Review of Biblical Literature Blog

Thomas P. Scheck,  St. Jerome’s Commentaries on Galatians, Titus, and Philemon Reviewed by Gerald Bray

Kathleen M. Rochester,  Prophetic Ministry in Jeremiah and Ezekiel Reviewed by Wilhelm J. Wessels

James D. Nogalski,  The Book of the Twelve: Hosea–Jonah Reviewed by Beth Stovell

Steve Moyise,  The Later New Testament Writings and Scripture: The Old Testament in Acts, Hebrews, the Catholic Epistles, and Revelation R...

Dennis R. MacDonald,  Two Shipwrecked Gospels: The Logoi of Jesus and Papias’s Exposition of Logia about the Lord Reviewed by John Kloppen...

Tremper Longman III,  Introducing the Old Testament: A Short Guide to Its History and Message Reviewed by Trent Butler

Melissa A. Jackson,  Comedy and Feminist Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible: A Subversive Collaboration Reviewed by Kathryn D. Blanchard

Michael Cameron,  Christ Meets Me Everywhere: Augustine’s Early Figurative Exegesis Reviewed by Blossom Stefaniw

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

Assaf Yasur-Landau, Jennie R. Ebeling, and Laura B. Mazow, eds.,  Household Archaeology in Ancient Israel and Beyond Reviewed by Ralph K. ...

Moshe Simon-Shoshan,  Stories of the Law: Narrative Discourse and the Construction of Authority in the Mishnah Reviewed by Joshua Schwartz...

Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza,  Transforming Vision: Explorations in Feminist The*logy Reviewed by Daniel Darko

David Rhoads, Joanna Dewey, and Donald Michie,  Mark as Story: An Introduction to the Narrative of a Gospel Reviewed by Michael W. Pahl

Russell Pregeant,  Reading the Bible for All the Wrong Reasons Reviewed by Joel Stephen Williams

Kathleen M. O’Connor,  Jeremiah: Pain and Promise Reviewed by Wilhelm J. Wessels

Urmas Nømmik,  Die Freundesreden des ursprünglichen Hiobdialogs: Eine form- und traditionsgeschichtliche Studie Reviewed by Kyle C. Dunham...

Tobias Hägerland,  Jesus and the Forgiveness of Sins: An Aspect of His Prophetic Mission Reviewed by Dion Forster

Yoram Cohen,  The Scribes and Scholars of the City of Emar in the Late Bronze Age Reviewed by Bryan C. Babcock

David R. Bauer and Robert A. Traina,  Inductive Bible Study: A Comprehensive Guide to the Practice of Hermeneutics Reviewed by Justin Marc...

Allen P. Ross,  Commentary on the Psalms, Volume 1: 1–41 Reviewed by Leonard Mare

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

Rainer Metzner,  Kaiphas. Der Hohepriester jenes Jahres: Geschichte und Deutung Reviewed by Thomas Bergholz

Benedikt Hensel,  Die Vertauschung des Erstgeburtssegens in der Genesis: Eine Analyse der narrativ-theologischen Grundstruktur des ersten B...

Lars Hartman,  Mark for the Nations: A Text- and Reader-Oriented Commentary Reviewed by Robert M. Fowler

Daniel K. Falk, Sarianna Metso, Donald W. Parry, and Eibert J. C. Tigchelaar, eds.,  Qumran Cave 1 Revisited: Texts from Cave 1 Sixty Years...

Daniel Durken, ed.,  The New Collegeville Bible Commentary: New Testament Reviewed by Ernest Van Eck

Aaron Demsky,  Literacy in Ancient Israel  [Hebrew] Reviewed by David A. Glatt-Gilad

Darrell L. Bock,  A Theology of Luke and Acts: God’s Promised Program, Realized for All Nations Reviewed by Ulrich Busse

Martin Bauspieß,  Geschichte und Erkenntnis im lukanischen Doppelwerk: Eine exegetische Untersuchung zu einer christlichen Perspektive auf ...

Pablo A. Torijano Morales and Andrés Piquer Otero, eds.,  Textual Criticism and Dead Sea Scrolls Studies in Honour of Julio Trebolle Barrer...

Mark R. Sneed,  The Politics of Pessimism in Ecclesiastes: A Social-Science Perspective Reviewed by Robert Williamson Jr.

Angela R. Roskop,  The Wilderness Itineraries: Genre, Geography, and the Growth of Torah Reviewed by Nathan MacDonald

Frederick J. Murphy,  Apocalypticism in the Bible and Its World: A Comprehensive Introduction Reviewed by Adela Yarbro Collins Reviewed b...

B. H. McLean,  Biblical Interpretation and Philosophical Hermeneutics Reviewed by Richard S. Briggs

Francis Landy,  Hosea Reviewed by Gert T. M. Prinsloo

Craig S. Keener,  Romans Reviewed by Peter W. Gosnell

Tobias Hägerland,  Jesus and the Forgiveness of Sins: An Aspect of his Prophetic Mission Reviewed by William R. G. Loader

Claire Clivaz and Jean Zumstein, eds.,  Reading New Testament Papyri in Context - Lire des papyrus du Nouveau Testament dans leur contexte ...

