Review of Biblical Literature Blog

Markus Tiwald, ed.,  The Q Hypothesis Unveiled: Theological, Sociological, and Hermeneutical Issues behind the Sayings Source Reviewed by Jo...

Howard Thurman; David B. Gowler and Kipton E. Jensen, eds.,  Sermons on the Parables Reviewed by S. D. Giere

Michael J. Thate,  The Godman and the Sea: The Empty Tomb, the Trauma of the Jews, and the Gospel of Mark Reviewed by Albert L. A. Hogeterp

Joshua Joel Spoelstra,  Life Preservation in Genesis and Exodus: An Exegetical Study of the Tebâ of Noah and Moses Reviewed by David M. Carr

Shai Secunda,  The Talmud’s Red Fence: Menstrual Impurity and Difference in Babylonian Judaism and Its Sasanian Context Reviewed by Marjorie...

Mar Pérez i Díaz,  Mark, a Pauline Theologian: A Re-reading of the Traditions of Jesus in the Light of Paul’s Theology Reviewed by Michael F...

ChoongJae Lee,  Metánoia (Repentance): A Major Theme of the Gospel of Matthew Reviewed by Robert H. Gundry

Nyasha Junior,  Reimagining Hagar: Blackness and Bible Reviewed by Jennifer M. Matheny

Roy A. Harrisville III,  The Faith of St. Paul: Transformative Gift of Divine Power Reviewed by Nélida Naveros Córdova, CDP

Steven Fine, ed.,  Jewish Religious Architecture: From Biblical Israel to Modern Judaism Reviewed by Shalom Sabar

Sebastian P. Brock,  Singer of the Word of God: Ephrem the Syrian and His Significance in Late Antiquity Reviewed by Lucas Van Rompay

Paul M. Blowers,  Visions and Faces of the Tragic: The Mimesis of Tragedy and the Folly of Salvation in Early Christian Literature Reviewed ...

Daniel I. Block, David C. Deuel, C. John Collins, and Paul J. N. Lawrence, eds.,  Write That They May Read: Studies in Literacy and Textuali...

Craig G. Bartholomew,  The God Who Acts in History: The Significance of Sinai Reviewed by Andrew Abernethy

Niv Allon,  Writing, Violence, and the Military: Images of Literacy in Eighteenth Dynasty Egypt (1550–1295 BCE) Reviewed by Rune Olsen

Michael R. Whitenton,  Hearing Kyriotic Sonship: A Cognitive and Rhetorical Approach to the Characterization of Mark’s Jesus Reviewed by Abs...

Ian J.  Vaillancourt,  The Multifaceted Saviour of Psalms 110 and 118: A Canonical Exegesis Reviewed by Jordan M. Scheetz

Geoffrey S. Smith,  Valentinian Christianity: Texts and Translations Reviewed by Antti Marjanen

Jeanette Hagen Pifer,  Faith as Participation: An Exegetical Study of Some Key Pauline Texts Reviewed by S. D. Giere

Cécile Michel,  Women of Assur and Kanesh: Texts from the Archives of Assyrian Merchants Reviewed by Greta Van Buylaere

Eric Lawee,  Rashi’s Commentary on the Torah: Canonization and Resistance in the Reception of a Jewish Classic Reviewed by Aaron Koller

Nahorai Kotkin,  Hebrew Root Dictionary Reviewed by Samuel Arnet

Richard B. Hays,  Reading with the Grain of Scripture Reviewed by James W. Thompson

Rhiannon Graybill and Peter J. Sabo, eds.,  “Who Knows What We’d Make of It, If We Ever Got Our Hands on It?”: The Bible and Margaret Atwood...

Jennifer Eyl,  Signs, Wonders, and Gifts: Divination in the Letters of Paul Reviewed by Matthew V. Novenson

J. Cheryl Exum,  Samson and Delilah: Selected Essays Reviewed by Gregory Mobley

Benjamin H. Dunning, ed.,  The Oxford Handbook of New Testament, Gender, and Sexuality Reviewed by Amy Peeler

Francesco Cocco,  Women in the Wilderness: The “Female Legislation” of the Book of Numbers (Num 5,11–31; 27,1–11; 30,2–17) Reviewed by Debor...

Dongbin Choi,  The Use and Function of Scripture in 1 Maccabees Reviewed by Peter Altmann

Patricia D. Ahearne-Kroll,  Aseneth of Egypt: The Composition of a Jewish Narrative Reviewed by Tyler Smith

Fabian Pfitzmann,  Un YHWH venant du Sud? De la réception vétérotestamentaire des traditions méridionales et du lien entre Madian, le Néguev...

Timothy J. Murray,  Restricted Generosity in the New Testament Reviewed by Thomas R. Blanton IV

Yifat Monnickendam,  Jewish Law and Early Christian Identity: Betrothal, Marriage, and Infidelity in the Writings of Ephrem the Syrian Revie...

Roberto Martínez Rivera,  El amigo del novio: Juan el Bautista; Historia y teología Reviewed by Marcelo Wall

Chin Ming Stephen Lim,  Contextual Biblical Hermeneutics as Multicentric Dialogue: Towards a Singaporean Reading of Daniel Reviewed by Ekapu...

