2008.12.26
Tryggve N. D. Mettinger, The Eden Narrative: A Literary and Religio-historical Study of Genesis 2–3
Reviewed by Howard N. Wallace
2008.12.25
Robert C. Hill, translation with introduction and commentary; Greek text revised by John F. Petruccione, Theodoret of Cyrus: The Questions on the Octateuch, Volume 2: On Levitcus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, and Ruth
Reviewed by Randall L. Mckinion
2008.12.24
Robert C. Hill, translation with introduction and commentary; Greek text revised by John F. Petruccione, Theodoret of Cyrus: The Questions of the Octateuch, Volume 1: On Genesis and Exodus
Reviewed by Randall L. McKinion
2008.12.23
Paul Rhodes Eddy and Gregory A. Boyd, The Jesus Legend: A Case for the Historical Reliability of the Synoptic Jesus Tradition
Reviewed by Ken Olson
2008.12.21
Naomi G. Cohen, Philo’s Scriptures: Citations from the Prophets and Writings: Evidence for a Haftarah Cycle in Second Temple Judaism
Reviewed by Torrey Seland
2008.12.19
Reinhard Achenbach, Martin Arneth, and Eckart Otto, Tora in der Hebräischen Bibel: Studien zur Redaktionsgeschichte und synchronen Logik diachroner Transformationen
Reviewed by Kent Reynolds
2008.12.18
James W. Aageson, Paul, the Pastoral Epistles, and the Early Church
Reviewed by David J. Downs
2008.12.17
Ben Witherington III, The Letters to Philemon, the Colossians, and the Ephesians: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on the Captivity Epistles
Reviewed by Timothy Gombis
2008.12.16
Sigve K. Tonstad, Saving God’s Reputation: The Theological Function of Pistis Iesou in the Cosmic Narratives of Revelation
Reviewed by Tobias Nicklas
2008.12.15
J. Samuel Subramanian, The Synoptic Gospels and the Psalms as Prophecy
Reviewed by Thomas J. Kraus
Reviewed by Edward J. Mills III
2008.12.14
Hagith Sivan, Between Woman, Man and God: A New Interpretation of the Ten Commandments
Reviewed by William Marderness
2008.12.13
Christopher R. Seitz, Prophecy and Hermeneutics: Toward a New Introduction to the Prophets
Reviewed by Julia M. O’Brien
2008.12.12
Andreas Schüle, Der Prolog der hebräischen Bibel: Der literar- und theologiegeschichtliche Diskurs der Urgeschichte (Genesis 1–11)
Reviewed by Karl Möller
2008.12.11
Thomas Römer and Konrad Schmid, eds., Les Dernières Rédactions du Pentateuque, de L’Hexateuque et de L’Ennéateuque
Reviewed by John Engle
2008.12.10
Peter M. Phillips, The Prologue to the Fourth Gospel: A Sequential Reading
Reviewed by John Painter
2008.12.08
Mary E. Mills, Alterity, Pain, and Suffering in Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel
Reviewed by Hallvard Hagelia
2008.12.07
Nikolaos Lazaridis, Wisdom in Loose Form: The Language of Egyptian and Greek Proverbs in Collections of the Hellenistic and Roman Periods
Reviewed by John S. Kloppenborg
2008.12.06
Hans-Josef Klauck, Ancient Letters and the New Testament: A Guide to Context and Exegesis
Reviewed by Matthew D. Montonini
2008.12.05
Christiana de Groot and Marion Ann Taylor, eds., Recovering Nineteenth-Century Women Interpreters of the Bible
Reviewed by Caryn A. Reeder
2008.12.02
Lutz Edzard and Jan Retsö, eds., Current Issues in the Analysis of Semitic Grammar and Lexicon I: Oslo-Göteborg Cooperation 3rd–5th June 2004; II: Oslo-Göteborg Cooperation 4th–5th November 2005
Reviewed by Frederick E. Greenspahn
2008.12.01
Ignacio Carbajosa and Luis Sánchez Navarro, eds., Entrar en lo antiguo: Acerca de la relación entre Antiguo y Nuevo Testamento
Reviewed by David Creech
2008.11.48
Géza G. Xeravits and József Zsengellér, eds., The Book of Maccabees: History, Theology, Ideology (Papers of the Second International Conference on the Deuterocanonical Books, Pápa, Hungary, 9–11 June, 2005)
