Review of Biblical Literature Blog

Marvin R. Wilson,  Exploring Our Hebraic Heritage: A Christian Theology of Roots and Renewal Reviewed by Gary D. Badcock

Mark S. Smith,  Poetic Heroes: Literary Commemorations of Warriors and Warrior Culture in the Early Biblical World Reviewed by Gregory Mobl...

JoAnn Scurlock,  Sourcebook for Ancient Mesopotamian Medicine Reviewed by Ingrid E. Lilly Reviewed by Michael S. Moore

Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza and Kent Harold Richards, eds.,  Transforming Graduate Biblical Education: Ethos and Discipline Reviewed by Gr...

Darío López Rodriguez,  The Liberating Mission of Jesus: The Message of the Gospel of Luke Reviewed by Corneliu Constantineanu

Joachim Friedrich Quack, ed.,  Ägyptische Rituale der griechisch-römischen Zeit Reviewed by Ariel G. Lopez

Irene Nowell,  Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther Reviewed by Stephen J. Bennett

Takamitsu Muraoka,  Classical Syriac for Hebraists Reviewed by Jonathan Loopstra

Sheila E. McGinn,  The Jesus Movement and the World of the Early Church Reviewed by José Gómez Galán

Margaret Y. MacDonald,  The Power of Children: The Construction of Christian Families in the Greco-Roman World Reviewed by Julie Faith Park...

Hisako Kinukawa, ed.,  Migration and Diaspora: Exegetical Voices of Women in Northeast Asian Countries Reviewed by ShinAe Kim

Carol M. Kaminski,  Was Noah Good? Finding Favour in the Flood Narrative Reviewed by Kathrin Gies

Dayna S. Kalleres and Kimberly B. Stratton, eds.,  Daughters of Hecate: Women and Magic in the Ancient World Reviewed by Scott B. Noegel

Elizabeth R. Hayes and Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, eds.,  ‘I Lifted My Eyes and Saw’: Reading Dream and Vision Reports in the Hebrew Bible Reviewe...

Joel B. Green,  Why Salvation? Reviewed by Nijay Gupta

Erik Eynikel and Tobias Nicklas, eds.,  Samson: Hero or Fool? The Many Faces of Samson Reviewed by J. Clinton Mccann Jr.

Anne F. Elvey,  The Matter of the Text: Material Engagements between Luke and the Five Senses Reviewed by J. Lyle Story

C. L. Crouch,  Israel and the Assyrians: Deuteronomy, the Succession Treaty of Esarhaddon, and the Nature of Subversion Reviewed by Robert ...

Brennan W. Breed,  Nomadic Text: A Theory of Biblical Reception History Reviewed by Jay Twomey

François Bovon; Luke Drake, ed.,  The Emergence of Christianity: Collected Studies III Reviewed by Matthew V. Novenson

Tomas Bokedal,  The Formation and Significance of the Christian Biblical Canon: A Study in Text, Ritual and Interpretation Reviewed by Lee ...

Jonathan Bernier,  Aposynagōgos  and the Historical Jesus in John: Rethinking the Historicity of the Johannine Expulsion Passages Reviewed ...

Vasile Babota,  The Institution of the Hasmonean High Priesthood Reviewed by Joshua Schwartz

Geza G. Xeravits, Tobias Nicklas, and Isaac Kalimi, eds.,  Scriptural Authority in Early Judaism and Ancient Christianity Reviewed by Rober...

Lionel J. Windsor,  Paul and the Vocation of Israel: How Paul’s Jewish Identity Informs his Apostolic Ministry, with Special Reference to Ro...

Devorah Schoenfeld,  Isaac on Jewish and Christian Altars: Polemic and Exegesis in Rashi and the Glossa Ordinaria Reviewed by Jeffrey L. Mo...

Eckart Otto,  Deuteronomium 1–11: Erster Teilband: 1,1–4,43; Deuteronomium 1–11: Zweiter Teilband: 4,44–11,32 Reviewed by Nathan MacDonald

Judith E. McKinlay,  Troubling Women and Land: Reading Biblical Texts in Aotearoa New Zealand Reviewed by Nasili Vaka’uta

Richard Horsley and Tom Thatcher,  John, Jesus, and the Renewal of Israel Reviewed by Michael G. Azar

Hanno Dockter,  Klerikerkritik im antiken Christentum Reviewed by Uta Heil

Walter Dietrich,  Samuel: 1Sam 1–12 Reviewed by Mark W. Hamilton

Corrine L. Carvalho, ed.,  Pastoral Essays in Honor of Lawrence Boadt, CSP: Reading the Old Testament Reviewed by Shawn W. Flynn

Alan J. Avery Peck, Bruce Chilton, William Scott Green, and Gary G. Porton, eds.,  A Legacy of Learning: Essays in Honor of Jacob Neusner R...

A. K. M. Adam,  James: A Handbook on the Greek Text Reviewed by Hector Martin

Herman C. Waetjen,  The Letter to the Romans: Salvation as Justice and the Deconstruction of Law Reviewed by M. Eugene Boring

Craig W. Tyson,  The Ammonites: Elites, Empires, and Sociopolitical Change (1000–500 BCE) Reviewed by Aren M. Maeir

Philip L. Tite,  The Apocryphal Epistle to the Laodiceans: An Epistolary and Rhetorical Analysis Reviewed by Christopher R. Matthews

Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer and Hans M. Barstad, eds.,  Continuity and Discontinuity: Chronological and Thematic Development in Isaiah 40–66 Revie...