JongHyun Kwon,  The Historical Jesus’ Death as “Forgiveness of Sins”: A Comparative Study of Paul and Matthew Reviewed by William Horst

Joel B. Kemp,  Ezekiel, Law, and Judahite Identity: A Case for Identity in Ezekiel 1–33 Reviewed by Corrine Carvalho

Innocent Himbaza and Clemens Locher, eds.,  La Bible en face: Études textuelles et littéraires offertes en hommage à Adrian Schenker, à l...

Jione Havea,  Jonah: An Earth Bible Commentary Reviewed by Yitzhak Berger

Eve-Marie Becker,  Paul on Humility Reviewed by Tyler A. Stewart

Johann Tischler,  Hethitische Texte in Transkription KUB 49 Reviewed by Livio Warbinek

Dana Robinson,  Food, Virtue, and the Shaping of Early Christianity Reviewed by Meredith J. C. Warren

Manolis Papoutsakis,  Vicarious Kingship: A Theme in Syriac Political Theology in Late Antiquity Reviewed by Jacob A. Lollar

Joachim J. Krause,  Die Bedingungen des Bundes: Studien zur konditionalen Struktur alttestamentlicher Bundeskonzeptionen Reviewed by William...

Andreas J. Köstenberger,  Handbook on Hebrews through Revelation Reviewed by Timothy B. Cargal

Justin King,  Speech-in-Character, Diatribe, and Romans 3:1–9: Who’s Speaking When and Why It Matters Reviewed by Max J. Lee

Bonifatia Gesche, Christian Lustig, and Gabriel Rabo, eds.,  Theology and Anthropology in the Book of Sirach Reviewed by Jeremy Corley

Stefan Fischer and Gavin Fernandes, eds.,  The Song of Songs Afresh: Perspectives on a Biblical Love Poem Reviewed by Laura S. Lieber

Eva Elm and Nicole Hartmann, eds.,  Demons in Late Antiquity: Their Perception and Transformation in Different Literary Genres Reviewed by B...

Richard Bauckham,  Who Is God? Key Moments of Biblical Revelation Reviewed by J. Michael Thigpen

Daniel L. Smith and Loren T. Stuckenbruck, eds.,  Testing and Temptation in Second Temple Jewish and Early Christian Texts Reviewed by Malka...

Carlos Raúl Sosa Siliezar,  Savior of the World: A Theology of the Universal Gospel Reviewed by Rodolfo Galvan Estrada III

William M. Schniedewind,  The Finger of the Scribe: How Scribes Learned to Write the Bible Reviewed by Sidnie White Crawford

Petra Schmidtkunz,  Das Moselied des Deuteronomiums: Untersuchungen zu Text und Theologie von Dtn 32,1–43 Reviewed by Richard D. Nelson

Chris W. Lee,  Death Warning in the Garden of Eden: The Early Reception History of Genesis 2:17 Reviewed by Almond Ka Kwan Sin

Michael Langlois, ed.,  The Samaritan Pentateuch and the Dead Sea Scrolls Reviewed by Marcel Krusche

Nijay K. Gupta,  1 and 2 Thessalonians Reviewed by Najeeb T. Haddad

Françoise Ernst-Pradal,  Scribes d’Ougarit et paléographie akkadienne: Les textes juridiques signés Reviewed by Juan-Pablo Vita

John D. Currid,  The Case for Biblical Archaeology: Uncovering the Historical Record of God’s Old Testament People Reviewed by Joe D. Seger

Helen K. Bond,  The First Biography of Jesus: Genre and Meaning in Mark’s Gospel Reviewed by Elizabeth E. Shively

Devin L. White,  Teacher of the Nations Reviewed by Laura B. Dingeldein

Thomas B. Slater,  Revelation as Civil Disobedience: Witnesses Not Warriors in John’s Apocalypse Reviewed by Thomas W. Martin

Carolyn J. Sharp,  Joshua Reviewed by Pekka Pitkänen

Andrew N. Palmer,  The Life of the Syrian Saint Barsauma: Eulogy of a Hero of the Resistance to the Council of Chalcedon Reviewed by Robert ...

Joachim J. Krause, Omer Sergi, and Kristin Weingart, eds.,  Saul, Benjamin, and the Emergence of Monarchy in Israel: Biblical and Archaeolog...

Benedikt Hensel, Dany Nocquet, and Bartosz Adamczewski, eds.,  Yahwistic Diversity and the Hebrew Bible: Tracing Perspectives of Group Ident...

Moshe Halbertal,  The Birth of Doubt: Confronting Uncertainty in Early Rabbinic Literature Reviewed by Eliezer Diamond

Kristine Henriksen Garroway and John W. Martens, eds.,  Children and Methods: Listening to and Learning from Children in the Biblical World ...

Terrance Callan,  A Voyage around the Second Letter of Peter: Collected Essays Reviewed by James Starr

Herbert R. Broderick,  Moses the Egyptian in the Illustrated Old English Hexateuch (London, British Library Cotton MS Claudius B.iv) Reviewe...

Jacob L. Wright,  War, Memory, and National Identity in the Hebrew Bible Reviewed by Brad E. Kelle

Katherine E. Southwood,  Job’s Body and the Dramatised Comedy of Moralising Reviewed by Melissa A. Jackson

Claudia Setzer and David A. Shefferman, eds.,  The Bible in the American Experience Reviewed by David Morgan

Alicia D. Myers and Lindsey S. Jodrey, eds.,  Come and Read: Interpretive Approaches to the Gospel of John Reviewed by Joshua J. Coutts

Daniel King, ed.,  Studies in Biblical Philology and Lexicography Reviewed by Jesus Pelaez