Review of Biblical Literature Blog

Clint Tibbs, Religious Experience of the Pneuma: Communication With the Spirit World in 1 Corinthians 12 and 14 Reviewed by John Poirier

Jaroslav Rindos, He of Whom It Is Written: John the Baptist and Elijah in Luke Reviewed by Clare K. Rothschild

Seth D. Postell, Adam as Israel: Genesis 1–3 as the Introduction to the Torah and Tanakh Reviewed by John E. Anderson

Marty Alan Michelson, Reconciling Violence and Kingship: A Study of Judges and 1 Samuel Reviewed by Klaas Spronk

Jack R. Lundbom, The Hebrew Prophets: An Introduction Reviewed by Göran Eidevall

Geir Otto Holmås, Prayer and Vindication in Luke-Acts: The Theme of Prayer within the Context of the Legitimating and Edifying Objective of ...

Tchavdar S. Hadjiev, The Composition and Redaction of the Book of Amos Reviewed by Beth Stovell

James D. G. Dunn, Jesus, Paul, and the Gospels Reviewed by Raymond F. Collins

Martin M. Culy, Echoes of Friendship in the Gospel of John Reviewed by Anne M. O’Leary

Bob Becking and Susan Hennecke, eds., Out of Paradise: Eve and Adam and their Interpreters Reviewed by Robert C. Kashow

Christopher Zoccali, Whom God Has Called: The Relationship of Church and Israel in Pauline Interpretation, 1920 to the Present Reviewed by J...

Steven Weitzman, Solomon: The Lure of Wisdom Reviewed by Craig Bartholomew

Isaac S. D. Sassoon, The Status of Women in Jewish Tradition Reviewed by Yael Shemesh

Gordon K. Oeste, Legitimacy, Illegitimacy, and the Right to Rule: Windows on Abimelech’s Rise and Demise in Judges 9 Reviewed by Trent C. Bu...

Conleth Kearns, The Expanded Text of Ecclesiasticus: Its Teaching on the Future Life as a Clue to Its Origin Reviewed by Bradley C. Gregory

Anselm C. Hagedorn and Andrew Mein, eds., Aspects of Amos: Exegesis and Interpretation Reviewed by Tyler Mayfield

Michaela Geiger, Gottesräume: Die literarische und theologische Konzeption von Raum im Deuteronomium Reviewed by J. Cornelis De Vos

Rob Dalrymple, Revelation and the Two Witnesses: The Implications for Understanding John’s Depiction of the People of God and His Hortatory ...

Ron Cameron and Merrill P. Miller, eds., Redescribing Paul and the Corinthians Reviewed by Antoinette Clark Wire

Brian J. Abasciano, Paul’s Use of the Old Testament in Romans 9.10–18: An Intertextual and Theological Exegesis Reviewed by Stephen Moyise

Miles V. Van Pelt, English Grammar to Ace Biblical Hebrew Reviewed by Hubert Keener

Bas van Os, Psychological Analyses and the Historical Jesus: New Ways to Explore Christian Origins Reviewed by Wayne G. Rollins

Jonathan A. Moo, Creation, Nature and Hope in 4 Ezra Reviewed by Karina Martin Hogan

Robert D. Miller II, Oral Tradition in Ancient Israel Reviewed by Raymond F. Person Jr.

Gary D. Martin, Multiple Originals: New Approaches to Hebrew Bible Textual Criticism Reviewed by Johann Cook

Douglas A. Knight, Law, Power, and Justice in Ancient Israel Reviewed by Markus Witte

Philip A. Harland, ed., Travel and Religion in Antiquity Reviewed by Lee Jefferson

Benjamin H. Dunning, Specters of Paul: Sexual Difference in Early Christian Thought Reviewed by Peter-Ben Smit

David Crystal, Begat: The King James Bible and the English Language Reviewed by Craig W. Tyson

Michael Bird and Michael Pahl, eds., The Sacred Text: Excavating the Texts, Exploring the Interpretations, and Engaging the Theologies of th...

Michael A. Salmeier, Restoring the Kingdom: The Role of God as the “Ordainer of Times and Seasons” in the Acts of the Apostles Reviewed by R...

Jonathan Y. Rowe, Michal’s Moral Dilemma: A Literary, Anthropological and Ethical Interpretation Reviewed by Susanne Scholz

Thomas Römer, Dieu obscur: Cruauté, sexe et violence dans l’Ancien Testament Reviewed by Delia Klingler

Kent Aaron Reynolds, Torah as Teacher: The Exemplary Torah Student in Psalm 119 Reviewed by Steven Dunn

Stuart Macwilliam, Queer Theory and the Prophetic Marriage Metaphor in the Hebrew Bible Reviewed by Christine Mitchell

Martin Leuenberger, Segen und Segenstheologien im alten Israel: Untersuchungen zu ihren religions- und theologiegeschichtlichen Konstellatio...

Oh-Young Kwon, 1 Corinthians 1–4: Reconstructing Its Social and Rhetorical Situation and Re-reading It Cross-Culturally for Korean-Confucian...

John S. Kloppenborg and Richard S. Ascough, eds., Greco-Roman Associations: Texts, Translations, and Commentary: Volume 1: Attica, Central G...

