The following new reviews have been added to the Review of Biblical Literature.
Michael F. Bird, The Saving Righteousness of God: Studies on Paul, Justification and the New Perspective
Reviewed by Martin Meiser
William P. Brown, ed., Engaging Biblical Authority: Perspectives on the Bible as Scripture
Reviewed by Craig L. Blomberg
Reta Halteman Finger, Of Widows and Meals: Communal Meals in the Book of Acts
Reviewed by Steve Walton
Ronald E. Heine, Reading the Old Testament with the Ancient Church: Exploring the Formation of Early Christian Thought
Reviewed by Martin C. Albl
Alastair Hunter, Wisdom Literature
Reviewed by Jurie le Roux
Joel S. Kaminsky, Yet I Loved Jacob: Reclaiming the Biblical Concept of Election
Reviewed by B. J. Oropeza
James A. Metzger, Consumption and Wealth in Luke’s Travel Narrative
Reviewed by Kenneth Litwak
Mareike Rake, “Juda wird aufsteigen!”: Untersuchungen zum ersten Kapitel des Richterbuches
Reviewed by Klaas Spronk
Ruth Anne Reese, 2 Peter and Jude
Reviewed by Wilhelm Pratscher
David M. Scholer, ed., Social Distinctives of the Christians in the First Century: Pivotal Essays by E. A. Judge
Reviewed by Tsalampouni Ekaterini
Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok: Psykologi och Exegetik
Reviewed by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
RBL Newsletter, 15 August 2008
The following new reviews have been added to the Review of Biblical Literature.
Paul J. Achtemeier, Jesus and the Miracle Tradition
Reviewed by Michael Labahn
Roland Boer, ed., Bakhtin and Genre Theory in Biblical Studies
Reviewed by David W. Williams
Maria Brutti, The Development of the High Priesthood during the Pre-Hasmonean Period: History, Ideology, Theology
Reviewed by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
Lester L. Grabbe, Ancient Israel: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It?
Reviewed by Brian B. Schmidt
Leslie Houlden, ed., Decoding Early Christianity: Truth and Legend in the Early Church
Reviewed by Robert M. Bowman Jr.
Karen L. King, The Secret Revelation of John
Reviewed by Francis Dalrymple-Hamilton
Sarianna Metso, The Serekh Texts
Reviewed by Eric F. Mason
Douglas E. Oakman, Jesus and the Peasants
Reviewed by Ernest van Eck
Richard Liong-Seng Phua, Idolatry and Authority: A Study of 1 Corinthians 8.1–11.1 in the Light of the Jewish Diaspora
Reviewed by Scott E. McClelland
Tom Thatcher, ed., What We Have Heard from the Beginning: The Past, Present, and Future of Johannine Studies
Reviewed by Cornelis Bennema
Nancy M. Tischler, Thematic Guide to Biblical Literature
Reviewed by Gerbern Oegema
Valerie M. Warrior, Roman Religion
Reviewed by Honora Howell Chapman
Francis Watson, Paul, Judaism, and the Gentiles: Beyond the New Perspective
Reviewed by James D. G. Dunn
Paul J. Achtemeier, Jesus and the Miracle Tradition
Reviewed by Michael Labahn
Roland Boer, ed., Bakhtin and Genre Theory in Biblical Studies
Reviewed by David W. Williams
Maria Brutti, The Development of the High Priesthood during the Pre-Hasmonean Period: History, Ideology, Theology
Reviewed by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
Lester L. Grabbe, Ancient Israel: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It?
Reviewed by Brian B. Schmidt
Leslie Houlden, ed., Decoding Early Christianity: Truth and Legend in the Early Church
Reviewed by Robert M. Bowman Jr.
Karen L. King, The Secret Revelation of John
Reviewed by Francis Dalrymple-Hamilton
Sarianna Metso, The Serekh Texts
Reviewed by Eric F. Mason
Douglas E. Oakman, Jesus and the Peasants
Reviewed by Ernest van Eck
Richard Liong-Seng Phua, Idolatry and Authority: A Study of 1 Corinthians 8.1–11.1 in the Light of the Jewish Diaspora
Reviewed by Scott E. McClelland
Tom Thatcher, ed., What We Have Heard from the Beginning: The Past, Present, and Future of Johannine Studies
Reviewed by Cornelis Bennema
Nancy M. Tischler, Thematic Guide to Biblical Literature
Reviewed by Gerbern Oegema
Valerie M. Warrior, Roman Religion
Reviewed by Honora Howell Chapman
Francis Watson, Paul, Judaism, and the Gentiles: Beyond the New Perspective
Reviewed by James D. G. Dunn
RBL Newsletter, 6 August 2008
The following new reviews have been added to the Review of Biblical Literature.
Efrain Agosto, Servant Leadership: Jesus and Paul
Reviewed by Stephan Joubert
L. William Countryman, Dirt, Greed, and Sex: Sexual Ethics in the New Testament and Their Implications for Today
Reviewed by Will Deming
April D. DeConick, The Thirteenth Apostle: What the Gospel of Judas Really Says
Reviewed by Arie W. Zwiep
William Loader, Enoch, Levi, and Jubilees on Sexuality: Attitudes towards Sexuality in the Early Enoch Literature, the Aramaic Levi Document, and the Book of Jubilees
Reviewed by Jessica Tinklenberg deVega
Meir Lubetski, ed., New Seals and Inscriptions, Hebrew, Idumean and Cuneiform
Reviewed by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
Jill Middlemas, The Templeless Age: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the Exile
Reviewed by Lester L. Grabbe
Joy A. Schroeder, Dinah’s Lament: The Biblical Legacy of Sexual Violence in Christian Interpretation
Reviewed by Yael Shemesh
Reviewed by Ron Clark
Oskar Skarsaune and Reidar Hvalvik, eds., Jewish Believers in Jesus
Reviewed by Elizabeth Boddens Hosang and Bart J. Koet
Kimberly B. Stratton, Naming the Witch: Magic, Ideology, and Stereotype in the Ancient World
Reviewed by Thomas J. Kraus
Efrain Agosto, Servant Leadership: Jesus and Paul
Reviewed by Stephan Joubert
L. William Countryman, Dirt, Greed, and Sex: Sexual Ethics in the New Testament and Their Implications for Today
Reviewed by Will Deming
April D. DeConick, The Thirteenth Apostle: What the Gospel of Judas Really Says
Reviewed by Arie W. Zwiep
William Loader, Enoch, Levi, and Jubilees on Sexuality: Attitudes towards Sexuality in the Early Enoch Literature, the Aramaic Levi Document, and the Book of Jubilees
Reviewed by Jessica Tinklenberg deVega
Meir Lubetski, ed., New Seals and Inscriptions, Hebrew, Idumean and Cuneiform
Reviewed by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
Jill Middlemas, The Templeless Age: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the Exile
Reviewed by Lester L. Grabbe
Joy A. Schroeder, Dinah’s Lament: The Biblical Legacy of Sexual Violence in Christian Interpretation
Reviewed by Yael Shemesh
Reviewed by Ron Clark
Oskar Skarsaune and Reidar Hvalvik, eds., Jewish Believers in Jesus
Reviewed by Elizabeth Boddens Hosang and Bart J. Koet
Kimberly B. Stratton, Naming the Witch: Magic, Ideology, and Stereotype in the Ancient World
Reviewed by Thomas J. Kraus