Review of Biblical Literature Blog

Alexander J. M. Wedderburn,  The Death of Jesus: Some Reflections on Jesus-Traditions and Paul Reviewed by Peter Frick

Joan E. Taylor, ed.,  The Body in Biblical, Christian and Jewish Texts Reviewed by Joshua Schwartz

Brian C. Small,  The Characterization of Jesus in the Book of Hebrews Reviewed by Felix H. Cortez

Eric D. Reymond,  Qumran Hebrew: An Overview of Orthography, Phonology, and Morphology Reviewed by Emanuel Tov

Abraham Sung-Ho Oh,  Oh, That You Would Rend the Heavens and Come Down! The Eschatological Theology of Third Isaiah (Isaiah 56–66) Reviewed...

Daniel Patte and Vasile Mihoc, eds.,  Greek Patristic and Eastern Orthodox Interpretations of Romans Reviewed by Michael F. Bird

Daniel Patte, ed.,  The Cambridge Dictionary of Christianity Reviewed by Valeriy Alikin

C. Marvin Pate,  Apostle of the Last Days: The Life, Letters, and Theology of Paul Reviewed by James Hanson

Heinz-Dieter Neef,  Die Prüfung Abrahams: Eine exegetisch-theologische Studie zu Gen 22,1–19 Reviewed by Thomas Hieke

David Miano,  Shadow on the Steps: Time Measurement in Ancient Israel Reviewed by Trent C. Butler

Shelly Matthews,  The Acts of the Apostles: Taming the Tongues of Fire Reviewed by Brian LePort

Amy-Jill Levine,  Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi Reviewed by Jessica Tinklenberg

Craig S. Keener,  Acts: An Exegetical Commentary (3:1–14:28) Reviewed by Joshua L. Mann Reviewed by Justin A. Mihoc

Michael B. Hundley,  Keeping Heaven on Earth: Safeguarding the Divine Presence in the Priestly Tabernacle Reviewed by Nevada L. DeLapp

Franz D. Hubmann; ed. Werner Urbanz,  Prophetie an der Grenze: Studien zum Jeremiabuch und zum Corpus Propheticum Reviewed by Mark E. Biddl...

Lowell K. Handy, ed.,  Psalm 29 through Time and Tradition Reviewed by Wojciech Wegrzyniak

A. Kirk Grayson and Jamie Novotny,  The Royal Inscriptions of Sennacherib, King of Assyria (704–681 BC), Part 2 Reviewed by Michael S. Moor...

Michael Graves,  The Inspiration and Interpretation of Scripture: What the Early Church Can Teach Us Reviewed by Kenneth D. Litwak

Louis H. Feldman, James L. Kugel, and Lawrence H. Schiffman, eds.,  Outside the Bible: Ancient Jewish Writing Related to Scripture Reviewed...

Bruce Chilton,  Visions of the Apocalypse: Receptions of John’s Revelation in Western Imagination Reviewed by Ian Boxall

Warren Carter,  Seven Events That Shaped the New Testament World Reviewed by Richard Johnson

George Aichele,  The Letters of Jude and Second Peter: Paranoia and the Slaves of Christ Reviewed by Andrew Mbuvi

N. T. Wright,  Paul and the Faithfulness of God Reviewed by Russell Morton

Marty E. Stevens,  Leadership Roles of the Old Testament: King, Prophet, Priest, Sage Reviewed by Daniel S. Diffey

Werner H. Schmidt,  Das Buch Jeremia: Kapitel 21–52 Reviewed by Bob Becking

M. Pina Scanu, ed.,  Alla luce delle Scritture: Studi in onore di Giovanni Odasso Reviewed by Andrea Ravasco

Gerd Lüdemann,  The Earliest Christian Text: 1 Thessalonians Reviewed by Trevor J. Burke

Henk Leene,  Newness in Old Testament Prophecy: An Intertextual Study Reviewed by J. Michael Thigpen

Simon J. Joseph,  The Nonviolent Messiah: Jesus, Q, and the Enochic Tradition Reviewed by Sarah E. Rollens

Detlef Jericke,  Die Ortsangaben im Buch Genesis: Ein historisch-topographischer und literarisch-topographischer Kommentar Reviewed by Báli...

Matthias Henze and Gabriele Boccaccini, eds.,  Fourth Ezra and Second Baruch: Reconstruction after the Fall Reviewed by Kai Akagi

R. Michael Fox,  Reverberations of the Exodus in Scripture Reviewed by Jordan M. Scheetz

Peter W. Flint,  The Dead Sea Scrolls Reviewed by Daniel K. Falk

Walter Brueggemann,  Reality, Grief, Hope: Three Urgent Prophetic Tasks Reviewed by H. F. Van Rooy

James V. Brownson,  Bible, Gender, Sexuality: Reframing the Church's Debate on Same-Sex Relationships Reviewed by Hermias van Zyl

Katell Berthelot, Joseph E. David, and Marc Hirshman, eds.,  The Gift of the Land and the Fate of the Canaanites in Jewish Thought Reviewed...