Robb Andrew Young,  Hezekiah in History and Tradition Reviewed by Ibolya Balla

Duane F. Watson and Terrance Callan,  First and Second Peter Reviewed by Travis B. Williams

Allen Verhey and Joseph S. Harvard,  Ephesians Reviewed by Earl Kellett

Deborah W. Rooke,  Handel’s Israelite Oratorio Libretti: Sacred Drama and Biblical Exegesis Reviewed by Helen Leneman

Shalom M. Paul,  Isaiah 40–66: Translation and Commentary Reviewed by Roy E. Gane

Jean-Daniel Macchi, Christophe Nihan, Thomas Römer, and Jan Rückl, eds.,  Les recueils prophétiques de la Bible: Origines, milieux, et cont...

Andrés García Serrano,  The Presentation in the Temple: The Narrative Function of Lk 2:22–39 in Luke-Acts Reviewed by Sean Adams

Joëlle Ferry,  Isaïe: “Comme les mots d’un livre scellé…” Reviewed by Wilson de Angelo Cunha

Steed Vernyl Davidson,  Empire and Exile: Postcolonial Readings of the Book of Jeremiah Reviewed by Bob Becking

Michael Avioz,  “I Sat Alone”: Jeremiah among the Prophets Reviewed by Wilhelm Wessels

Robert H. Stein,  A Basic Guide to Interpreting the Bible: Playing by the Rules Reviewed by Bálint Károly Zabán

Matthew R. Schlimm,  From Fratricide to Forgiveness: The Language and Ethics of Anger in Genesis Reviewed by Phillip Sherman

Lester Ruth, Carrie Steenwyk, and John D. Witvliet,  Walking Where Jesus Walked: Worship in Fourth-Century Jerusalem Reviewed by Amy Donal...

John S. Kloppenborg and Judith H. Newman, eds.,  Editing the Bible: Assessing the Task Past and Present Reviewed by Marcus Sigismund

Craig S. Keener,  Acts: An Exegetical Commentary, vol. 1: Introduction and 1:1–2:47 Reviewed by Richard I. Pervo Reviewed by Daniel L. Sm...

Matthias Henze, ed.,  Hazon Gabriel: New Readings of the Gabriel Revelation Reviewed by Ian Young

Katharine J. Dell, Brian A. Mastin, and James K. Aitken, eds.,  On Stone and Scroll: Essays in Honour of Graham Ivor Davies Reviewed by Le...

Daniel Boyarin,  The Jewish Gospels: The Story of the Jewish Christ Reviewed by Mark A. Matson

Jarvis J. Williams,  Maccabean Martyr Traditions in Paul’s Theology of Atonement: Did Martyr Theology Shape Paul’s Conception of Jesus’s De...

Karlheinz Schüssler, ed.,  Biblia Coptica: Die koptischen Bibeltexte. Vollständiges Verzeichnis mit Standorten. Band 4/Lieferung 4: sa 721–...

Stéphane Saulnier,  Calendrical Variations in Second Temple Judaism: New Perspectives on the ‘Date of the Last Supper’ Debate Reviewed by ...

Bruce W. Longenecker,  Hearing the Silence: Jesus on the Edge and God in the Gap—Luke 4 in Narrative Perspective Reviewed by Michal Beth D...

Daniel C. Harlow, Karina Martin Hogan, Matthew Goff, and Joel S. Kaminsky, eds.,  The “Other” in Second Temple Judaism: Essays in Honor of ...

Peter Enns,  Ecclesiastes Reviewed by Gert T. M. Prinsloo

Daniel R. Driver,  Brevard Childs, Biblical Theologian: For the Church’s One Bible Reviewed by Philippus J. Botha

Deborah O’Daniel Cantrell,  The Horsemen of Israel: Horses and Chariotry in Monarchic Israel Reviewed by Raz Kletter

Eberhard Bons and Jans Joosten, eds.,  Septuagint Vocabulary: Pre-history, Usage, Reception Reviewed by Francis Dalrymple-Hamilton Review...

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

Simon P. Stocks,  The Form and Function of the Tricolon in the Psalms of Ascents: Introducing a New Paradigm for Hebrew Poetic Line-Form R...

John H. Sailhamer,  The Meaning of the Pentateuch: Revelation, Composition and Interpretation Reviewed by Andrew Steinmann

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

Mikeal C. Parsons,  Body and Character in Luke and Acts: The Subversion of Physiognomy in Early Christianity Reviewed by Stephan Witetsche...

Nancy C. Lee,  Lyrics of Lament: From Tragedy to Transformation Reviewed by Ulrich Berges Reviewed by Leonard Mare

Peter Hon Wan Lau,  Identity and Ethics in the Book of Ruth: A Social Identity Approach Reviewed by Timothy Stone

Georg Fischer and Dominik Markl,  Das Buch Exodus Reviewed by Paul Sanders

Frederick Dale Bruner,  The Gospel of John: A Commentary Reviewed by Sonya S. Cronin

Ina Willi-Plein,  Das Buch Genesis: Kapitel 12–50 Reviewed by Wolfgang Zwickel