Jeffrey Burns; David Bers and Stephen Tree, eds., The Music of Psalms, Proverbs and Job in the Hebrew Bible: A Revised Theory of Musical Acc...

Don C. Benjamin, Stones and Stories: An Introduction to Archaeology and the Bible Reviewed by Aren M. Maeir

Karlheinz Schüssler, ed., Biblia Coptica: Die koptischen Bibeltexte. Vollständiges Verzeichnis mit Standorten 4.3 Reviewed by Stephan Witet...

Anathea E. Portier-Young, Apocalypse against Empire: Theologies of Resistance in Early Judaism Reviewed by Benjamin E. Reynolds Reviewed by ...

David Miano, Shadow on the Steps: Time Measurement in Ancient Israel Reviewed by Spencer L. Allen

Thomas W. Mann, The Book of the Former Prophets Reviewed by Trent C. Butler

Maynard Paul Maidman, Nuzi Texts and Their Uses as Historical Evidence Reviewed by Ronan Head

John R. Levison, Filled with the Spirit Reviewed by Mark Batluck

Anthony Heacock, Jonathan Loved David: Manly Love in the Bible and the Hermeneutics of Sex Reviewed by John Barclay Burns

Clinton E. Arnold, Ephesians Reviewed by Gregory E. Sterling

Enam Al-Wer and Rudolf de Jong, eds., Arabic Dialectology: In Honour of Clive Holes on the Occasion of His Sixtieth Birthday Reviewed by Joh...

Adam Winn, Mark and the Elijah-Elisha Narrative: Considering the Practice of Greco-Roman Imitation in the Search for Markan Source Material ...

E. A. Myers, The Ituraeans and the Roman Near East: Reassessing the Sources Reviewed by Mark A. Chancey

Tod Linafelt, Claudia V. Camp, and Timothy Beal, eds., The Fate of King David: The Past and Present of a Biblical Icon Reviewed by Ilse Muel...

Thomas Kazen, Jesus and Purity Halakhah: Was Jesus Indifferent to Impurity? Reviewed by Kevin McCruden

Murray J. Harris, Colossians and Philemon Reviewed by Michael F. Bird

Martin Hallaschka, Haggai und Sacharja 1–8: Eine redaktionsgeschichtliche Untersuchung Reviewed by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer

Catherine Gunsalus González, 1 and 2 Peter and Jude Reviewed by Peter H. Davids

Mary L. Coloe and Tom Thatcher, eds., John, Qumran, and the Dead Sea Scrolls: Sixty Years of Discovery and Debate Reviewed by John Painter

Wes Howard-Brook, “Come Out My People!”: God’s Call Out of Empire in the Bible and Beyond Reviewed by Matthew Forrest Lowe

Peter Altmann, Festive Meals in Ancient Israel: Deuteronomy’s Identity Politics in Their Ancient Near Eastern Context Reviewed by Stephen A....

Vernon K. Robbins, Sea Voyages and Beyond: Emerging Strategies in Socio-rhetorical Interpretation Reviewed by Dennis R. MacDonald

David Norton, The King James Bible: A Short History from Tyndale to Today Reviewed by David G. Burke Reviewed by John Engle

Rodrigo J. Morales, The Spirit and the Restoration of Israel: New Exodus and New Creation Motifs in Galatians Reviewed by Sigurd Grindh...

Michaël N. van der Meer, Percy van Keulen, Wido van Peursen, Bas Ter Haar Romeny, eds., Isaiah in Context: Studies in Honour of Arie van der...

Scot McKnight, The Letter of James Reviewed by James P. Sweeney

Naomi Koltun-Fromm, Hermeneutics of Holiness: Ancient Jewish and Christian Notions of Sexuality and Religious Community Reviewed by J. Edw...

John Goldingay, Old Testament Theology: Volume 3: Israel’s Life Reviewed by Ovidiu Creanga

Terence E. Fretheim, Creation Untamed: The Bible, God, and Natural Disasters Reviewed by Norman Habel

Jennifer G. Bird, Abuse, Power and Fearful Obedience: Reconsidering 1 Peter’s Commands to Wives Reviewed by Torrey Seland

Michael Tait and Peter Oakes, eds., Torah in the New Testament: Papers Delivered at the Manchester-Lausanne Seminar of June 2008 Reviewed by...

Mark Allan Powell, ed., Methods for Matthew Reviewed by Daniel A. Smith

Peter Oakes, Reading Romans in Pompeii: Paul’s Letter at Ground Level Reviewed by Richard A. Wright

Jennifer L. Koosed, Gleaning Ruth: A Biblical Heroine and Her Afterlives Reviewed by Helen Leneman

Thomas Richard Kämmerer, ed., Studien zu Ritual und Sozialgeschichte im Alten Orient/Studies on Rituals and Society in the Ancient Near East...

David Instone-Brewer, Feasts and Sabbaths: Passover and Atonement Reviewed by Joshua Schwartz

Robert F. Hull Jr., The Story of the New Testament Text: Movers, Materials, Motives, Methods, and Models Reviewed by Larry W. Hurtado Review...