Bradley Beach and Matthew Powell, eds.,  Interpreting Abraham: Journeys to Moriah Reviewed by Simon Lasair

Pablo R. Andiñach,  Introducción hermenéutica al Antiguo Testamento Reviewed by Diego Pérez Gondar Reviewed by Edesio Sánchez-Cetina

Markus Zehnder and Hallvard Hagelia, eds.,  Encountering Violence in the Bible Reviewed by Paul Middleton

David Stacey and Gregory Doudna,  Qumran Revisted: A Reassessment of the Archaeology of the Site and Its Texts Reviewed by Ian Werrett Rev...

John R. Spencer, Robert A. Mullins, and Aaron J. Brody, eds.,  Material Culture Matters: Essays on the Archaeology of the Southern Levant in...

Stanley E. Porter,  How We Got the New Testament: Text, Transmission, Translation Reviewed by Pheme Perkins Reviewed by Sylvie Raquel

Emanuel Pfoh and Keith W. Whitelam, eds.,  The Politics of Israel’s Past: The Bible, Archaeology and Nation-Building Reviewed by Pekka Pitk...

Bieke Mahieu,  Between Rome and Jerusalem: Herod the Great and His Sons in Their Struggle for Recognition Reviewed by Frank E. Dicken

Josef Lössl and John W. Watt, eds.,  Interpreting the Bible and Aristotle in Late Antiquity: The Alexandrian Commentary Tradition between Ro...

Kai Lämmerhirt,  Die sumerische Königshymne Šulgi F Reviewed by Niek Veldhuis

Craig S. Keener, Jeremy S. Crenshaw, and Jordan Daniel May, eds., Bu t These Are Written…: Essays on Johannine Literature in Honor of Profes...

Amy Kalmanofsky,  Dangerous Sisters of the Hebrew Bible Reviewed by Glenn Pemberton

Ulrich Huttner,  Early Christianity in the Lycus Valley Reviewed by John C. Poirier

Jan Willem van Henten,  Judean Antiquities 15: Translation and Commentary Reviewed by Arie W. Zwiep

Minna Heimola,  Christian Identity in the Gospel of Philip Reviewed by Tavis A. Bohlinger

Joel B. Green and Lee Martin McDonald, eds.,  The World of the New Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts Reviewed by Kathlee...

Lutz Doering,  Ancient Jewish Letters and the Beginnings of Christian Epistolography Reviewed by B. J. Oropeza

S. Min Chun,  Ethics and Biblical Narrative: A Literary and Discourse-Analytical Approach to the Story of Josiah Reviewed by Benjamin J. M....

Sungho Choi,  The Messianic Kingship of Jesus: A Study of Christology and Redemptive History in Matthew’s Gospel with Special Reference to t...

Moshe Bar-Asher; Aaron Koller, ed.,  Studies in Classical Hebrew Reviewed by Jerome A. Lund

Jay Twomey,  2 Corinthians: Crisis and Conflict Reviewed by Adam White

Micahel L. Satlow, How the Bible Became Holy Reviewed by Chad Spigel

Boris Paschke,  Particularism and Universalism in the Sermon on the Mount: A Narrative-Critical Analysis of Matthew 5-7 in the Light of Matt...

Felipe de Jesús Legarreta-Castillo,  The Figure of Adam in Romans 5 and 1 Corinthians 15: The New Creation and Its Ethical and Social Reconf...

Mark Harding and Alanna Nobbs, eds.,  All Things to All Cultures: Paul among Jews, Greeks, and Romans Reviewed by Andrew Spurgeon

Robert W. Funk,  A Beginning-Intermediate Grammar of Hellenistic Greek Reviewed by James W. Voelz

Josef Forsling,  Composite Artistry in the Book of Numbers: A Study in Biblical Narrative Conventions Reviewed by Benjamin D. Giffone

David G. Burke, Philip H. Towner, and John F. Kutsko, eds.,  The King James Version at 400: Assessing Its Genius as Bible Translation and It...

Cornelis Bennema,  A Theory of Character in New Testament Narrative Reviewed by Alicia D. Myers

John Ashton,  The Gospel of John and Christian Origins Reviewed by Seth Pollinger

Pheme Perkins,  First Corinthians Reviewed by H. H. Drake Williams III

Halvor Moxnes,  Jesus and the Rise of Nationalism: A New Quest for the Nineteenth Century Historical Jesus Reviewed by Craig A. Evans

Elvira Martín Contreras and Guadalupe Seijas de los Ríos-Zarzosa,  Masora: La transmisión de la tradición de la Biblia Hebrea Reviewed by A...

Emma Loosley,  The Architecture and Liturgy of the Bema in Fourth- to-Sixth-Century Syrian Churches Reviewed by Robert Morehouse

Kai Kaniuth, Anne Löhnert, Jared L. Miller, Adelheid Otto, Michael Roaf, and Walther Sallaberger, eds.,  Tempel im Alten Orient Reviewed by...

Stephen Finlan,  The Family Metaphor in Jesus’ Teaching: Gospel Imagery and Application Reviewed by Joanna Dewey

Andrew R. Davis,  Tel Dan in Its Northern Cultic Context Reviewed by Bob Becking Reviewed by Aren M. Maeir

Tony Burke, ed.,  Ancient Gospel or Modern Forgery? The Secret Gospel of Mark in Debate: Proceedings from the 2011 York University Christian...

Markus Bockmuehl and Guy G. Stroumsa, eds., Paradise in Antiquity: Jewish and Christian Views Reviewed by Pieter G. R. de Villiers