2021.02.48. Zeichmann, Essential Essays for the Study of the Military in First-Century Palestine

Christopher B. Zeichmann, ed., Essential Essays for the Study of the Military in First-Century Palestine: Soldiers and the New Testament Context
Reviewed by Gwyn Davies

2021.02.47. Zawadzki, Der Kommentar Cyrills von Alexandrien zum 2. Korintherbrief

Konrad F. Zawadzki, Der Kommentar Cyrills von Alexandrien zum 2. Korintherbrief: Einleitung, kritischer Text, Übersetzung, Einzelanalyse
Reviewed by David Kneip

2021.02.46. Stevens, Acts: A New Vision of the People of God

Gerald L. Stevens, Acts: A New Vision of the People of God
Reviewed by Ross D. Harmon

2021.02.45. Slater, Revelation as Civil Disobedience

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

2021.02.44. Rudnig-Zelt, Glaube im Alten Testament

Susanne Rudnig-Zelt, Glaube im Alten Testament: Eine begriffsgeschichtliche Untersuchung unter besonderer Berücksichtung von Jes 7,17; Dtn 1–3; Num 13–14 und Gen 22,1–19
Reviewed by Samuel Hildebrandt

2021.02.43. Lyon, The Genesis Creation Account in the Dead Sea Scrolls

Jeremy D. Lyon, The Genesis Creation Account in the Dead Sea Scrolls
Reviewed by Eric R. Montgomery

2021.02.42. Koester, Revelation and the End of All Things

Craig R. Koester, Revelation and the End of All Things
Reviewed by Michael Naylor

2021.02.41. Klawans, Heresy, Forgery, Novelty

Jonathan Klawans, Heresy, Forgery, Novelty: Condemning, Denying, and Asserting Innovation in Ancient Judaism
Reviewed by Brandon R. Grafius

2021.02.40. John, Biblical Interpretation and African Traditional Religion

Helen C. John, Biblical Interpretation and African Traditional Religion: Cross-Cultural and Community Readings in Owamboland, Namibia
Reviewed by Theodore W. Burgh

2021.02.39. Flexsenhar, Christians in Caesar’s Household

Michael Flexsenhar III, Christians in Caesar’s Household: The Emperors’ Slaves in the Makings of Christianity
Reviewed by Catherine Hezser

2021.02.38. Fischer, Jeremiah Studies

Georg Fischer, Jeremiah Studies: From Text and Contexts to Theology
Reviewed by Marvin A. Sweeney

2021.02.37. Crusemann, Hilgert, Salje, and Potts, Uruk: First City of the Ancient World

Nicola Crusemann, Margarete van Ess, Markus Hilgert, Beate Salje, and Timothy Potts, eds., Uruk: First City of the Ancient World
Reviewed by Mitchell Rothman

2021.02.36. Brett, Locations of God

Mark G. Brett, Locations of God: Political Theology in the Hebrew Bible
Reviewed by Joseph McDonald

2021.02.35. Beck, Verstehen als Aneignung

Johannes U. Beck, Verstehen als Aneignung: Hermeneutik im Markusevangelium
Reviewed by Kari Syreeni

2021.02.34. Van Wijk-Bos, The Land and Its Kings

Johanna W. H. van Wijk-Bos, The Land and Its Kings: 1–2 Kings
Reviewed by Bob Becking

2021.02.33. Wallis, The Galilean Wonderworker

Ian G. Wallis, The Galilean Wonderworker: Reassessing Jesus’ Reputation for Healing and Exorcism
Reviewed by David A. Fiensy

2021.02.32. Van Seters, My Life and Career as a Biblical Scholar

John Van Seters, My Life and Career as a Biblical Scholar
Reviewed by Jennifer M. Matheny

2021.02.31. Sameth, The Name

Mark Sameth, The Name: A History of the Dual-Gendered Hebrew Name for God
Reviewed by Johanna W. H. van Wijk-Bos

