Review of Biblical Literature Blog

Jan van der Watt, ed.,  The Quest for the Real Jesus: Radboud Prestige Lectures by Prof. Dr. Michael Wolter Reviewed by Stephan Witetschek

Susanne Scholz and Pablo R. Andiñach, eds.,  La Violencia and the Hebrew Bible: The Politics and Histories of Biblical Hermeneutics on the A...

Paola Mollo,  An Intratextual Analysis of the Mirroring Birth Stories of Samson and Samuel: Explaining the Narrative Logic of Literary Monta...

Scot McKendrick, David Parker, Amy Myshrall, and Cillian O’Hogan, eds.,  Codex Sinaiticus: New Perspectives on the Ancient Biblical Manuscri...

Jean-Daniel Macchi,  Le livre d’Esther Reviewed by Kristin De Troyer

Jogy Cheruvathoor George,  The Metaphor of Shepherd in the Gospel of Mark Reviewed by Wayne Baxter

Simon Gathercole,  Defending Substitution: An Essay on Atonement in Paul Reviewed by Don Garlington

Karin Finsterbusch and Armin Lange, eds.,  Texts and Contexts of Jeremiah: The Exegesis of Jeremiah 1 and 10 in Light of Text and Reception ...

Jeff W. Childers, trans.; George A. Kiraz, ed.,  The Antioch Bible: The Gospel of Luke according to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English...

Shamir Yona,  The Many Faces of Repetition: Basic Patterns of Repetition in Construct-State Expressions in Biblical, Post-biblical and Ancie...

Robert W. Wall and David R. Nienhuis, eds.,  A Compact Guide to the Whole Bible: Learning to Read Scripture’s Story Reviewed by Lilly (SJ) ...

Gwynned de Looijer,  The Qumran Paradigm: Critical Evaluation of Some Foundational Hypotheses in the Construction of the Qumran Sect Review...

Kasper Bro Larsen,  The Gospel of John as Genre Mosaic Reviewed by D. A. Carson

Jarmo Kiilunen and Nina Nikki,  Alfasta oomegaan: Uuden testamentin kreikan tukipaketti Reviewed by Paavo Tucker

Matthew Ryan Hauge and Andrew W. Pitts, eds.,  Ancient Education and Early Christianity Reviewed by Alex Damm

Robert H. Gundry,  Peter: False Disciple and Apostate according to Saint Matthew Reviewed by Marius J. Nel

Jeremy Gabrielson,  Paul’s Non-violent Gospel: The Theological Politics of Peace in Paul’s Life and Letters Reviewed by Thomas P. Nelligan

Derek Cooper and Martin J. Lohrmann, eds.,  1–2 Samuel, 1–2 Kings, 1–2 Chronicles Reviewed by John Herbst

Richard A. Burridge,  Four Gospels, One Jesus? A Symbolic Reading Reviewed by Matthew C. Baldwin

Emanuel Tov,  Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible, Qumran, Septuagint: Collected Essays, Volume 3 Reviewed by Randall X. Gauthier

Dieter T. Roth,  The Text of Marcion’s Gospel Reviewed by Hugh Houghton

Elvira Martín-Contreras and Lorena Miralles-Maciá, eds.,  The Text of the Hebrew Bible: From the Rabbis to the Masoretes Reviewed by James ...

Thomas W. Mann,  The Book of the Torah Reviewed by Cody Eklov

Simon J. Joseph,  The Nonviolent Messiah: Jesus, Q, and the Enochic Tradition Reviewed by Blake A. Jurgens

Teresa J. Hornsby and Deryn Guest,  Transgender, Intersex, and Biblical Interpretation Reviewed by Jo Henderson-Merrygold

Hieronymus Horn,  Anfänge, die Geschichte schrieben: Das Buch Genesis (1–11) neu kommentiert Reviewed by Matthias Millard

Robert D. Holmstedt,  The Relative Clause in Biblical Hebrew Reviewed by Frank H. Polak

Stephen Mark Holmes, ed.,  The Fathers on the Sunday Gospels Reviewed by Jennifer S. Wyant

Tobias Hagerland,  Jesus and the Scriptures: Problems, Passages and Patterns Reviewed by John C. Poirier

Jason S. DeRouchie, Jason Gile, and Kenneth J. Turner, eds.,  For Our Good Always: Studies on the Message and Influence of Deuteronomy in Ho...

Eryl Davies,  Numbers: The Road to Freedom Reviewed by David Frankel

Greg Carey,  Apocalyptic Literature in the New Testament Reviewed by David L. Barr Reviewed by David A. Sánchez

Terrance Callan,  Acknowledging the Divine Benefactor: The Second Letter of Peter Reviewed by Michael F. Bird

Stephen I. Wright,  Jesus the Storyteller Reviewed by Marianne Blickenstaff

William O. Walker,  Gospels, Jesus, and Christian Origins Reviewed by J. Andrew Doole

Moulie Vidas,  Tradition and the Formation of the Talmud Reviewed by Joshua Schwartz

Josaphat C. Tam,  Apprehension of Jesus in the Gospel of John Reviewed by Deolito Vender Vistar Jr.

