Review of Biblical Literature Blog

Cynthia Long Westfall,  Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle’s Vision for Men and Women in Christ Reviewed by Susan E. Hylen

J. Michael Thigpen,  Divine Motive in the Hebrew Bible: A Comprehensive Survey and Analysis Reviewed by Pieter de Vries

Michael E. Stone,  Uncovering Ancient Footprints: Armenian Inscriptions and the Pilgrimage Routes of the Sinai Reviewed by Claude Cox

Mark A. Noll,  In the Beginning Was the Word: The Bible in American Public Life, 1492–1783 Reviewed by Thomas H. Olbricht

Rainer Metzner,  Der Brief des Jakobus Reviewed by Oda Wischmeyer

Nicholas de Lange,  Japheth in the Tents of Shem: Greek Bible Translations in Byzantine Judaism Reviewed by Edmon L. Gallagher

Christopher D. Land,  The Integrity of 2 Corinthians and Paul’s Aggravating Absence Reviewed by Adam White

Larry W. Hurtado,  Destroyer of the Gods: Early Christian Distinctiveness in the Roman World Reviewed by Warren Carter

Matthias Ederer,  Das Buch Josua Reviewed by Ed Noort

Margaret Daly-Denton,  John: An Earth Bible Commentary; Supposing Him to Be the Gardener Reviewed by C. M. Blumhofer

Steve Smith,  The Fate of the Jerusalem Temple in Luke-Acts: An Intertextual Approach to Jesus’ Laments over Jerusalem and Stephen’s Speech ...

Stephen C. Russell,  The King and the Land: A Geography of Royal Power in the Biblical World Reviewed by Rachel Havrelock

C. Kavin Rowe,  One True Life: The Stoics and Early Christians as Rival Traditions Reviewed by Joshua Marshall Strahan

Richard B. Hays,  Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels Reviewed by Cornelis Bennema

James R. Harrison and L. L. Welborn, eds.,  The First Urban Churches 1: Methodological Foundations Reviewed by Jin Ki Hwang

Frances Flannery and Rodney A. Werline, eds.,  The Bible in Political Debate: What Does It Really Say? Reviewed by Joel Stephen Williams

Philip R. Davies,  The History of Ancient Israel: A Guide for the Perplexed Reviewed by Daniel Pioske

Mark J. Boda,  Exploring Zechariah, Volume 2: The Development and Role of Biblical Traditions in Zechariah Reviewed by Göran Eidevall

Elizabeth Boase and Christopher G. Frechette, eds.,  Bible through the Lens of Trauma Reviewed by John R. L. Moxon

Craig G. Bartholomew and Heath A. Thomas, eds.,  A Manifesto for Theological Interpretation Reviewed by Devin L. White

Ben Witherington III,  Isaiah Old and New: Exegesis, Intertextuality, and Hermeneutics Reviewed by Wilson de Angelo Cunha

Annette Weissenrieder and Robert B. Coote, eds.,  The Interface of Orality and Writing: Speaking, Seeing, Writing in the Shaping of New Genr...

Joseph Poon,  The Identities of the Beast from the Sea and the Beast from the Land in Revelation 13 Reviewed by Martin Karrer

James D. Nogalski,  The Book of the Twelve and Beyond: Collected Essays of James D. Nogalski Reviewed by Aaron Schart

Christoph Heilig,  Paul’s Triumph: Reassessing 2 Corinthians 2:14 in Its Literary and Historical Context Reviewed by Gudrun Nassauer

Walter Dietrich, ed.,  Die Welt Der Hebräischen Bibel: Umfeld – Inhalte – Grundthemen Reviewed by Izaak J. de Hulster

Marvin L. Chaney,  Peasants, Prophets, and Political Economy: The Hebrew Bible and Social Analysis Reviewed by Victor H. Matthews

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

Eve-Marie Becker,  The Birth of Christian History: Memory and Time from Mark to Luke-Acts Reviewed by Tucker S. Ferda

James W. Aageson,  Windows on Early Christianity: Uncommon Stories, Striking Images, Critical Perspectives Reviewed by Evgenia Moiseeva

Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer,  Ezra-Nehemiah: Israel’s Quest for Identity Reviewed by Lester Grabbe

Michael E. Stone,  Armenian Apocrypha Relating to Angels and Biblical Heroes Reviewed by Adam Carter Bremer-McCollum

Nele Spiering-Schomborg,  “Man kann sich nicht entscheiden, als was man geboren wird”: Exodus 1 im Horizont von Intersektionalität und empir...

Alan Moss,  Proverbs Reviewed by Bernd U. Schipper

Max Kunze, ed.,  Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem: Führer durch die Sammlungen Reviewed by Wolfgang Zwickel

Micah D. Kiel,  Apocalyptic Ecology: The Book of Revelation, the Earth, and the Future Reviewed by Héctor Martín

Dylan M. Burns,  Apocalypse of the Alien God: Platonism and the Exile of Sethian Gnosticism Reviewed by Glen Fairen

Drew W. Billings,  Acts of the Apostles and the Rhetoric of Roman Imperialism Reviewed by Davina C. Lopez

Paul N. Anderson, Felix Just, S.J., and Tom Thatcher, eds.,  John, Jesus, and History, Volume 3: Glimpses of Jesus Through the Johannine Len...