2021.02.30. Rainey, Religion, Ethnicity and Xenophobia in the Bible

Brian Rainey, Religion, Ethnicity and Xenophobia in the Bible: A Theoretical, Exegetical and Theological Survey
Reviewed by Arthur Jan Keefer

2021.02.29. Okoye, Genesis 12–50

James Chukwuma Okoye, Genesis 12–50: A Narrative-Theological Commentary
Reviewed by R. W. L. Moberly

2021.02.28. McKechnie, Christianizing Asia Minor

Paul McKechnie, Christianizing Asia Minor: Conversion, Communities, and Social Change in the Pre-Constantinian Era
Reviewed by Richard Last

2021.02.27. Lynch, Portraying Violence in the Hebrew Bible

Matthew J. Lynch, Portraying Violence in the Hebrew Bible: A Literary and Cultural Study
Reviewed by Joel Kaminsky

2021.02.26. Grafius, Reading the Bible with Horror

Brandon R. Grafius, Reading the Bible with Horror
Reviewed by Carl S. Ehrlich

2021.02.25. Gottlieb, Second Slayings

David N. Gottlieb, Second Slayings: The Binding of Isaac and the Formation of Jewish Memory
Reviewed by Charles Hughes Huff

2021.02.24. Cohen, The Rule of Peshat

Mordechai Z. Cohen, The Rule of Peshat: Jewish Constructions of the Plain Sense of Scripture and Their Christian and Muslim Contexts, 900–1270
Reviewed by Michael Carasik

2021.02.23. Burkett, An Introduction to the New Testament and the Origins of Christianity

Delbert Burkett, An Introduction to the New Testament and the Origins of Christianity
Reviewed by Susan E. Myers

2021.02.22. Waltke and Houston, The Psalms as Christian Praise

Bruce K. Waltke and James M. Houston, The Psalms as Christian Praise: A Historical Commentary
Reviewed by David G. Firth

2021.02.21. Vayntrub, Beyond Orality

Jacqueline Vayntrub, Beyond Orality: Biblical Poetry on Its Own Terms
Reviewed by Steven Bishop

2021.02.20. Van Pelt, Biblical Hebrew: A Compact Guide

Miles V. Van Pelt, Biblical Hebrew: A Compact Guide
Reviewed by Robert D. Holmstedt

2021.02.19. Schäfer, Two Gods in Heaven

Peter Schäfer, Two Gods in Heaven: Jewish Concepts of God in Antiquity
Reviewed by Shaye J. D. Cohen

2021.02.18. Peled, Law and Gender in the Ancient Near East and the Hebrew Bible

Ilan Peled, Law and Gender in the Ancient Near East and the Hebrew Bible
Reviewed by Vien V. Nguyen, SCJ

2021.02.17. Patterson, The Forgotten Creed

Steven J. Patterson, The Forgotten Creed: Christianity’s Original Struggle against Bigotry, Sexism, and Racism
Reviewed by Vincent L. Wimbush

2021.02.16. Matthews, Prophets as Performers

Jeanette Matthews, Prophets as Performers: Biblical Performance Criticism and Israel’s Prophets
Reviewed by Rosanne Liebermann

2021.02.15. Hilber, Old Testament Cosmology and Divine Accommodation

John H. Hilber, Old Testament Cosmology and Divine Accommodation: A Relevance Theory Approach
Reviewed by John Oswalt

2021.02.14. Guest, YHWH and Israel in the Book of Judges

Deryn Guest, YHWH and Israel in the Book of Judges: An Object-Relations Analysis
Reviewed by Klaas Spronk

2021.02.13. Crook, The Ancient Mediterranean Social World

Zeba A. Crook, ed., The Ancient Mediterranean Social World: A Sourcebook
Reviewed by David B. Gowler

2021.02.12. Cobb, Slavery, Gender, Truth, and Power in Luke-Acts and Other Narratives

Christy Cobb, Slavery, Gender, Truth, and Power in Luke-Acts and Other Narratives
Reviewed by Shawn Kelley

