Review of Biblical Literature Blog

Daniel F. Stramara Jr.,  God’s Timetable: The Book of Revelation and the Feast of Seven Weeks Reviewed by Daniel Streett

Barry Smith,  Jesus’ Twofold Teaching about the Kingdom of God Reviewed by Daniel A. Smith

William Loader,  The Pseudepigrapha on Sexuality: Attitudes towards Sexuality in Apocalypses, Testaments, Legends, Wisdom, and Related Lite...

Joel S. Kaminsky and Joel N. Lohr,  The Torah: A Beginner’s Guide Reviewed by Rachel S. Mikva

Karen H. Jobes,  Letters to the Church: A Survey of Hebrews and the General Epistles Reviewed by Peter H. Davids

Vadim Jigoulov,  The Social History of Achaemenid Phoenicia: Being a Phoenician, Negotiating Empires Reviewed by S. Rebecca Martin

Detlef Jericke,  Regionaler Kult und lokaler Kult: Studien zur Kult- und Religionsgeschichte Israels und Judas im 9. und 8. Jahrhundert v. ...

Lisbeth S. Fried, ed.,  Was 1 Esdras First? An Investigation into the Priority and Nature of 1 Esdras Reviewed by Andrew Steinmann

Steven Fassberg,  The Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Challa Reviewed by Aaron Koller

Peter H. Davids,  2 Peter and Jude: A Handbook on the Greek Text Reviewed by Terrance D. Callan

Adrian Schenker,  Anfänge der Textgeschichte des Alten Testaments: Studien zu Entstehung und Verhältnis der frühesten Textformen Reviewed ...

Allan J. McNicol,  The Conversion of the Nations in Revelation Reviewed by Peter S. Perry

Cheryl A. Kirk-Duggan and Tina Pippin, eds.,  Mother Goose, Mother Jones, Mommie Dearest: Biblical Mothers and Their Children Reviewed by ...

James A. Kelhoffer,  Persecution, Persuasion and Power: Readiness to Withstand Hardship as a Corroboration of Legitimacy in the New Testame...

Kelly R. Iverson and Christopher W. Skinner, eds.,  Mark as Story: Retrospect and Prospect Reviewed by Cornelis Bennema

Martin Hengel,  Saint Peter: The Underestimated Apostle Reviewed by Timothy P. Henderson

Anselm Hagedorn and Henrik Pfeiffer, eds.,  Die Erzväter in der biblischen Tradition: Festschrift für Matthias Köckert Reviewed by Cynthia...

Mark Forman,  The Politics of Inheritance in Romans Reviewed by David J. Downs

Stanislas Breton,  A Radical Philosophy of Saint Paul Reviewed by Halvor Moxnes and Ole Jakob Løland

François Bovon; Glenn E. Snyder, ed.,  New Testament and Christian Apocrypha Reviewed by Christopher Tuckett

Frank Thielman, Ephesians Reviewed by Nijay K. Gupta

Roger Pearse, ed., Eusebius of Caesarea: Gospel Problems and Solutions Reviewed by Charles Bobertz

David M. Moffitt, Atonement and the Logic of Resurrection in the Epistle to the Hebrews Reviewed by Kenneth D. Litwak

Curtis Mitch and Edward Sri, The Gospel of Matthew Reviewed by Warren Carter

Alexander Kulik, 3 Baruch: Greek-Slavonic Apocalypse of Baruch Reviewed by Daniel C. Harlow

Innocent Himbaza, Adrien Schenker, and Jean-Baptiste Edart, The Bible on the Question of Homosexuality Reviewed by Stuart Macwilliam

Norman K. Gottwald; ed. Rebecca J. Kruger Gaudino, The Hebrew Bible: A Brief Socio-Literary Introduction Reviewed by Steven L. McKenzie

Roger Good, The Septuagint’s Translation of the Hebrew Verbal System in Chronicles Reviewed by Francis Dalrymple-Hamilton

N. Clayton Croy, Prima Scriptura: An Introduction to New Testament Interpretation Reviewed by Craig Blomberg

Richard S. Briggs and Joel N. Lohr, eds., A Theological Introduction to the Pentateuch: Interpreting the Torah as Christian Scripture Revie...

N. Verbin, Divinely Abused: A Philosophical Perspective on Job and His Kin Reviewed by F. Rachel Magdalene

Richard C. Steiner, Biblical Translation in the Making: The Evolution and Impact of Saadia Gaon’s Tafsr Reviewed by Rachel Adelman

Christopher W. Skinner, What Are They Saying about the Gospel of Thomas? Reviewed by Thomas Bergholz Reviewed by Ian Brown

Stanley E. Porter and Jason C. Robinson, Hermeneutics: An Introduction to Interpretive Theory Reviewed by Oda Wischmeyer

Helen Moore and Julian Reid, eds., Manifold Greatness: The Making of the King James Bible Reviewed by David G. Burke

Thomas W. Mann, The Book of the Former Prophets Reviewed by David G. Firth

Rowan A. Greer, Theodore of Mopsuestia: Commentary on the Minor Pauline Epistles Reviewed by Hennie Stander