Garrick V. Allen,  The Book of Revelation and Early Jewish Textual Culture Reviewed by Juan Hernández Jr.

Ben Witherington III,  A Week in the Fall of Jerusalem Reviewed by Joshua Schwartz

Marvin A. Sweeney,  The Pentateuch Reviewed by Eckart Otto

Gary V. Smith,  Interpreting the Prophetic Books: An Exegetical Handbook Reviewed by Patricia K. Tull

Yves Simoens,  Homme et femme: De la Genèse à l’Apocalypse Reviewed by Jeffrey M. Tripp

Susanne Scholz,  Introducing the Women’s Hebrew Bible: Feminism, Gender Justice, and the Study of the Old Testament Reviewed by Laura Quick

Clemens Scholten,  Theodoret, De Graecarum affectionum curatione: Heilung der griechischen Krankheiten Reviewed by Jonathan Douglas Hicks

Christina Petterson,  From Tomb to Text: The Body of Jesus in the Book of John Reviewed by Alicia D. Myers

D. Eric Lowdermilk,  Two Can Play That Game: Manipulation, Counter-manipulation, and Recognition in John 21 through the Eyes of Genesis Rev...

Eugene E. Lemcio,  Soaring with St. John: Flight Paths of the Eagle; A Pedagogical Aid Reviewed by Jey J. Kanagaraj

Lydia Lee,  Mapping Judah’s Fate in Ezekiel’s Oracles against the Nations Reviewed by John T. Strong

Robert D. Holmstedt and John Screnock,  Esther: A Handbook on the Hebrew Text Reviewed by Ethan C. Jones

John Paul Heil,  The Gospel of John: Worship for Divine Life Eternal Reviewed by David Rensberger

Lisa M. Bowens,  An Apostle in Battle: Paul and Spiritual Warfare in 2 Corinthians 12:1–10 Reviewed by Gudrun Nassauer

Christiane Böhm,  Die Rezeption der Psalmen in den Qumranschriften, bei Philo von Alexandrien und im Corpus Paulinum Reviewed by Max Botner

Johannes Beutler,  A Commentary on the Gospel of John Reviewed by Stephen C. Barton

Otto Zwierlein,  Die antihäretischen Evangelienprologe und die Entstehung des Neuen Testaments Reviewed by Eric Scherbenske

Philip Y. Yoo,  Ezra and the Second Wilderness Reviewed by Roy E. Garton

Dorothy Jean Weaver,  The Irony of Power: The Politics of God within Matthew’s Narrative Reviewed by Glenna S. Jackson

Nicole L. Tilford,  Sensing World, Sensing Wisdom: The Cognitive Foundation of Biblical Metaphors Reviewed by JiSeong James Kwon

Andrew E. Steinman,  1 Samuel Reviewed by David G. Firth

Richard E. Payne,  A State of Mixture: Christians, Zoroastrians, and Iranian Political Culture in Late Antiquity Reviewed by Jason M. Silve...

Gabrielle Oberhänsli-Widmer and Michael Welker, eds.,  Liebe Reviewed by Oda Wischmeyer

James Nogalski,  Interpreting Prophetic Literature: Historical and Exegetical Tools for Reading the Prophets Reviewed by Ryan P. Bonfiglio

Robert Mucha,  Der apokalyptische Kaiser: Die Wahrnehmung Domitians in der apokalyptischen Literatur des Frühjudentums und Urchristentums R...

Kelly D. Liebengood,  The Eschatology of 1 Peter: Considering the Influence of Zechariah 9–14 Reviewed by John H. Elliott

Jon D. Levenson,  The Love of God: Divine Gift, Human Gratitude, and Mutual Faithfulness in Judaism Reviewed by J. Michael Thigpen

Yung Suk Kim,  Resurrecting Jesus: The Renewal of New Testament Theology Reviewed by Joel Stephen Williams

Torsten Jantsch,  Frauen, Männer, Engel: Perspektiven zu 1Kor 11,2–16 Reviewed by J. Andrew Doole

T. Christopher Hoklotubbe,  Civilized Piety: The Rhetoric of Pietas in the Pastoral Epistles and the Roman Empire Reviewed by Mark Harding

Lisbeth S. Fried,  Ezra: A Commentary Reviewed by Tamara Cohn Eskenazi

Jeremiah W. Cataldo,  Biblical Terror: Why Law and Restoration in the Bible Depend upon Fear Reviewed by Shawn J. Kelley

Ben C. Blackwell,  Christosis: Engaging Paul’s Soteriology with His Patristic Interpreters Reviewed by Joshua Madden

Dianne Bergant,  A New Heaven, A New Earth: The Bible and Catholicity Reviewed by John Painter

Kenneth E. Bailey,  The Good Shepherd: A Thousand-Year Journey from Psalm 23 to the New Testament Reviewed by Wayne Baxter

Garwood P. Anderson,  Paul’s New Perspective: Charting a Soteriological Journey Reviewed by B. J. Oropeza