2021.02.11. Beale, Colossians and Philemon

G. K. Beale, Colossians and Philemon
Reviewed by Ernest P. Clark

2021.02.10. Thornton, Hostility in the House of God

Dillon T. Thornton, Hostility in the House of God: An Investigation of the Opponents in 1 and 2 Timothy
Reviewed by Andrew M. King V

2021.02.09. Sensenig, Jehoiachin and His Oracle

Melvin L. Sensenig, Jehoiachin and His Oracle: A Jeremianic Scribal Framework for the End of the Deuteronomistic History
Reviewed by Marvin A. Sweeney

2021.02.08. Parkhouse, Eschatology and the Saviour

Sarah Parkhouse, Eschatology and the Saviour: The “Gospel of Mary” among Early Christian Dialogue Gospels
Reviewed by Deirdre Good

2021.02.07. Van Nes, Pauline Language and the Pastoral Epistles

Jermo van Nes, Pauline Language and the Pastoral Epistles: A Study of Linguistic Variation in the Corpus Paulinum
Reviewed by Benjamin White

2021.02.06. Kaltner and McKenzie, Sleuthing the Bible

John Kaltner and Steven L. McKenzie, Sleuthing the Bible: Clues That Unlock the Mysteries of the Text
Reviewed by James F. McGrath

2021.02.05. Gertz, Körting, and Witte, Das Buch Ezechiel

Jan Christian Gertz, Corinna Körting, and Markus Witte, eds., Das Buch Ezechiel: Komposition, Redaktion und Rezeption
Reviewed by Rosanne Liebermann

2021.02.04. Elayi, Sargon II, King of Assyria

Josette Elayi, Sargon II, King of Assyria
Reviewed by Samuel L. Boyd

2021.02.03. Dickerson, Luke, Widows, Judges, and Stereotypes

Febbie C. Dickerson, Luke, Widows, Judges, and Stereotypes
Reviewed by Vien V. Nguyen, SCJ

2021.02.02. Crawford, The Eusebian Canon Tables

Matthew R. Crawford, The Eusebian Canon Tables: Ordering Textual Knowledge in Late Antiquity
Reviewed by Jean-François Racine

2021.02.01. Adams and Goff, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Wisdom Literature

Samuel L. Adams and Matthew Goff, eds., The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Wisdom Literature
Reviewed by David Penchansky

2021.01.41. Wills, Judith

Lawrence M. Wills, Judith
Reviewed by Anthony Swindell 

2021.01.40. van der Watt, The Grammar of the Ethics of John

Jan G. van der Watt, The Grammar of the Ethics of John: Reading John from an Ethical Perspective, Volume I
Reviewed by Sherri Brown

2021.01.39. Thiessen, Jesus and the Forces of Death

Matthew Thiessen, Jesus and the Forces of Death: The Gospels’ Portrayal of Ritual Impurity within First-Century Judaism
Reviewed by Paula Fredriksen

2021.01.38. Porten and Yardeni, Textbook of Aramaic Ostraca from Idumea: Volume 4

Bezalel Porten and Ada Yardeni, Textbook of Aramaic Ostraca from Idumea: Volume 4
Reviewed by Michaël Girardin

2021.01.37. Morse, Encountering Eve’s Afterlives

Holly Morse, Encountering Eve’s Afterlives: A New Reception Critical Approach to Genesis 2–4
Reviewed by David Parris

2021.01.36. Leatherbury, Inscribing Faith in Late Antiquity

Sean V. Leatherbury, Inscribing Faith in Late Antiquity: Between Reading and Seeing
Reviewed by Samuel Torvend

2021.01.35. Heasley, Prophetic Polyphony

Peter A. Heasley, Prophetic Polyphony: Allusion Criticism of Isa 41,8–16.17–20; 43,1–7; 44,1–5 in a Dialogical Approach
Reviewed by Brandon R. Grafius

2021.01.34. Gass, Die Landverteilung im Josuabuch

Erasmus Gass, Die Landverteilung im Josuabuch: Eine literarhistorische Analyse von Josua 13–19
Reviewed by Friedrich-Emanuel Focken

