Review of Biblical Literature Blog

Matthew Thiessen,  Paul and the Gentile Problem Reviewed by Nijay Gupta

Katharine E. Southwood,  Marriage by Capture in the Book of Judges: An Anthropological Approach Reviewed by George G. Nicol

Lidija Novakovic,  Resurrection: A Guide for the Perplexed Reviewed by Archie T. Wright

James D. Nogalski,  The Book of the Twelve and Beyond: Collected Essays of James D. Nogalski Reviewed by Soo J. Kim

Thomas J. Kraus and Michael Sommer, eds.,  Book of Seven Seals Reviewed by Darius Müller

Robert Kitchen, trans.; George A. Kiraz, ed.,  The Book of Acts according to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation Reviewed ...

Hermann Gunkel,  Elijah, Yahweh, and Baal Reviewed by Bálint Károly Zabán

Juan Manuel Granados Rojas,  La teología de la reconciliación en las cartas de san Pablo Reviewed by Thomas W. Hudgins

Florence M. Gillman, Mary Ann Beavis, and HyeRan Kim-Craag,  1–2 Thessalonians Reviewed by Jennifer Houston McNeel

John H. Elliott,  Beware the Evil Eye: The Evil Eye in the Bible and the Ancient World: Volume 4: Postbiblical Israel and Early Christianity...

Sarah S. U. Dixon,  The Testimony of the Exalted Jesus in the Book of Revelation Reviewed by Robyn Whitaker

Sebastian P. Brock and George A. Kiraz,  Gorgias Concise Syriac-English, English-Syriac Dictionary Reviewed by Lindsey A. Askin

Thomas Boomershine,  The Messiah of Peace: A Performance-Criticism Commentary on Mark’s Passion-Resurrection Narrative Reviewed by David Se...

Menahem Ben-Yashar and Jordan Penkower,  The Bible in Rabbinic Interpretation: Rabbinic Derashot on Prophets and Writings in Talmudic and Mi...

Peter Claver Ajer,  The Death of Jesus and the Politics of Place in the Gospel of John Reviewed by Gilberto A. Ruiz

Marion Ann Taylor and Christiana de Groot, eds.,  Women of War, Women of Woe: Joshua and Judges through the Eyes of Nineteenth-Century Femal...

Stefan Nordgaard,  Possessions and Family in the Writings of Luke: Questioning the Unity of Luke's Ethics Reviewed by Thomas E. Phillip...

Karl Allen Kuhn,  The Kingdom according to Luke and Acts: A Social, Literary, and Theological Introduction Reviewed by Brian W. Bunnell

Hyun Chul Paul Kim,  Reading Isaiah: A Literary and Theological Commentary Reviewed by Torsten Uhlig

Jione Havea and Peter H. W. Lau, eds.,  Reading Ruth in Asia Reviewed by Woo Min Lee

Robert H. Gundry,  Peter: False Disciple and Apostate according to Saint Matthew Reviewed by Sonya S. Cronin

Courtney Friesen,  Reading Dionysus: Euripides' Bacchae and the Cultural Contestations of Greeks, Jews, Romans, and Christians Reviewed...

Frank Dicken,  Herod as a Composite Character in Luke-Acts Reviewed by Alexander P. Thompson

John J. Collins, T. M. Lemos, Saul M. Olyan, eds.,  Worship, Women and War: Essays in Honor of Susan Niditch Reviewed by Bob Becking

John J. Collins,  The Invention of Judaism: Torah and Jewish Identity from Deuteronomy to Paul Reviewed by Marvin A. Sweeney

Charlene van der Walt,  Toward a Communal Reading of 2 Samuel 13: Ideology and Power within the Intercultural Bible Reading Process Reviewe...

Dennis R. MacDonald,  The Dionysian Gospel: The Fourth Gospel and Euripides Reviewed by Jo-Ann A. Brant

Francis M. Macatangay,  When I Die, Bury Me Well: Death, Burial, Almsgiving, and Restoration in the Book of Tobit Reviewed by Micah D. Kiel

Christos Karakolis, Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr, and Sviatoslav Rogalsky, eds.,  Gospel Images of Jesus Christ in Church Tradition and in Biblical ...

Joel S. Kaminsky, Joel N. Lohr, and Mark Reasoner,  The Abingdon Introduction to the Bible: Understanding Jewish and Christian Scriptures R...

Yosef Garfinkel and Madeleine Mumcuoglu,  Solomon’s Temple and Palace: New Archaeological Discoveries Reviewed by Ralph K. Hawkins

Lewis R. Donelson,  Pseudepigraphy and Ethical Argument in the Pastoral Epistles Reviewed by Charles Bumgardner

Nathaniel P. DesRosiers and Lily C. Vuong, eds.,  Religious Competition in the Greco-Roman World Reviewed by Evgenia Moiseeva

István Czachesz,  Cognitive Science and the New Testament: A New Approach to Early Christian Research Reviewed by L. Gregory Bloomquist

Aaron Chalmers,  Interpreting the Prophets: Reading, Understanding and Preaching from the Worlds of the Prophets Reviewed by Paul L. Reddit...