Mark D. Owens,  As It Was in the Beginning: An Intertextual Analysis of New Creation in Galatians, 2 Corinthians, and Ephesians Reviewed by...

J. Gordon McConville and Lloyd K. Pietersen, eds.,  Conception, Reception, and the Spirit: Essays in Honor of Andrew T. Lincoln Reviewed by...

Ekaterina Matusova,  The Meaning of the Letter of Aristeas: In Light of Biblical Interpretation and Grammatical Tradition, and with Referenc...

Joseph Lam,  Patterns of Sin in the Hebrew Bible: Metaphor, Culture, and the Making of a Religious Concept Reviewed by Ryan P. Bonfiglio

Thomas Fabisiak,  The “Nocturnal Side of Science” in David Friedrich Strauss’s Life of Jesus Critically Examined Reviewed by Jeffrey L. Mor...

Robert Evans,  Reception History, Tradition and Biblical Interpretation: Gadamer and Jauss in Current Practice Reviewed by William Lamb

Giuseppe de Carlo,  Il Bagliore delle luci antiche: Una lettura sapienziale della Bibbia ebraica Reviewed by Andrea Ravasco

Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer,  Zechariah’s Vision Report and Its Earliest Interpreters: A Redaction-Critical Study of Zechariah 1–8 Reviewed by Max ...

Craig A. Smith,  2 Timothy Reviewed by Robert W. Wall

Brian Schmidt, ed.,  Contextualizing Israel’s Sacred Writings: Ancient Literacy, Orality, and Literary Production Reviewed by Gareth Wearne

Clare K Rothschild,  Paul in Athens: The Popular Religious Context of Acts 17 Reviewed by Troy M. Troftgruben

Matthieu Richelle,  Guide pour l’exégèse de l’Ancien Testament: Méthodes, exemples et instruments de travail Reviewed by Olivier-Thomas Ven...

Robert MacEwen,  Matthean Posteriority: An Exploration of Matthew’s Use of Mark and Luke as a Solution to the Synoptic Problem Reviewed by ...

Karoline M. Lewis,  John Reviewed by Chang Seon An

Anthony Le Donne,  A Study Companion to The Bible: An Introduction Reviewed by Johanna Friedl

Collin Blake Bullard,  Jesus and the Thoughts of Many Hearts: Implicit Christology and Jesus’ Knowledge in the Gospel of Luke Reviewed by T...

Todd S. Berzon,  Classifying Christians: Ethnography, Heresiology, and the Limits of Knowledge in Late Antiquity Reviewed by Robert M. Roya...

Daniel L. Smith-Christopher,  Micah: A Commentary Reviewed by Claude F. Mariottini

Paul A. Rainbow,  Johannine Theology: The Gospel, the Epistles and the Apocalypse Reviewed by Athanasios Despotis

Corrado Martone,  Scritti di Qumran 1 Reviewed by Paola Mollo

Ronald Hendel,  Steps to a New Edition of the Hebrew Bible Reviewed by Emanuel Tov

Christoph Heil,  Das Spruchevangelium Q und der historische Jesus Reviewed by Kari Syreeni

Michael Gorman,  Becoming the Gospel: Paul, Participation, and Mission Reviewed by Gregory R. Perry

Timothy Brookins,  Corinthian Wisdom, Stoic Philosophy, and the Ancient Economy Reviewed by Devin L. White

Margaret Aymer,  James: Diaspora Rhetoric of a Friend of God Reviewed by Carla Swafford Works

Bradley Arnold,  Christ as the Telos of Life Reviewed by Julien M. Ogereau

Keon-Sang An,  An Ethiopian Reading of the Bible: Biblical Interpretation of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church Reviewed by Ralph Lee

Peter S. Williamson,  Revelation Reviewed by Andrew R. Guffey

Britt Leslie,  One Thing I Know: How the Blind Man of John 9 Leads an Audience toward Belief Reviewed by Susanne Luther

Charles Irons,  The Righteousness of God: A Lexical Examination of the Covenant-Faithfulness Interpretation Reviewed by Robert L. Foster

Izaak J. de Hulster, Brent A. Strawn, and Ryan P. Bonfiglio, eds.,  Iconographic Exegesis of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament: An Introduction...

Rebekah Eklund,  Jesus Wept: The Significance of Jesus’ Laments in the New Testament Reviewed by Leonard Maré

Joachim Eck,  Jesaja 1—Eine Exegese der Eröffnung des Jesaja-Buches: Die Präsentation Jesajas und JHWHs, Israels und der Tochter Zion Revie...

Nicole Wilkinson Duran and James P. Grimshaw, eds.,  Matthew Reviewed by Ernest van Eck

Stephen B. Chapman,  1 Samuel as Christian Scripture: A Theological Commentary Reviewed by Jordan M. Scheetz

Darrin W. Snyder Belousek,  Good News: The Advent of Salvation in the Gospel of Luke Reviewed by Benjamin J. Burkholder

Rainer Albertz,  Exodus 19–40 Reviewed by William Johnstone

Christopher W. Skinner,  Reading John Reviewed by Chang Seon An