Reviewed by Pierre Keith
2008.11.47
Jan G. van der Watt, ed., Identity, Ethics, and Ethos in the New Testament
Reviewed by H. H. Drake Williams III
2008.11.46
Matthew B. Schwartz and Kalman J. Kaplan, The Fruit of Her Hands: A Psychology of Biblical Woman
Reviewed by Corinne Blackmer
2008.11.45
David R. Nienhuis, Not by Paul Alone: The Formation of the Catholic Epistle Collection and the Christian Canon
Reviewed by Patrick J. Hartin
2008.11.44
Adriane B. Leveen, Memory and Tradition in the Book of Numbers
Reviewed by James W. Watts
2008.11.43
Paul Joyce, Ezekiel: A Commentary
Reviewed by Corrine Carvalho
Reviewed by Steven S. Tuell
2008.11.42
Richard A. Horsley, Scribes, Visionaries, and the Politics of Second Temple Judea
Reviewed by Lester L. Grabbe
2008.11.41
Deborah L. Ellens, Women in the Sex Texts of Leviticus and Deuteronomy: A Comparative Conceptual Analysis
Reviewed by Naomi Steinberg
2008.11.40
Nicola Denzey, The Bone Gatherers: The Lost Worlds of Early Christian Women
Reviewed by Paul Dilley
2008.11.39
Stephen K. Catto, Reconstructing the First-Century Synagogue: A Critical Analysis of Current Research
Reviewed by Birger Olsson
Reviewed by Jonathan Bernier
2008.11.38
Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch, Studying the Old Testament: A Companion
Reviewed by Steed Vernyl Davidson
2008.11.36
Roland Boer, ed., Bakhtin and Genre Theory in Biblical Studies
Reviewed by Timothy J. Sandoval
2008.11.35
Jason Beduhn and Paul Mirecki, eds., Frontiers of Faith: The Christian Encounter with Manichaeism in the Acts of Archelaus
Reviewed by Tobias Nicklas
2008.11.34
Bob Becking, From David to Gedaliah: The Book of Kings as Story and History
Reviewed by Marvin A. Sweeney
2008.11.33
Hector Avalos, Fighting Words: The Origins of Religious Violence
Reviewed by J. Harold Ellens
2008.11.32
Jürgen Zangenberg, Harold W. Attridge, and Dale B. Martin, eds., Religion, Ethnicity and Identity in Ancient Galilee: A Region in Transition
Reviewed by Christoph Stenschke
2008.11.31
Ben Zion Wacholder, The New Damascus Document: The Midrash on the Eschatological Torah of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Reconstruction, Translation and Commentary
Reviewed by Gregory L. Doudna
2008.11.29
Fred Strickert, Rachel Weeping: Jews, Christians, and Muslims at the Fortress Tomb
Reviewed by Samuel Thomas
2008.11.28
Daniel A. Smith, The Post-Mortem Vindication of Jesus in the Sayings Gospel Q
Reviewed by William Arnal
2008.11.27
Jens Kreinath, Jan Snoek, and Michael Stausberg
Theorizing Rituals: Issues, Topics, Approaches, Concepts, Annotated Bibliography
Reviewed by Brian B. Schmidt
2008.11.26
Brad E. Kelle and Megan Bishop Moore
Israel’s Prophets and Israel’s Past: Essays on the Relationship of Prophetic Texts and Israelite History in Honor of John H. Hayes
Reviewed by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
2008.11.25
Katherine J. Dell, Opening the Old Testament
Reviewed by Bill T. Arnold
Reviewed by George Heider
2008.11.24
Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan, The Last Week: A Day-by-Day Account of Jesus’s Final Week in Jerusalem
Reviewed by Craig L. Blomberg
2008.11.23
Ward Blanton, Displacing Christian Origins: Philosophy, Secularity, and the New Testament
Reviewed by Clare K. Rothschild
2008.11.21
Gary Yamasaki, Watching a Biblical Narrative: Point of View in Biblical Exegesis
Reviewed by David R. Bauer
Reviewed by Helmut Utzschneider
2008.11.20
Claus Wilcke, ed., Das geistige Erfassen der Welt im Alten Orient: Sprache, Religion, Kultur und Gesellschaft
Reviewed by David Weisberg
2008.11.19
John S. Vassar, Recalling a Story Once Told: An Intertextual Reading of the Psalter and the Pentateuch
