Review of Biblical Literature Blog

Jason A. Whitlark, Enabling Fidelity to God: Perseverance in Hebrews in Light of Reciprocity Systems in the Ancient Mediterranean World ...

James W. Thompson, Hebrews Reviewed by Alan C. Mitchell

Moses Taiwo, Paul’s Rhetoric in 1 Corinthians 10:29b–30 Reviewed by Mark A. Jennings

Evan Powell, The Myth of the Lost Gospel Reviewed by Sarah E. Rollens

Tat-siong Benny Liew, What Is Asian American Biblical Hermeneutics? Reading the New Testament Reviewed by Jae Won Lee

Seyoon Kim, Christ and Caesar: The Gospel and the Roman Empire in the Writings of Paul and Luke Reviewed by Warren Carter

Brad E. Kelle and Frank Ritchel Ames, eds., Writing and Reading War: Rhetoric, Gender, and Ethics in Biblical and Modern Contexts Rev...

Friedhelm Hartenstein, Das Angesicht JHWHs: Studien zu seinem höfischen und kultischen Bedeutungshintergrund in den Psalmen und in Exodus 32...

Tamara Cohn Eskenazi and Andrea L. Weiss, eds., The Torah: A Women’s Commentary Reviewed by Yael Shemesh

Michael B. Dick, Reading the Old Testament: An Inductive Introduction Reviewed by George C. Heider

Stacy Davis, This Strange Story: Jewish and Christian Interpretation of the Curse of Canaan from Antiquity to 1865 Reviewed by David M. W...

Adela Yarbro Collins and John J. Collins, King and Messiah as Son of God: Divine, Human, and Angelic Messianic Figures in Biblical and Relat...

J. Bretschneider, J. Driessen, and K. van Lerberghe, eds., Power and Architecture: Monumental Public Architecture in the Bronze Age Near Eas...

Keith Bodner, 1 Samuel: A Narrative Commentary Reviewed by Tim Bulkeley

Oda Wischmeyer and Stefan Scholz, eds., Die Bibel als Text: Beiträge zu einer textbezogenen Bibel-Hermeneutik Reviewed by Mark W. Ell...

James T. Sparks, The Chronicler’s Genealogies: Towards an Understanding of 1 Chronicles 1–9 Reviewed by Gershon Galil

Vanessa R. Sasson, The Birth of Moses and the Buddha: A Paradigm for the Comparative Study of Religions Reviewed by Marco Frenschkowski

Bruce J. Malina and John J. Pilch, Social-Science Commentary on the Book of Acts Reviewed by Kenneth D. Litwak

John S. Kloppenborg, Q, the Earliest Gospel: An Introduction to the Original Stories and Sayings of Jesus Reviewed by Christopher Tuckett

Mark J. Keown, Congregational Evangelism in Philippians: The Centrality of an Appeal for Gospel Proclamation to the Fabric of Philippians ...

Patrick Hunt, Poetry in the Song of Songs: A Literary Analysis Reviewed by Stefan Fischer

H. A. G. Houghton, Augustine’s Text of John: Patristic Citations and Latin Gospel Manuscripts Reviewed by Craig R. Koester

Frank Holzbrecher, Paulus und der historische Jesus: Darstellung und Analyse der bisherigen Forschungsgeschichte Reviewed by Edwin Broadhead

Tamara Cohn Eskenazi and Andrea L. Weiss, eds., The Torah: A Women’s Commentary Reviewed by Amelia Devin Freedman

Michael Erler and Stefan Schorn, eds., Die griechische Biographie in hellenistischer Zeit: Akten des internationalen Kongresses vom 26.–29. ...

Peter Bouteneff, Beginnings: Ancient Christian Readings of the Biblical Creation Narratives Reviewed by Korinna Zamfir

Charles B. Puskas and David Crump, An Introduction to the Gospels and Acts Reviewed by Peter J. Judge

Kevin McGeough, Exchange Relationships at Ugarit Reviewed by Roger S. Nam

AnneMarie Luijendijk, Greetings in the Lord: Early Christians and the Oxyrhynchus Papyri Reviewed by J. K. Elliott

Darin H. Land, The Diffusion of Ecclesiastical Authority: Sociological Dimensions of Leadership in the Book of Acts Reviewed by Stev...

Richard A. Horsley, Wisdom and Spiritual Transcendence at Corinth: Studies in First Corinthians Reviewed by Anthony C. Thiselton

John T. Fitzgerald, ed., Passions and Moral Progress in Greco-Roman Thought Reviewed by Wayne A. Meeks

Stephen Finlan, The Apostle Paul and the Pauline Tradition Reviewed by Korinna Zamfir

Audrey Dawson, Healing, Weakness and Power: Perspectives on Healing in the Writings of Mark, Luke and Paul Reviewed by Kobus Kok

Carl Cosaert, The Text of the Gospels in Clement of Alexandria Reviewed by J. K. Elliott

Donald T. Ariel, Hava Katz, Shelley Sadeh, and Michael Segal, The Dead Sea Scrolls Catalogue Reviewed by George J. Brooke

Rami Arav, ed., Cities through the Looking Glass: Essays on the History and Archaeology of Biblical Urbanism Reviewed by Aren Maeir

J. K. Aitken, The Semantics of Blessing and Cursing in Ancient Hebrew Reviewed by Yael Avrahami

J. Verheyden, G. Van Belle, and J. G. van der Watt, eds., Miracles and Imagery in Luke and John: Festschrift Ulrich Busse Review...