David H. Wenkel,  Coins as Cultural Texts in the World of the New Testament Reviewed by Warren Carter

Johanna Stiebert,  First-Degree Incest and the Hebrew Bible: Sex in the Family Reviewed by Laura Quick

Peter S. Perry,  Insights from Performance Criticism Reviewed by Jeanette Mathews Reviewed by Philip Ruge-Jones

Romano Penna,  Carta a los Romanos: Introducción, versión y comentario Reviewed by Panayotis Coutsoumpos

William S. Morrow,  An Introduction to Biblical Law Reviewed by Hans Ausloos

Tricia Miller,  Jews and Anti-Judaism in Esther and the Church Reviewed by Jill Middlemas

Dale B. Martin,  Biblical Truths: The Meaning of Scripture in the Twenty-First Century Reviewed by Matthew V. Novenson

Kyle Harper,  From Shame To Sin: The Christian Transformation of Sexual Morality In Late Antiquity Reviewed by Allison L. Gray

Aidan Dodson,  Amarna Sunrise: Egypt from Golden Age to Age of Heresy Reviewed by Jan Moje

Siu Fung Wu,  Suffering in Romans Reviewed by Michael E. Peach

Heidi Wendt,  At the Temple Gates: The Religion of Freelance Experts in the Roman Empire Reviewed by Timothy Luckritz Marquis

Margaret G. Sim,  A Relevant Way to Read: A New Approach to Exegesis and Communication Reviewed by Stephen Pattemore

Yoseop Ra,  Q, the First Writing about Jesus Reviewed by Sarah E. Rollens

Mark A. Leuchter and David T. Lamb,  The Historical Writings: Introducing Israel's Historical Literature Reviewed by Kyle Greenwood

Leander Keck,  Why Christ Matters: Toward a New Testament Christology Reviewed by Dieter T. Roth

C. D. Elledge,  Resurrection of the Dead in Early Judaism: 200 BCE–CE 200 Reviewed by Joshua Schwartz

Bryan R. Dyer,  Suffering in the Face of Death: The Epistle to the Hebrews and Its Context of Situation Reviewed by Bryan J. Whitfield

John J. Collins,  Introduction to the Hebrew Bible Reviewed by Blake A. Jurgens

Ryan P. Bonfiglio, ed.,  A Study Companion to Introduction to the Hebrew Bible Reviewed by Blake A. Jurgens

Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, ed.,  Priests and Cults in the Book of the Twelve Reviewed by James M. Bos

Brent A. Strawn,  The Old Testament Is Dying: A Diagnosis and Recommended Treatment Reviewed by Benjamin D. Sommer

Marion L. Soards and Darrell J. Pursiful,  Galatians Reviewed by Nijay Gupta

Chantal Reynier,  Vie et mort de Paul à Rome Reviewed by Stephan Witetschek

Mauricio Saavedra Monroy,  The Church of Smyrna: History and Theology of a Primitive Christian Community Reviewed by Mark Wilson

Michael S. Heiser,  The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible Reviewed by David B. Sloan

L. Stephanie Cobb,  Divine Deliverance: Pain and Painlessness in Early Christian Martyr Texts Reviewed by Gail P. Streete

Timothy A. Brookins and Bruce W. Longenecker,  1 Corinthians 1–9: A Handbook on the Greek Text Reviewed by George H. Guthrie

Keith Bodner,  An Ark on the Nile: The Beginning of the Book of Exodus Reviewed by Jean Louis Ska

Phyllis A. Bird,  Faith, Feminism, and the Forum of Scripture: Essays on Biblical Theology and Hermeneutics Reviewed by Lisa W. Davison

Eckart Schmidt,   “… das Wort Gottes immer mehr zu lieben”: Joseph Ratzingers Bibelhermeneutik im Kontext der Exegesegeschichte der römisch-...

Clare K. Rothschild and Trevor W. Thompson, eds.,  Galen’s De indolentia Reviewed by David Wheeler-Reed

Vernon K. Robbins, Walter S. Melion, and Roy R. Jeal, eds.,  The Art of Visual Exegesis: Rhetoric, Texts, Images Reviewed by Davina C. Lope...

Brian Janeway,  Sea Peoples of the Northern Levant? Aegean Style Ceramic Evidence for the Sea Peoples from Tell Tayinat Reviewed by Aren M....

Moshe Halbertal and Stephen Holmes,  The Beginnings of Politics: Power in the Biblical Book of Samuel Reviewed by Marvin A. Sweeney

Lester L. Grabbe, ed.,  The Land of Canaan in the Late Bronze Age Reviewed by Craig W. Tyson

Craig A. Evans,  Jesus and the Remains of His Day: Studies in Jesus and the Evidence of Material Culture Reviewed by Ralph K. Hawkins

Elisa Estévez López,  Las mujeres en los orígenes del cristianismo Reviewed by Efraín Agosto

Robert Brody,  Mishna and Tosefta Studies Reviewed by Dr. Michael Tilly

Pancratius C. Beentjes,  “With All Your Soul Fear The Lord” (Sir. 7:27): Collected Essays on the Book of Ben Sira II Reviewed by Oda Wischm...

Steven Tuell,  Reading Nahum–Malachi: A Literary and Theological Commentary Reviewed by Jason LeCureux