Review of Biblical Literature Blog

Lauri Thurén,  Parables Unplugged: Reading the Lukan Parables in Their Rhetorical Context Reviewed by Dieter T. Roth

Robert H. Stein,  Jesus, the Temple and the Coming Son of Man: A Commentary on Mark 13 Reviewed by Andrew R. Angel

Tobias Nicklas,  Jews and Christians? Second-Century ‘Christian’ Perspectives on the ‘Parting of the Ways’ Reviewed by Shira L. Lander

Teresa Morgan,  Roman Faith and Christian Faith: Pistis and Fides in the Early Roman Empire and Early Churches Reviewed by Jason A. Myers

Tung Chiew Ha,  Biblical Narrative Learning: Teaching Adequate Faith in the Gospel of John Reviewed by Akio Ito Reviewed by Dirk van der M...

F. W. Dobbs-Allsopp,  On Biblical Poetry Reviewed by Benjamin D. Sommer

Kevin Corrigan and Tuomas Rasimus, eds.,  Gnosticism, Platonism and the Late Ancient World: Essays in Honour of John D. Turner Reviewed by ...

Ellen T. Charry,  Psalms 1–50: Sighs and Songs of Israel Reviewed by J. Clinton McCann Jr.

David Balch,  Contested Ethnicities and Images: Studies in Acts and Arts Reviewed by Eric D. Barreto

Michael Widmer,  Standing in the Breach: An Old Testament Theology and Spirituality of Intercessory Prayer Reviewed by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer

Brian Neil Peterson,  John’s Use of Ezekiel: Understanding the Unique Perspective of the Fourth Gospel Reviewed by Pieter de Vries

George L. Parsenios,  First, Second, and Third John Reviewed by Jan G. van der Watt

Manfred Oeming and Petr Sláma, eds.,  A King Like All the Nations? Kingdoms of Israel and Judah in the Bible and History Reviewed by Joseph...

Yoo Hong Min,  Die Grundschrift des Ezechielbuches und ihre Botschaft Reviewed by Sven Petry

Ernest C. Lucas,  Proverbs Reviewed by Ryan P. O’Dowd

Dayne S. Kalleres,  City of Demons: Violence, Ritual, and Christian Power in Late Antiquity Reviewed by J. Harold Ellens Reviewed by Sarah...

Christian Frevel,  Geschichte Israels Reviewed by Markus Witte

Ole Jakob Filtvedt,  The Identity of God’s People and the Paradox of Hebrews Reviewed by Nicholas Moore

Christian A. Eberhart,  Kultmetaphorik und Christologie: Opfer- und Sühneterminologie im Neuen Testament Reviewed by Jennifer W. Knust

Sonya Shetty Cronin,  Raymond Brown, ‘The Jews,’ and the Gospel of John: From Apologia to Apology Reviewed by R. Alan Culpepper

Bruce Clark,  Completing Christ’s Afflictions: Christ, Paul, and the Reconciliation of All Things Reviewed by Alexander E. Stewart

Davida H. Charney,  Persuading God: Rhetorical Studies of First-Person Psalms Reviewed by Philippus J. Botha

Samuel E. Balentine,  Have You Considered My Servant Job? Understanding the Biblical Archetype of Patience Reviewed by Jeffery M. Leonard

Kyle B. Wells,  Grace and Agency in Paul and Second Temple Judaism: Interpreting the Transformation of the Heart Reviewed by Don Garlington

Luigi Walt,  Paolo e le parole di Gesù: Frammenti di un insegnamento orale Reviewed by Ilaria L. E. Ramelli

Donald R. Vance, George Athas, and Yael Avrahami,  Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia: A Reader’s Edition Reviewed by Hubert Keener

John Van Seters,  The Pentateuch: A Social-Science Commentary Reviewed by Jean Louis Ska

Mark L. Strauss,  Mark Reviewed by J. Andrew Doole

Martin Stowasser, ed.,  Das Gottesbild in der Offenbarung des Johannes Reviewed by Nils Neumann

Charles E. Shepherd,  Theological Interpretation and Isaiah 53: A Critical Comparison of Bernhard Duhm, Brevard Childs, and Alec Motyer Rev...

Victor H. Matthews,  The Cultural World of the Bible: An Illustrated Guide to Manners and Customs Reviewed by Tyler R. Yoder

Richard N. Longenecker,  Paul, Apostle of Liberty Reviewed by Panayotis Coutsoumpos

Justin Langford,  Defending Hope: Semiotics and Intertextuality in 1 Peter Reviewed by Katherine M. Hockey

Christine Hayes,  What’s Divine about Divine Law? Early Perspectives Reviewed by Joshua Schwartz

Andrew Gregory and Christopher Tuckett, eds.,  The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Apocrypha Reviewed by Janet Spittler

Federico Giuntoli and Konrad Schmid, eds.,  The Post-Priestly Pentateuch: New Perspectives on Its Redactional Development and Theological Pr...

Terence E. Fretheim; Michael J. Chan and Brent A. Strawn, eds.,  What Kind of God? Collected Essays of Terence E. Fretheim Reviewed by Carm...

