Review of Biblical Literature Blog

Gale A. Yee, Hugh R. Page Jr., and Matthew J. M. Coomber, eds.,  Fortress Commentary on the Bible: The Old Testament and Apocrypha Reviewed...

Bruce K. Waltke, James M. Houston, and Erika Moore,  The Psalms as Christian Lament: A Historical Commentary Reviewed by James M. Leonard

Marcus Vincent,  Marcion and the Dating of the Synoptic Gospels Reviewed by Clare K. Rothschild

Max Stern,  Bible and Music: Influences of the Old Testament on Western Music Reviewed by Tyler R. Yoder

Mark Roncace and Joseph Weaver, eds.,  Global Perspectives on the Bible Reviewed by M. Daniel Carroll R.

Gesine Schenke Robinson, Gesa Schenke, and Uwe-Karsten Plisch, eds.,  Der Same Seths: Hans-Martin Schenkes Kleine Schriften zu Gnosis, Kopto...

Sophie Ramond,  Les leçons et les énigmes du passé: Une exégèse intra-biblique des psaumes historiques Reviewed by Michael S. Moore

David J. Neville, ed.,  The Bible, Justice and Public Theology Reviewed by Robert L. Foster

Andrew T. Lincoln,  Born of a Virgin? Reconceiving Jesus in the Bible, Tradition, and Theology Reviewed by Michael Kochenash

Kyung Sook Lee and Kyung Mi Park, eds.,  Korean Feminists in Conversation with the Bible, Church and Society Reviewed by Suzie Park

Laurel W. Koepf-Taylor, Give Me Children or I Shall Die: Children and Communal Survival in Biblical Literature Reviewed by Sonya S. Cronin

James K. Hoffmeier, ed.,  Tell el-Borg I: Excavations in North Sinai Reviewed by Laura Wright

Paul Hartog,  Polycarp’s Epistle to the Philippians and the Martyrdom of Polycarp: Introduction, Text, and Commentary Reviewed by Nancy Par...

Eve Levavi Feinstein,  Sexual Pollution in the Hebrew Bible Reviewed by Thomas Kazen

J. Elayi and A. G. Elayi,  A Monetary and Political History of the Phoenician City of Byblos in the Fifth and Fourth Centuries B.C.E. Revie...

Devorah Dimant and Donald W. Parry, eds.,  Dead Sea Scrolls Handbook Reviewed by Blake A. Jurgens

Walter Dietrich,  Nahum Habakuk Zefanja Reviewed by Klaas Spronk

Nancy DeClaissé-Walford, Rolf A. Jacobson, and Beth LaNeel Tanner,  The Book of Psalms Reviewed by Richard S. Briggs Reviewed by J. Clinto...

John Day,  The Recovery of the Ancient Hebrew Language: The Lexographical Writings of D. Winton Thomas Reviewed by Hélène Dallaire

Jan M. Bremmer,  Initiation into the Mysteries of the Ancient World Reviewed by J. R. C. Cousland

Keith Bodner,  The Artistic Dimension: Literary Explorations of the Hebrew Bible Reviewed by Rachelle Gilmour

Cornelis Bennema,  A Theory of Character in New Testament Narrative Reviewed by Michael R. Whitenton

Peter Bekins,  Transitivity and Object Marking in Biblical Hebrew: An Investigation of the Object Preposition ’et Reviewed by John Hobbins

Paul N. Anderson,  From Crisis to Christ: A Contextual Introduction to the New Testament Reviewed by Renate Hood

Richard N. Soulen and R. Kendall Soulen,  Handbook of Biblical Criticism, Fourth Edition Reviewed by Susanne Luther

Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, ed.,  Feminist Biblical Studies in the Twentieth Century: Scholarship and Movement Reviewed by Carol Meyers

John N. Oswalt,  The Holy One of Israel: Studies in the Book of Isaiah Reviewed by J. Michael Thigpen

B. H. McLean,  Hellenistic and Biblical Greek: A Graduated Reader Reviewed by Timothy A. Brookins Reviewed by Steven Thompson

James McKeown,  Ruth Reviewed by Charles Echols Reviewed by Bradley J. Embry

Natalie N. May and Ulrike Steinert, eds.,  The Fabric of Cities: Aspects of Urbanism, Urban Topography and Society in Mesopotamia, Greece an...

Joram Luttenberger,  Prophetenmantel oder Bücherfutteral? Die persönlichen Notizen in den Pastoralbriefen im Licht antiker Epistolographie u...

Jack R. Lundbom,  Writing Up Jeremiah: The Prophet and the Book Reviewed by Amy Kalmanofsky

Margaret E. Lee and Bernard Brandon Scott,  Sound Mapping the New Testament Reviewed by Werner H. Kelber

Louise J. Lawrence,  Sense and Stigma in the Gospels: Depictions of Sensory-Disabled Characters Reviewed by Hector Avalos

Michael Langlois,  Le texte de Josué 10: Approche Philologique, épigraphique et diachronique Reviewed by Hélène Dallaire

Ljubica Jovanovic,  The Joseph of Genesis as Hellenistic Scientist Reviewed by Hans-Christoph Schmitt

Gershon Hepner,  Legal Friction: Law, Narrative, and Identity Politics in Biblical Israel Reviewed by Dustin Nash

A. E. Harvey,  Is Scripture Still Holy? Coming of Age with the New Testament Reviewed by Joseph B. Modica

Angela Kim Harkins, Kelley Coblentz Bautch, and John C. Endres S.J., eds.,  The Watchers in Jewish and Christian Traditions Reviewed by Rya...