Gonzalo Rubio, Steven Garfinkle, Gary Beckman, and Daniel Snell; Mark Chavalas, ed., Current Issues and the Study of the Ancient Near East ...

Judith M. Lieu, I, II, and III John: A Commentary Reviewed by John Painter

Jennifer L. Koosed, (Per)Mutations of Qohelet: Reading the Body in the Book Reviewed by Harold C. Washington

Mary Healy, The Gospel of Mark Reviewed by Francis J. Moloney

Lee M. Fields, Hebrew for the Rest of Us: Using Hebrew Tools without Mastering Biblical Hebrew Reviewed by Francis Dalrymple-Hamilton

Walter Dietrich; Joachim Vette, trans., The Early Monarchy in Israel: The Tenth Century B.C.E. Reviewed by Jeremy Hutton

John Dominic Crossan and Jonathan L. Reed, In Search of Paul: How Jesus’ Apostle Opposed Rome’s Empire with God’s Kingdom Reviewed by E...

Yehudah B. Cohn, Tangled Up in Text: Tefillin and the Ancient World Reviewed by Joshua Schwartz

Eric Cline, From Eden to Exile: Unraveling Mysteries of the Bible Reviewed by Chad Spigel

Per Jarle Bekken, The Word Is Near You: A Study of Deuteronomy 30:12–14 in Paul’s Letter to the Romans in a Jewish Context Reviewed by J. ...

Michaela Bauks and Christophe Nihan, eds., Manuel d’exégèse de l’Ancien Testament Reviewed by Uwe Becker

Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony Reviewed by Stephen J. Patterson

H. G. M. Williamson, A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Isaiah 1–27: Volume 1: Commentary on Isaiah 1–5 Reviewed by Francis La...

Martin A. Shields, The End of Wisdom: A Reappraisal of the Historical and Canonical Function of Ecclesiastes Reviewed by Harold C. W...

Markus Saur, Der Tyroszyklus des Ezechielbuches Reviewed by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer

Friedrich V. Reiterer; Renate Egger-Wenzel, ed., “Alle Weisheit stammt vom Herrn”: Gesammelte Studien zu Ben Sira Reviewed by Oda Wisc...

Philip A. Noss, ed., A History of Bible Translation Reviewed by Francis Dalrymple-Hamilton

Jeffrey P. Greenman, Timothy Larsen, and Stephen R. Spencer, eds., The Sermon on the Mount through the Centuries: From the Early Church to J...

Jonathan Gan, The Metaphor of Shepherd in the Hebrew Bible: A Historical-Literary Reading Reviewed by Claudia D. Bergmann

J. Harold Ellens, Sex in the Bible: A New Consideration Reviewed by William R. G. Loader

Warren Carter, The Roman Empire and the New Testament: An Essential Guide Reviewed by Pieter J. J. Botha

Walter Brueggemann, A Pathway of Interpretation: The Old Testament for Pastors and Students Reviewed by Danny Mathews

Andrew Bernhard, Other Early Christian Gospels: A Critical Edition of the Surviving Greek Manuscripts Reviewed by Stephen J. Patterson

Stephen C. Barton, ed., Idolatry: False Worship in the Bible, Early Judaism and Christianity Reviewed by Markus Bockmuehl

Peter T. Vogt, Deuteronomic Theology and the Significance of Torah: A Reappraisal Reviewed by Trent C. Butler

Tom Thatcher and Stephen D. Moore, eds., Anatomies of Narrative Criticism: The Past, Present, and Futures of the Fourth Gospel as Literature...

Stanley E. Porter and Christopher D. Stanley, eds., As It Is Written: Studying Paul’s Use of Scripture Reviewed by Rodrigo J. Mora...

Leo G. Perdue, The Sword and the Stylus: An Introduction to Wisdom in the Age of Empires Reviewed by Benjamin G. Wright III

Jerome H. Neyrey and Eric C. Stewart, eds., The Social World of the New Testament: Insights and Models Reviewed by Heather McKay

Tremper Longman III and Peter Enns, eds., Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry and Writings Reviewed by Francis Dalrymple-...

Michael P. Knowles, We Preach Not Ourselves: Paul on Proclamation Reviewed by H. H. Drake Williams III

Gene L. Green, Jude and 2 Peter Reviewed by Peter H. Davids

J. Harold Ellens, ed., Miracles: God, Science, and Psychology in the Paranormal: Volume 1: Religious and Spiritual Events Reviewed by Su...

Daniel K. Darko, No Longer Living as the Gentiles: Differentiation and Shared Ethical Values In Ephesians 4.17–6.9 Reviewed by William R....

Chaim Cohen, Victor Hurowitz, Avi Hurvitz, Yochanan Muffs, Baruch Schwartz, and Jeffrey Tigay, eds., Birkat Shalom: Studies in the Bible, An...

Régis Burnet, L’évangile de la trahison: Une biographie de Judas Reviewed by Stephan Witetschek