Review of Biblical Literature Blog

Allen P. Ross,  A Commentary on the Psalms: Volume 3 (90–150) Reviewed by J. Clinton McCann Jr.

Stanley E. Porter and Bryan R. Dyer, eds.,  The Synoptic Problem: Four Views Reviewed by Robert K. MacEwen

Mogens Müller and Jesper Tang Nielsen, eds.,  Luke’s Literary Creativity Reviewed by Nils Neumann

Jörg Jeremias,  Theologie des Alten Testaments Reviewed by Jordan M. Scheetz

John Jarick, ed.,  SOTS at 100: Centennial Essays of the Society for Old Testament Study Reviewed by Corrine Carvalho

Ronald Hendel,  Steps to a New Edition of the Hebrew Bible Reviewed by Arie van der Kooij

Lester L. Grabbe,  1 and 2 Kings: History and Story in Ancient Israel Reviewed by Steven L. McKenzie

Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder,  When Momma Speaks: The Bible and Motherhood from a Womanist Perspective Reviewed by Kimberly Russaw

Colleen M. Conway,  Sex and Slaughter in the Tent of Jael: A Cultural History of a Biblical Story Reviewed by Gregory Mobley

Timothy A. Brookins and Bruce W. Longenecker,  1 Corinthians 10–16: A Handbook on the Greek Text Reviewed by James D. Romano

Gary Yamasaki,  Insights from Filmmaking for Analyzing Biblical Narrative Reviewed by Steve A. Wiggins

Hans de Wit and Janet Dyk, eds.,  Bible and Transformation: The Promise of Intercultural Bible Reading Reviewed by Jione Havea

Harry O. Maier,  Picturing Paul in Empire: Imperial Image, Text and Persuasion in Colossians, Ephesians and the Pastoral Epistles Reviewed ...

Jeremy D. Lyon,  Qumran Interpretation of the Genesis Flood Reviewed by Jonathan M. Potter

Reinhard G. Kratz,  Historical and Biblical Israel: The History, Tradition, and Archives of Israel and Judah Reviewed by Brad E. Kelle

Jonathan G. Kline,  Allusive Soundplay in the Hebrew Bible Reviewed by Thomas P. McCreesh, O.P.

Matthew Harmon and Jay E. Smith, eds.,  Studies in the Pauline Epistles: Essays in Honor of Douglas J. Moo Reviewed by H. H. Drake Williams...

Susanna Elm,  Sons of Hellenism, Fathers of the Church: Emperor Julian, Gregory of Nazianzus, and the Vision of Rome Reviewed by Andrew R. ...

Patrick T. Egan,  Ecclesiology and the Scriptural Narrative of 1 Peter Reviewed by Torrey Seland

Alan J. Bale,  Genre and Narrative Coherence in the Acts of the Apostles Reviewed by Loveday Alexander

Géza G. Xeravits and Peter Porzig,  Einführung in die Qumranliteratur Reviewed by Pieter B. Hartog

Ada Taggar-Cohen and Roy E. Gane, eds.,  Current Issues in Priestly and Related Literature: The Legacy of Jacob Milgrom and Beyond Reviewed...

John Poirier and Jeffrey Peterson, eds.,  Marcan Priority without Q: Explorations in the Farrer Hypothesis Reviewed by David J. Neville

Bryan M. Litfin,  Early Christian Martyr Stories: An Evangelical Introduction with New Translations Reviewed by Jan Willem van Henten

David Horrell,  An Introduction to the Study of Paul Reviewed by Nijay Gupta

Raimo Hakola, Nina Nikki, and Ulla Tervahauta, eds.,  Others and the Construction of Early Christian Identities Reviewed by H. H. Drake Wil...

Stephen B. Chapman and Marvin A. Sweeney, eds.,  The Cambridge Companion to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Reviewed by Jeffery M. Leonard

Elie Assis,  Identity in Conflict: The Struggle between Esau and Jacob, Edom and Israel Reviewed by George Savran

Kimberly Ambrose,  Jew among Jews: Rehabilitating Paul Reviewed by Michael F. Bird

David L. Turner,  Israel’s Last Prophet: Jesus and the Jewish Leaders in Matthew 23 Reviewed by Akiva Cohen

Markus Tiwald,  Das Frühjudentum und die Anfänge des Christentums: Ein Studienbuch Reviewed by Stephan Witetschek

Scott Shauf,  The Divine in Acts and in Ancient Historiography Reviewed by Kenneth D. Litwak

Nazek Khalid Matty,  Sennacherib’s Campaign against Judah and Jerusalem in 701 B.C.: A Historical Reconstruction Reviewed by Ernst Axel Kna...

Anthony Le Donne,  A Study Companion to The Bible: An Introduction Reviewed by José Gómez Galán

Donna Laird,  Negotiating Power in Ezra-Nehemiah Reviewed by Bob Becking

Benjamin D. Giffone,  ‘Sit At My Right Hand’: The Chronicler’s Portrait of the Tribe of Benjamin in the Social Context of Yehud Reviewed by...