Simeon Chavel,  Oracular Law and Priestly Historiography in the Torah Reviewed by Benjamin D. Sommer

Konrad Zawadzki,  Der Kommentar Cyrills von Alexandrien zum 1. Korintherbrief: Einleitung, kritischer Text, Übersetzung, Einzelanalyse Revi...

Meredith J. C. Warren,  My Flesh Is Meat Indeed: A Nonsacramental Reading of John 6:51–58 Reviewed by Dana Robinson

Martin Vahrenhorst,  Der erste Brief des Petrus Reviewed by Torrey Seland

Pyung Soo Seo,  Luke’s Jesus in the Roman Empire and the Emperor in the Gospel of Luke Reviewed by Frank E. Dicken

Benjamin Sargent,  Written To Serve: The Use of Scripture in 1 Peter Reviewed by Abson Joseph

Reinhard Pummer,  The Samaritans: A Profile Reviewed by Monika Schreiber

David A. Lambert,  How Repentance Became Biblical: Judaism, Christianity, and the Interpretation of Scripture Reviewed by Dru Johnson

Antti Laato,  Guide to Biblical Chronology Reviewed by Ernst Axel Knauf

Michael Labahn and Outi Lehtipuu, eds.,  People under Power: Early Jewish and Christian Responses to the Roman Empire Reviewed by Warren Ca...

Walter J. Houston,  Amos: Justice and Violence Reviewed by Karl Möller

Gary G. Hoag,  Wealth in Ancient Ephesus and the First Letter to Timothy: Fresh Insights from Ephesiaca by Xenophon of Ephesus Reviewed by ...

Friedhelm Hartenstein and Konrad Schmid, eds.,  Abschied von der Priesterschrift? Zum Stand der Pentateuchdebatte Reviewed by David M. Carr

Jason M. H. Gaines,  The Poetic Priestly Source Reviewed by Frank H. Polak

John Eifion Morgan-Wynne,  Paul’s Pisidian Antioch Speech: Acts 13 Reviewed by Lars Kierspel

Michal Beth Dinkler,  Silent Statements: Narrative Representations of Speech and Silence in the Gospel of Luke Reviewed by Mikeal C. Parson...

Werner Zager,  Jesusforschung in vier Jahrhunderten: Texte von den Anfängen historischer Kritik bis zur “dritten Frage” nach dem historische...

Daniel Lynwood Smith,  Into the World of the New Testament: Greco-Roman and Jewish Texts and Contexts Reviewed by Troy M. Troftgruben

V. George Shillington,  An Introduction to the Study of Luke-Acts Reviewed by James M. Morgan

Jeremy Schipper,  Ruth: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary Reviewed by George Savran

Adele Reinhartz,  Caiaphas the High Priest Reviewed by Arie W. Zwiep

Leo G. Perdue and Warren Carter; Coleman A. Baker, ed.,  Israel and Empire: A Postcolonial History of Israel and Early Judaism Reviewed by ...

Donald W. Parry and Emanuel Tov,  The Dead Sea Scrolls Reader, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded Reviewed by Peter Porzig

Manfred Oeming and Konrad Schmid,  Job’s Journey: Stations of Suffering Reviewed by Katharine Dell

Alicia D. Myers and Bruce G. Schuchard, eds.,  Abiding Words: The Use of Scripture in the Gospel of John Reviewed by Inhee C. Berg

Duane Litfin,  Paul’s Theology of Preaching: The Apostle’s Challenge to the Art of Persuasion in Ancient Corinth Reviewed by James W. Thomp...

Richard Kalmin,  Migrating Tales: The Talmud’s Narratives and Their Historical Context Reviewed by Rivka Ulmer

Susan E. Hylen,  A Modest Apostle: Thecla and the History of Women in the Early Church Reviewed by Kate Wilkinson

Nancy L. deClaissé-Walford, ed.,  The Shape and Shaping of the Book of Psalms: The Current State of Scholarship Reviewed by John E. Anderso...

Tony Burke, ed.,  Forbidden Texts on the Western Frontier: The Christian Apocrypha from North American Perspectives: Proceedings from the 20...

Miriam Bier,  ‘Perhaps There Is Hope’: Reading Lamentations as a Polyphony of Pain, Penitence, and Protest Reviewed by Amy C. Cottrill

David J. Zucker and Moshe Reiss,  The Matriarchs of Genesis: Seven Women, Five Views Reviewed by Robin Gallaher Branch

Adam White,  Where Is the Wise Man? Graeco-Roman Education as a Background to the Divisions in 1 Corinthians 1–4 Reviewed by Bart J. Koet ...

Richard Walsh and Jay Twomey, eds.,  Borges and the Bible Reviewed by Michelle Fletcher

Helmut Utzschneider and Wolfgang Oswald,  Exodus 1–15 Reviewed by Danny Mathews

Steven Tuell,  Reading Nahum–Malachi: A Literary and Theological Commentary Reviewed by Michael H. Floyd

Jacob Thiessen and Harald Seubert, eds.,  Die Königsherrschaft Jahwes: Festschrift zur Emeritierung von Herbert H. Klement Reviewed by Mark...

Steven J. Schweitzer and Frauke Uhlenbruch, eds.,  Worlds That Could Not Be: Utopia in Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah Reviewed by Sean Burt