Reviewed by Philippus J. Botha
2008.11.17
David E. S. Stein, ed., The Contemporary Torah: A Gender-Sensitive Adaptation of the JPS Translation
Reviewed by Linda S. Schearing
2008.11.16
Klyne R. Snodgrass, Stories with Intent: A Comprehensive Guide to the Parables of Jesus
Reviewed by Ernest van Eck
2008.11.15
Alexander Samely, Forms of Rabbinic Literature and Thought: An Introduction
Reviewed by Joshua Schwartz
2008.11.14
Ela Nutu, Incarnate Word, Inscribed Flesh: John’s Prologue and the Postmodern
Reviewed by Larry D. George
2008.11.12
Frank J. Matera, New Testament Theology: Exploring Diversity and Unity
Reviewed by Udo Schnelle
2008.11.11
Grant Macaskill, Revealed Wisdom and Inaugurated Eschatology in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity
Reviewed by Brian Han Gregg
2008.11.10
Theo A. W. van der Louw, Transformations in the Septuagint: Towards an Interaction of Septuagint Studies and Translation Studies
Reviewed by Francis Dalrymple-Hamilton
2008.11.09
Andrew T. Lincoln and Angus Paddison, eds., Christology and Scripture: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Reviewed by Mark Elliott
2008.11.08
Thomas L. Leclerc, Introduction to the Prophets: Their Stories, Sayings, and Scrolls
Reviewed by Bo H. Lim
2008.11.07
H. Klinkott, S. Kubisch, and R. Müller-Wollermann, eds., Geschenke und Steuern, Zölle und Tribute: Antike Abgabenformen in Anspruch und Wirklichkeit
Reviewed by Mark W. Hamilton
2008.11.06
Alec Gilmore, A Concise Dictionary of Bible Origins and Interpretation
Reviewed by Jan G. van der Watt
2008.11.05
Robert R. Ellis, Learning to Read Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar
Reviewed by Max Rogland
2008.11.01
Kevin L. Anderson, ‘But God Raised Him from the Dead’: The Theology of Jesus’ Resurrection in Luke-Acts
Reviewed by Ron Clark
RBL Newsletter, 13 October 2008
The following new reviews have been added to the Review of Biblical Literature.
Edward Adams, The Stars Will Fall from Heaven: Cosmic Catastrophe in the New Testament and Its World
Reviewed by Lorenzo DiTommaso
William Sanger Campbell, The “We” Passages in the Acts of the Apostles: The Narrator as Narrative Character
Reviewed by Jean-François Racine
Andrew D. Clarke, A Pauline Theology of Church Leadership
Reviewed by Stephan Joubert
Benjamin Fiore, The Pastoral Epistles: First Timothy, Second Timothy, and Titus
Reviewed by Korinna Zamfir
Bas ter Haar Romeny, ed., The Peshitta: Its Use in Literature and Liturgy: Papers Read at the Third Peshitta Symposium
Reviewed by Robert A. Kitchen
Daniel Hillel, The Natural History of the Bible: An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew Scriptures
Reviewed by Norman Habel
Werner G. Jeanrond and Andrew D. H. Mayes, eds., Recognising the Margins: Developments in Biblical and Theological Studies
Reviewed by Peter R. Rodgers
Matthew Levering, Ezra and Nehemiah
Reviewed by Ralph W. Klein
Graham S. Ogden, Qoheleth
Reviewed by Ludger Schwienhorst-Schönberger
R. J. R. Plant, Good Figs, Bad Figs: Judicial Differentiation in the Book of Jeremiah
Reviewed by Mark Brummitt
Fernando F. Segovia and R. S. Sugirtharajah, eds., A Postcolonial Commentary on the New Testament Writings
Reviewed by Jonathan A. Draper
Reviewed by Hans Leander
Robert B. Stewart, ed., Intelligent Design: William A. Dembski and Michael Ruse in Dialogue
Reviewed by Christopher Heard
Ilse Wegner, Eine Einführung in die hurritische Sprache
Reviewed by Ignacio Marquez Rowe
Stephen Westerholm, Understanding Matthew: The Early Christian Worldview of the First Gospel
Reviewed by David C. Sim
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