David E. Garland,  A Theology of Mark’s Gospel: Good News about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God Reviewed by Stephen C. Barton

L. Julianna M. Claassens,  Claiming Her Dignity: Female Resistance in the Old Testament Reviewed by Dora Mbuwayesango

Jonathan J. Armstrong,  The Role of the Rule of Faith in the Formation of the New Testament Canon according to Eusebius of Caesarea Reviewe...

Külli Tõniste,  The Ending of the Canon: A Canonical and Intertextual Reading of Revelation 21–22 Reviewed by Darian R. Lockett

Mark R. Sneed, ed.,  Was There a Wisdom Tradition? New Prospects in Israelite Wisdom Studies Reviewed by JiSeong Kwon

Mark A. Seifrid,  The Second Letter to the Corinthians Reviewed by James P. Sweeney

Susanne Scholz, ed.,  Feminist Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in Retrospect: Biblical Books Reviewed by Jan Jaynes Quesada

Anton Pritula,  The Wardā: An East Syriac Hymnological Collection: Study and Critical Edition Reviewed by Robert A. Kitchen

Alice Mouton,  Rites, mythes et prières hittites Reviewed by Robert Marineau

Minkyu Lee,  The Breaking of Bread and the Breaking of Boundaries: A Study of the Metaphor of Bread in the Gospel of Matthew Reviewed by Wo...

Thomas J. Kraus and Michael Sommer, eds.,  Book of Seven Seals Reviewed by Garrick V. Allen

David J. Downs,  Alms: Charity, Reward, and Atonement in Early Christianity Reviewed by Anthony Giambrone

Walter Dietrich,  Samuel (1 Sam 13–26) Reviewed by Mark W. Hamilton

Jorunn Økland, J. Cornelis de Vos, and Karen J. Wenell, eds.,  Constructions of Space III: Biblical Spatiality and the Sacred Reviewed by B...

Mark McEntire,  A Chorus of Prophetic Voices: Introducing the Prophetic Literature of Ancient Israel Reviewed by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer

Andrew M. Mbuvi,  Jude and 2 Peter: A New Covenant Commentary Reviewed by Darian R. Lockett

Max Küchler,  Jerusalem: Ein Handbuch und Studienreiseführer zur Heiligen Stadt Reviewed by James F. McGrath

Bo Isaksson and Maria Persson, eds.,  Strategies of Clause Linking in Semitic Languages: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Claus...

Wesley Hill,  Paul and the Trinity: Persons, Relations, and the Pauline Letters Reviewed by Edmon L. Gallagher

Timo Eskola,  A Narrative Theology of the New Testament: Exploring the Metanarrative of Exile and Restoration Reviewed by Abson Joseph

Joshua Ezra Burns,  The Christian Schism in Jewish History and Jewish Memory Reviewed by Michael Rosenberg

Mark J. Boda, Michael H. Floyd, and Colin M. Toffelmire, eds.,  The Book of the Twelve and the New Form Criticism Reviewed by Aaron Schart

Margaret Aymer, Cynthia Briggs Kittredge, and David A. Sánchez, eds.,  Fortress Commentary on the Bible: The New Testament Reviewed by Jacq...

Charles M. Stang,  Our Divine Double Reviewed by James F. McGrath

Matthew L. Skinner,  Intrusive God, Disruptive Gospel: Encountering the Divine in the Book of Acts Reviewed by Scott Shauf

E. P. Sanders,  Paul: The Apostle’s Life, Letters and Thought Reviewed by Matthew V. Novenson

Lenart J. de Regt and Ernst R. Wendland,  A Handbook on Numbers Reviewed by Christian Frevel

Mark A. Leuchter  and David T. Lamb,  The Historical Writings: Introducing Israel’s Historical Literature Reviewed by Benjamin J. M. Johnso...

Douglas Estes and Ruth Sheridan, eds.,  How John Works: Storytelling in the Fourth Gospel Reviewed by Andrew Byers Reviewed by R. Alan Cul...

Diana Edelman, Anne Fitzpatrick-McKinley, and Philippe Guillaume, eds.,  Religion in the Achaemenid Persian Empire: Emerging Judaisms and Tr...

Aaron Michael Butts,  Language Change in the Wake of Empire: Syriac in Its Greco-Roman Context Reviewed by Johann Cook

Kenneth Atkinson,  A History of the Hasmonean State: Josephus and Beyond Reviewed by Joshua Schwartz

Daniel Y. Wu,  Honor, Shame, and Guilt: Social-Scientific Approaches to the Book of Ezekiel Reviewed by Tobias Häner

David Lee Phillips,  The Samaritan Version of the Book of Numbers with Hebrew Variants: A Close Textual Study Reviewed by Nathan R. Jastram

Peter Oakes,  Galatians Reviewed by Bart J. Koet and Jaap F. van der Meij

Dinh Anh Nhue Nguyen, ed.,  The Bible and Asian Culture: Reading the Word of God in Its Cultural Background and in the Vietnamese Context R...

David Luckensmeyer and Pauline Allen, eds.,  Studies of Religion and Politics in the Early Christian Centuries Reviewed by Aaron Ricker

Alexandra Gruca-Macaulay,  Lydia as a Rhetorical Construct in Acts Reviewed by Marianne Blickenstaff

Andrew J. Brown,  The Days of Creation: A History of Christian Interpretation of Genesis 1:1–2:3 Reviewed by James F. McGrath