theme of the Gospel of Matthew
Reviewed by Robert H. Gundry

2021.08.33. Junior, Reimagining Hagar

Nyasha Junior, Reimagining Hagar: Blackness and Bible
Reviewed by Jennifer M. Matheny

2021.08.32. Harrisville, The Faith of St. Paul

Roy A. Harrisville III, The Faith of St. Paul: Transformative Gift of Divine Power
Reviewed by Nélida Naveros Córdova, CDP

2021.08.31. Fine, Jewish Religious Architecture

Steven Fine, ed., Jewish Religious Architecture: From Biblical Israel to Modern Judaism
Reviewed by Shalom Sabar

2021.08.30. Brock, Singer of the Word of God

Sebastian P. Brock, Singer of the Word of God: Ephrem the Syrian and His Significance in Late Antiquity
Reviewed by Lucas Van Rompay

2021.08.29. Blowers, Visions and Faces of the Tragic

Paul M. Blowers, Visions and Faces of the Tragic: The Mimesis of Tragedy and the Folly of Salvation in Early Christian Literature
Reviewed by Courtney J. P. Friesen

2021.08.28. Block, Deuel, Collins, and Lawrence, Write That They May Read

Daniel I. Block, David C. Deuel, C. John Collins, and Paul J. N. Lawrence, eds., Write That They May Read: Studies in Literacy and Textualization in the Ancient Near East and in the Hebrew Scriptures; Essays in Honour of Professor Alan R. Millard
Reviewed by Kurtis Peters

2021.08.27. Bartholomew, The God Who Acts in History

Craig G. Bartholomew, The God Who Acts in History: The Significance of Sinai
Reviewed by Andrew Abernethy

2021.08.26. Allon, Writing, Violence, and the Military

Niv Allon, Writing, Violence, and the Military: Images of Literacy in Eighteenth Dynasty Egypt (1550–1295 BCE)
Reviewed by Rune Olsen

2021.08.25. Whitenton, Hearing Kyriotic Sonship

Michael R. Whitenton, Hearing Kyriotic Sonship: A Cognitive and Rhetorical Approach to the Characterization of Mark’s Jesus
Reviewed by Abson Joseph

2021.08.24. Vaillancourt, The Multifaceted Saviour of Psalms 110 and 118

Ian J.  Vaillancourt, The Multifaceted Saviour of Psalms 110 and 118: A Canonical Exegesis
Reviewed by Jordan M. Scheetz

2021.08.23. Smith, Valentinian Christianity

Geoffrey S. Smith, Valentinian Christianity: Texts and Translations
Reviewed by Antti Marjanen

2021.08.22. Pifer, Faith as Participation

Jeanette Hagen Pifer, Faith as Participation: An Exegetical Study of Some Key Pauline Texts
Reviewed by S. D. Giere

2021.08.21. Michel, Women of Assur and Kanesh

Cécile Michel, Women of Assur and Kanesh: Texts from the Archives of Assyrian Merchants
Reviewed by Greta Van Buylaere

2021.08.20. Lawee, Rashi’s Commentary on the Torah

Eric Lawee, Rashi’s Commentary on the Torah: Canonization and Resistance in the Reception of a Jewish Classic
Reviewed by Aaron Koller

2021.08.19. Kotkin, Hebrew Root Dictionary

Nahorai Kotkin, Hebrew Root Dictionary
Reviewed by Samuel Arnet

2021.08.18. Hays, Reading with the Grain of Scripture

Richard B. Hays, Reading with the Grain of Scripture
Reviewed by James W. Thompson

2021.08.17. Graybill and Sabo, “Who Knows What We’d Make of It, If We Ever Got Our Hands on It?”

Rhiannon Graybill and Peter J. Sabo, eds., “Who Knows What We’d Make of It, If We Ever Got Our Hands on It?”: The Bible and Margaret Atwood
Reviewed by Anthony Swindell

2021.08.16. Eyl, Signs, Wonders, and Gifts

Jennifer Eyl, Signs, Wonders, and Gifts: Divination in the Letters of Paul
Reviewed by Matthew V. Novenson

2021.08.15. Exum, Samson and Delilah

J. Cheryl Exum, Samson and Delilah: Selected Essays
Reviewed by Gregory Mobley

2021.08.14. Dunning, The Oxford Handbook of New Testament, Gender, and Sexuality

Benjamin H. Dunning, ed., The Oxford Handbook of New Testament, Gender, and Sexuality
Reviewed by Amy Peeler

2021.08.13. Cocco, Women in the Wilderness

Francesco Cocco, Women in the Wilderness: The “Female Legislation” of the Book of Numbers (Num 5,11–31; 27,1–11; 30,2–17)
Reviewed by Deborah Rooke