Jeffrey Jay Niehaus,  Biblical Theology, Volume 1: The Common Grace Covenants Reviewed by Jens Bruun Kofoed

Christoph Markschies,  Hellenisierung des Christentums: Sinn und Unsinn einer historischen Deutungskategorie Reviewed by Harold W. Attridg...

Simon Mainwaring,  Mark, Mutuality, and Mental Health: Encounters with Jesus Reviewed by Edwin K. Broadhead

James A. Kelhoffer,  Conceptions of “Gospel” and Legitimacy in Early Christianity Reviewed by Albert Lukaszewski

Marietta Horster and Anja Klöckner, eds.,  Cities and Priests: Cult Personnel in Asia Minor and the Aegean Islands from the Hellenistic to t...

Jione Havea, David J. Neville, and Elaine M. Wainwright, eds.,  Bible, Borders, Belonging(s): Engaging Readings from Oceania Reviewed by Y...

Peter Frick,  Paul in the Grip of the Philosophers: The Apostle and Contemporary Continental Philosophy Reviewed by Mark Elliott Reviewe...

Jerome N. Douglas,  A Polemical Preacher of Joy: An Anti-apocalpytic Genre for Qoheleth’s Message of Joy Reviewed by Mark Sneed

Shaye J. D. Cohen,  From the Maccabees to the Mishnah Reviewed by John J. Collins

Eve-Marie Becker, Troels Engberg-Pedersen, and Mogens Muller, eds.,  Mark and Paul: Comparative Essays Part II For and Against Pauline Influ...

H. H. Drake Williams III,  Jesus Tried and True: Why the Four Canonical Gospels Provide the Best Picture of Jesus Reviewed by Richard A. Bu...

Arthur P. Urbano,  The Philosophical Life: Biography and the Crafting of Intellectual Identity in Late Antiquity Reviewed by Edmund P. Cuev...

Laura C. Sweat,  The Theological Role of Paradox in the Gospel of Mark Reviewed by M. Geert van Oyen

Thomas Römer,  Dark God: Cruelty, Sex, and Violence in the Old Testament Reviewed by Juan Miguel Betancourt

Dietmar Neufeld,  Mockery and Secretism in the Social World of Mark’s Gospel Reviewed by Joshua D. Garroway

Gregory Mobley,  The Return of the Chaos Monsters—and Other Backstories of the Bible Reviewed by Bernard F. Batto

Jennifer Houston McNeel,  Paul as Infant and Nursing Mother: Metaphor, Rhetoric, and Identity in 1 Thessalonians 2:5–8 Reviewed by Thomas R...

David A. Lamb,  Text, Context and the Johannine Community: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of the Johannine Writings Reviewed by Wendy E. S. Nor...

Paba Nidhani De Andrado,  The Akedah Servant Complex: The Soteriological Linkage of Genesis 22 and Isaiah 53 in Ancient Jewish and Christian...

Robert L. Cole,  Psalms 1–2: Gateway to the Psalter Reviewed by W. Dennis Tucker Jr.

Samson Uytanlet,  Luke-Acts and Jewish Historiography: A Study on the Theology, Literature, and Ideology of Luke-Acts Reviewed by Andrew W....

Rivka Ulmer and Moshe Ulmer,  Righteous Giving to the Poor: Tzedakah (“Charity”) in Classic Rabbinic Judaism Reviewed by Zev Garber

Ched Spellman,  Toward a Canon-Conscious Reading of the Bible: Exploring the History and Hermeneutics of the Canon Reviewed by John Barton

Benjamin Sargent,  David Being a Prophet: The Contingency of Scripture upon History in the New Testament Reviewed by Kenneth D. Litwak

Robert M. Royalty Jr.,  The Origin of Heresy: A History of Discourse in Second Temple Judaism and Early Christianity Reviewed by Joseph Azi...

Iain Provan,  Seriously Dangerous Religion: What the Old Testament Really Says and Why It Matters Reviewed by Richard S. Briggs

Douglas E. Oakman,  Jesus, Debt, and the Lord’s Prayer: First-Century Debt and Jesus’ Intentions Reviewed by David A. Fiensy

Maciej M. Münnich,  The God Resheph in the Ancient Near East Reviewed by Michael S. Moore

Karl McDaniel,  Experiencing Irony in the First Gospel: Suspense, Surprise and Curiosity Reviewed by Glenna Jackson

Hubert James Keener,  A Canonical Exegesis of Psalm 8: YHWH’s Maintenance of the Created Order through Divine Reversal Reviewed by Philippu...

Lance Jenott and Sarit Kattan Gribetz, eds.,  Jewish and Christian Cosmogony in Late Antiquity Reviewed by Steven Thompson

Clayton N. Jefford,  The Epistle to Diognetus (with the Fragment of Quadratus): Introduction, Text, and Commentary Reviewed by Jonathan A. ...

Martin Heide,  Das Testament Abrahams: Edition und Übersetzung der arabischen und äthiopischen Versionen Reviewed by Curt Niccum

Lisbeth S. Fried,  Ezra and the Law in History and Tradition Reviewed by Thomas Hieke

Greg W. Forbes,  1 Peter: Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament Reviewed by Terrance D. Callan

Leann Snow Flesher, Carol J. Dempsey, and Mark J. Boda, eds.,  Why? … How Long? Studies on Voice(s) of Lamentation Rooted in Biblical Hebrew...

Roland Deines; Christoph Ochs and Peter Watts, eds.,  Acts of God in History: Studies Towards Recovering a Theological Historiography Revie...