Carol J. Dempsey and Elayne J. Shapiro, Reading the Bible, Transforming Conflict Reviewed by Jacobus Kok

April D. DeConick, Holy Misogyny: Why the Sex and Gender Conflicts in the Early Church Still Matter Reviewed by Alicia D. Myers

Erich Zenger; ed. Christian Frevel, Einleitung in das Alte Testament Reviewed by Trent C. Butler Reviewed by Jordan M. Scheetz

Robin Routledge, Old Testament Theology: A Thematic Approach Reviewed by Hubert James Keener

Jodi Magness, Stone and Dung, Oil and Spit: Jewish Daily Life in the Time of Jesus Reviewed by Sean Freyne Reviewed by Sarah E. Rollens

Wes Howard-Brook, “Come Out My People!”: God’s Call Out of Empire in the Bible and Beyond Reviewed by David M. Valeta

Roy L. Heller, Conversations with Scripture: The Book of Judges Reviewed by Klaas Spronk

Scott W. Hahn, The Kingdom of God as Liturgical Empire: A Theological Commentary on 1–2 Chronicles Reviewed by Mark McEntire

Bruce Chilton and Paul V. M. Flesher, Targums: A Critical Introduction Reviewed by David Shepherd

S. Bar, D. Kahn, and J. J. Shirley, eds., Egypt, Canaan and Israel: History, Imperialism, Ideology and Literature Reviewed by Aren M. Maeir

Dieter Zeller, Jesus – Logienquelle – Evangelien Reviewed by John S. Kloppenborg

Christian Smith, The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism Is Not a Truly Evangelical Reading of Scripture Reviewed by Craig L. Blomberg

James D. Nogalski, The Book of the Twelve Reviewed by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer

Elizabeth A. McCabe, ed., Women in the Biblical World: A Survey of Old and New Testament Perspectives Reviewed by Ginny Brewer-Boydston

Feidhlimidh T. Magennis, First and Second Samuel Reviewed by William L. Lyons

John Goldingay, Key Questions about Biblical Interpretation: Old Testament Answers Reviewed by John E. Anderson

Bonnie J. Flessen, An Exemplary Man: Cornelius and Characterization in Acts 10 Reviewed by Jean-François Racine

Georg Fischer, Die Anfänge der Bibel: Studien zu Genesis und Exodus Reviewed by Frank H. Polak

David A. Bergen, Dischronology and Dialogic in the Bible’s Primary Narrative Reviewed by Sara Koenig

Reinhard Achenbach, Rainer Albertz, and Jakob Wöhrle, eds., The Foreigner and the Law: Perspectives from the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Ne...

Michael P. Streck, Altbabylonisches Lehrbuch Reviewed by Gerhard Karner

Francesca Stavrakopoulou, Land of Our Fathers: The Roles of Ancestor Veneration in Biblical Land Claims Reviewed by Bob Becking

Matthew S. Rindge, Jesus’ Parable of the Rich Fool: Luke 12:13–34 among Ancient Conversations on Death and Possessions Reviewed by Nils Neum...

Timothy Larsen, A People of One Book: The Bible and the Victorians Reviewed by Mark Elliott

Teresa J. Hornsby and Ken Stone, eds., Bible Trouble: Queer Reading at the Boundaries of Biblical Scholarship Reviewed by Juliana Claassens

Marielle Frigge, Beginning Biblical Studies Reviewed by Coleman Baker

Martin J. Buss; ed. Nickie M. Stipe, The Changing Shape of Form Criticism: A Relational Approach Reviewed by Colin Toffelmire

Jason Bembry, Yahweh’s Coming of Age Reviewed by Johannes de Moor

Kenneth E. Bailey, Paul through Mediterranean Eyes: Cultural Studies in 1 Corinthians Reviewed by Ben Witherington III

Stéphanie Anthonioz, « À qui me comparerez-vous ? » (Is 40,25): La polémique contre l’idolâtrie dans le Deutéro-Isaïe Reviewed by Sven Petry

John Morgan-Wynne, The Cross in the Johannine Writings Reviewed by David Crump

James P. Ware, Paul and the Mission of the Church: Philippians in Ancient Jewish Context Reviewed by Angela Standhartinger

Klaus Wachtel and Michael W. Holmes, eds., The Textual History of the Greek New Testament: Changing Views in Contemporary Research Reviewed ...

Stefanos Mihalios, The Danielic Eschatological Hour in the Johannine Literature Reviewed by Dirk van der Merwe

Yung Suk Kim, A Theological Introduction to Paul’s Letters: Exploring a Threefold Theology of Paul Reviewed by Jason Weaver

Larry W. Hurtado and Paul L. Owen, eds., ‘Who Is This Son of Man?’: The Latest Scholarship on a Puzzling Expression of the Historical Jesus ...

Gonzalo Haya-Prats, Empowered Believers: The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts Reviewed by Nils Neumann

Jeffrey Brodd and Jonathan L. Reed, eds., Rome and Religion: A Cross-Disciplinary Dialogue on the Imperial Cult Reviewed by John Kloppenborg