2021.08.12. Choi, The Use and Function of Scripture in 1 Maccabees

Dongbin Choi, The Use and Function of Scripture in 1 Maccabees
Reviewed by Peter Altmann

2021.08.11. Ahearne-Kroll, Aseneth of Egypt

Patricia D. Ahearne-Kroll, Aseneth of Egypt: The Composition of a Jewish Narrative
Reviewed by Tyler Smith

2021.08.10. Pfitzmann, Un YHWH venant du Sud?

Fabian Pfitzmann, Un YHWH venant du Sud? De la réception vétérotestamentaire des traditions méridionales et du lien entre Madian, le Néguev et l’exode (Ex–Nb ; Jg 5 ; Ps 68 ; Ha 3 ; Dt 33)
Reviewed by Axel Bühler

2021.08.09. Murray, Restricted Generosity in the New Testament

Timothy J. Murray, Restricted Generosity in the New Testament
Reviewed by Thomas R. Blanton IV

2021.08.08. Monnickendam, Jewish Law and Early Christian Identity

Yifat Monnickendam, Jewish Law and Early Christian Identity: Betrothal, Marriage, and Infidelity in the Writings of Ephrem the Syrian
Reviewed by Maria E. Doerfler

2021.08.07. Martínez Rivera, El amigo del novio

Roberto Martínez Rivera, El amigo del novio: Juan el Bautista; Historia y teología
Reviewed by Marcelo Wall

2021.08.06. Lim, Contextual Biblical Hermeneutics as Multicentric Dialogue

Chin Ming Stephen Lim, Contextual Biblical Hermeneutics as Multicentric Dialogue: Towards a Singaporean Reading of Daniel
Reviewed by Ekaputra Tupamahu

2021.08.05. Kwon, The Historical Jesus’ Death as “Forgiveness of Sins”

JongHyun Kwon, The Historical Jesus’ Death as “Forgiveness of Sins”: A Comparative Study of Paul and Matthew
Reviewed by William Horst

2021.08.04. Kemp, Ezekiel, Law, and Judahite Identity

Joel B. Kemp, Ezekiel, Law, and Judahite Identity: A Case for Identity in Ezekiel 1–33
Reviewed by Corrine Carvalho

2021.08.03. Himbaza and Locher, La Bible en face

Innocent Himbaza and Clemens Locher, eds., La Bible en face: Études textuelles et littéraires offertes en hommage à Adrian Schenker, à l'occasion de ses quatre-vingts ans
Reviewed by Frédérique Dantonel

2021.08.02. Havea, Jonah: An Earth Bible Commentary

Jione Havea, Jonah: An Earth Bible Commentary
Reviewed by Yitzhak Berger

2021.08.01. Becker, Paul on Humility

Eve-Marie Becker, Paul on Humility
Reviewed by Tyler A. Stewart

2021.07.40. Tischler, Hethitische Texte in Transkription KUB 49

Johann Tischler, Hethitische Texte in Transkription KUB 49
Reviewed by Livio Warbinek

2021.07.39. Robinson, Food, Virtue, and the Shaping of Early Christianity

Dana Robinson, Food, Virtue, and the Shaping of Early Christianity
Reviewed by Meredith J. C. Warren

2021.07.38. Papoutsakis, Vicarious Kingship

Manolis Papoutsakis, Vicarious Kingship: A Theme in Syriac Political Theology in Late Antiquity
Reviewed by Jacob A. Lollar

2021.07.37. Krause, Die Bedingungen des Bundes

Joachim J. Krause, Die Bedingungen des Bundes: Studien zur konditionalen Struktur alttestamentlicher Bundeskonzeptionen
Reviewed by William S. Morrow

2021.07.36. Köstenberger, Handbook on Hebrews through Revelation

Andreas J. Köstenberger, Handbook on Hebrews through Revelation
Reviewed by Timothy B. Cargal

2021.07.35. King, Speech-in-Character, Diatribe, and Romans 3:1–9

Justin King, Speech-in-Character, Diatribe, and Romans 3:1–9: Who’s Speaking When and Why It Matters
Reviewed by Max J. Lee

2021.07.34. Gesche, Lustig, and Rabo, Theology and Anthropology in the Book of Sirach

Bonifatia Gesche, Christian Lustig, and Gabriel Rabo, eds., Theology and Anthropology in the Book of Sirach
Reviewed by Jeremy Corley

2021.07.33. Fischer and Fernandes, The Song of Songs Afresh

Stefan Fischer and Gavin Fernandes, eds., The Song of Songs Afresh: Perspectives on a Biblical Love Poem
Reviewed by Laura S. Lieber

2021.07.32. Elm and Hartmann, Demons in Late Antiquity

Eva Elm and Nicole Hartmann, eds., Demons in Late Antiquity: Their Perception and Transformation in Different Literary Genres
Reviewed by Brandon R. Grafius