Karlfried Froehlich, with Mark S. Burrows,  Sensing the Scriptures: Aminadab's Chariot and the Predicament of Biblical Interpretation R...

Esther Eshel and Yigal Levin, eds.,  “See, I Will Bring a Scroll Recounting What Befell Me” (Ps 40:8): Epigraphy and Daily Life from the Bib...

Trent C. Butler,  Joshua 1–12 and Joshua 13–24 Reviewed by Phillip G. Camp

Athalya Brenner and Frank H. Polak, eds.,  Words, Ideas, Worlds: Biblical Essays in Honour of Yairah Amit Reviewed by Rachelle Gilmour

Laura L. Brenneman and Brad D. Schantz, eds.,  Struggles for Shalom: Peace and Violence across the Testaments Reviewed by Jan Van Henten

Per Bilde,  The Originality of Jesus: A Critical Discussion and a Comparative Attempt Reviewed by Christopher Mount

Jean-Christophe Attias,  The Jews and the Bible Reviewed by Adele Berlin

Peter Altmann and Janling Fu, eds.,  Feasting in the Archaeology and Texts of the Bible and the Ancient Near East Reviewed by Wolfgang Zwic...

Daniel J. Treier,  Proverbs and Ecclesiastes Reviewed by Mark R. Sneed

Bernd U. Schipper and D. Andrew Teeter, eds.,  Wisdom and Torah: The Reception of ‘Torah’ in the Wisdom Literature of the Second Temple Peri...

K. L. Noll,  Canaan and Israel in Antiquity: A Textbook on History and Religion Reviewed by John Oswalt

Richard D. Nelson,  Historical Roots of the Old Testament (1200–63 BCE) Reviewed by Lester L. Grabbe

Kevin W. McFadden,  Judgment according to Works in Romans: The Meaning and Function of Divine Judgment in Paul’s Most Important Letter Revi...

Christl M. Maier and Nuria Calduch-Benages, eds.,  The Writings and Later Wisdom Books Reviewed by Christine Mitchell

Edgar Kellenberger,  Der Schutz der Einfältigen: Menschen mit einer geistigen Behinderung in der Bibel und in weiteren Quellen Reviewed by ...

Chris Keith,  Jesus against the Scribal Elite: The Origins of the Conflict Reviewed by Cornelis Bennema Reviewed by Albert Lukaszewski

Marianne Bjelland Kartzow,  Destabilizing the Margins: An Intersectional Approach to Early Christian Memory Reviewed by Ben Sutton

Joshua W. Jipp,  Divine Visitations and Hospitality to Strangers in Luke-Acts: An Interpretation of the Malta Episode in Acts 28:1–10 Revie...

Alberdina Houtman, Eveline van Staalduine-Sulman, and Hans-Martin Kirn, eds.,  A Jewish Targum in a Christian World Reviewed by Siam Bhayro

Maria Häusl, ed.,  Tochter Zion auf dem Weg zum himmlischen Jerusalem: Rezeptionslinien der “Stadtfrau Jerusalem” von den späten alttestamen...

Alain Gignac,  L’Épître aux Romains Reviewed by Marc Debanné Reviewed by John Doutre

Kristine Henriksen Garroway,  Children in the Ancient Near Eastern Household Reviewed by Heath D. Dewrell

Teresa Ann Ellis,  Gender in the Book of Ben Sira: Divine Wisdom, Erotic Poetry, and the Garden of Eden Reviewed by Matthew Goff

Benjamin A. Edsall,  Paul’s Witness to Formative Early Christian Instruction Reviewed by Matthew R. Malcolm

John Day,  From Creation to Babel: Studies in Genesis 1–11 Reviewed by Jesse Rainbow

Tal Davidovich,  Esther, Queen of the Jews: The Status and Position of Esther in the Old Testament Reviewed by Jill Middlemas

Dexter E. Callender Jr., ed.,  Myth and Scripture: Contemporary Perspectives on Religion, Language, and Imagination Reviewed by Bernard F. ...

Shani Tzoref and Ian Young, eds.,  Keter Shem Tov: Essays on the Dead Sea Scrolls in Memory of Alan Crown Reviewed by Andrea Ravasco

Dennis Sylva,  Thomas—Love as Strong as Death: Faith and Commitment in the Fourth Gospel Reviewed by Douglas Estes Reviewed by Dominic Zap...

Gerald L. Stevens,  Revelation: The Past and Future of John’s Apocalypse Reviewed by Shane J. Wood

Boyd Seevers,  Warfare in the Old Testament: The Organization, Weapons, and Tactics of Ancient Near Eastern Armies Reviewed by Jason Anthon...

Annick Payne,  Iron Age Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions Reviewed by Alice Mouton Reviewed by Fred Woudhuizen

Kevin B. McCruden,  A Body You Have Prepared For Me: The Spirituality of the Letter to the Hebrews Reviewed by Nicholas J. Moore

James Alfred Loader,  Proverbs 1–9 Reviewed by Thomas Krüger

Jae Won Lee,  Paul and the Politics of Difference: A Contextual Study of the Jewish-Gentile Difference in Galatians and Romans Reviewed by ...

John S. Kloppenborg and Joseph Verheyden, eds.,  The Elijah-Elisha Narrative in the Composition of Luke Reviewed by Peter J. Judge