2021.01.33. Carey, Using Our Outside Voice

Greg Carey, Using Our Outside Voice: Public Biblical Interpretation
Reviewed by Michael J. Chan

2021.01.32. Cobb, Slavery, Gender, Truth, and Power in Luke-Acts and Other Narratives

Christy Cobb, Slavery, Gender, Truth, and Power in Luke-Acts and Other Narratives
Reviewed by Greg Carey

2021.01.31. Agnoli, “I miei servi, I profeti”

Nicola Agnoli, “I miei servi, I profeti”: Un paradigma profetico nello sviluppo letterario di Geremia
Reviewed by Attila Bodor

2021.01.30. Wasserman, Akkadian Love Literature of the Third and Second Millennium BCE

Nathan Wasserman, Akkadian Love Literature of the Third and Second Millennium BCE
Reviewed by Barbara Cifola

2021.01.29. Ueberschaer, Wagner, and Robker, Theologie und Textgeschichte

Frank Ueberschaer, Thomas Wagner, and Jonathan Miles Robker, eds., Theologie und Textgeschichte: Septuaginta und Masoretischer Text als Äußerungen theologischer Reflexion
Reviewed by Leonardo Pessoa da Silva Pinto

2021.01.28. Stokes, The Satan: How God’s Executioner Became the Enemy

Ryan E. Stokes, The Satan: How God’s Executioner Became the Enemy
Reviewed by Tom de Bruin

2021.01.27. Stiebert, Rape Myths, the Bible, and #MeToo

Johanna Stiebert, Rape Myths, the Bible, and #MeToo
Reviewed by Sandie Gravett

2021.01.26. Schipper, Proverbs 1–15

Bernd U. Schipper, Proverbs 1–15
Reviewed by Suzanna R. Millar

2021.01.25. Phillips, The Bible, Social Media and Digital Culture

Peter M. Phillips, The Bible, Social Media and Digital Culture
Reviewed by Dan Clanton

2021.01.24. Parsons, Malbon, and Anderson, Anatomies of the Gospels and Beyond

Mikael C. Parsons, Elizabeth Struthers Malbon, and Paul N. Anderson, eds., Anatomies of the Gospels and Beyond: Essays in Honor of R. Alan Culpepper
Reviewed by Olegs Andrejevs

2021.01.23. Major, Undoing Babel

Tristan Major, Undoing Babel: The Tower of Babel in Anglo-Saxon Literature
Reviewed by Anthony Swindell

2021.01.22. Keady, Klutz, and Strine, Scripture as Social Discourse

Jessica M. Keady, Todd E. Klutz, and C. A. Strine, eds., Scripture as Social Discourse: Social-Scientific Perspectives on Early Jewish and Christian Writings
Reviewed by Ross D. Harmon

2021.01.21. Kahlos, Religious Dissent in Late Antiquity, 350–450

Maijastina Kahlos, Religious Dissent in Late Antiquity, 350–450
Reviewed by Paula Fredriksen

2021.01.20. Hutson, First and Second Timothy and Titus

Christopher R. Hutson, First and Second Timothy and Titus
Reviewed by Nijay Gupta

2021.01.19. Grossberg, Heresy and the Formation of the Rabbinic Community

David M. Grossberg, Heresy and the Formation of the Rabbinic Community
Reviewed by Joshua Schwartz

2021.01.18. Fuller, A Discourse Analysis of Habakkuk

David J. Fuller, A Discourse Analysis of Habakkuk
Reviewed by Barry A. Jones

2021.01.17. Clouston, How Ancient Narratives Persuade

Eric Clouston, How Ancient Narratives Persuade: Acts in Its Literary Context
Reviewed by Bart B. Bruehler

2021.01.16. Behr, John the Theologian and His Paschal Gospel

John Behr, John the Theologian and His Paschal Gospel: A Prologue to Theology
Reviewed by William M. Wright IV

2021.01.15. Wolff, Paulus beispiels-weise

Dominik Wolff, Paulus beispiels-weise: Selbstdarstellung und autobiographisches Schreiben im Ersten Korintherbrief
Reviewed by Gudrun Nassauer