2021.07.31. Bauckham, Who Is God?

Richard Bauckham, Who Is God? Key Moments of Biblical Revelation
Reviewed by J. Michael Thigpen

2021.07.30. Smith and Stuckenbruck, Testing and Temptation in Second Temple Jewish and Early Christian Texts

Daniel L. Smith and Loren T. Stuckenbruck, eds., Testing and Temptation in Second Temple Jewish and Early Christian Texts
Reviewed by Malka Z. Simkovich

2021.07.29. Sosa Siliezar, Savior of the World

Carlos Raúl Sosa Siliezar, Savior of the World: A Theology of the Universal Gospel
Reviewed by Rodolfo Galvan Estrada III

2021.07.28. Schniedewind, The Finger of the Scribe

William M. Schniedewind, The Finger of the Scribe: How Scribes Learned to Write the Bible
Reviewed by Sidnie White Crawford

2021.07.27. Schmidtkunz, Das Moselied des Deuteronomiums

Petra Schmidtkunz, Das Moselied des Deuteronomiums: Untersuchungen zu Text und Theologie von Dtn 32,1–43
Reviewed by Richard D. Nelson

2021.07.26. Lee, Death Warning in the Garden of Eden

Chris W. Lee, Death Warning in the Garden of Eden: The Early Reception History of Genesis 2:17
Reviewed by Almond Ka Kwan Sin

2021.07.25. Langlois, The Samaritan Pentateuch and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Michael Langlois, ed., The Samaritan Pentateuch and the Dead Sea Scrolls
Reviewed by Marcel Krusche

2021.07.24. Gupta, 1 and 2 Thessalonians

Nijay K. Gupta, 1 and 2 Thessalonians
Reviewed by Najeeb T. Haddad

2021.07.23. Ernst-Pradal, Scribes d’Ougarit et paléographie akkadienne

Françoise Ernst-Pradal, Scribes d’Ougarit et paléographie akkadienne: Les textes juridiques signés
Reviewed by Juan-Pablo Vita

2021.07.22. Currid, The Case for Biblical Archaeology

John D. Currid, The Case for Biblical Archaeology: Uncovering the Historical Record of God’s Old Testament People
Reviewed by Joe D. Seger

2021.07.21. Bond, The First Biography of Jesus

Helen K. Bond, The First Biography of Jesus: Genre and Meaning in Mark’s Gospel
Reviewed by Elizabeth E. Shively

2021.07.20. White, Teacher of the Nations

Devin L. White, Teacher of the Nations
Reviewed by Laura B. Dingeldein

2021.07.19. Slater, Revelation as Civil Disobedience

Thomas B. Slater, Revelation as Civil Disobedience: Witnesses Not Warriors in John’s Apocalypse
Reviewed by Thomas W. Martin

2021.07.18. Sharp, Joshua

Carolyn J. Sharp, Joshua
Reviewed by Pekka Pitkänen

2021.07.17. Palmer, The Life of the Syrian Saint Barsauma

Andrew N. Palmer, The Life of the Syrian Saint Barsauma: Eulogy of a Hero of the Resistance to the Council of Chalcedon
Reviewed by Robert A. Kitchen

2021.07.16. Krause, Sergi, and Weingart, Saul, Benjamin, and the Emergence of Monarchy in Israel

Joachim J. Krause, Omer Sergi, and Kristin Weingart, eds., Saul, Benjamin, and the Emergence of Monarchy in Israel: Biblical and Archaeological Perspectives
Reviewed by Zachary Thomas

2021.07.15. Hensel, Nocquet, and Adamczewski, Yahwistic Diversity and the Hebrew Bible

Benedikt Hensel, Dany Nocquet, and Bartosz Adamczewski, eds., Yahwistic Diversity and the Hebrew Bible: Tracing Perspectives of Group Identity from Judah, Samaria, and the Diaspora in Biblical Traditions
Reviewed by Brandon R. Grafius

2021.07.14. Halbertal, The Birth of Doubt

Moshe Halbertal, The Birth of Doubt: Confronting Uncertainty in Early Rabbinic Literature
Reviewed by Eliezer Diamond

2021.07.13. Garroway and Martens, Children and Methods

Kristine Henriksen Garroway and John W. Martens, eds., Children and Methods: Listening to and Learning from Children in the Biblical World
Reviewed by Amy Lindeman Allen

2021.07.12. Callan, A Voyage around the Second Letter of Peter

Terrance Callan, A Voyage around the Second Letter of Peter: Collected Essays
Reviewed by James Starr

2021.07.11. Broderick, Moses the Egyptian in the Illustrated Old English Hexateuch

Herbert R. Broderick, Moses the Egyptian in the Illustrated Old English Hexateuch (London, British Library Cotton MS Claudius B.iv)
Reviewed by Anthony Swindell