Books written by Charles H. Talbert

Getting "Saved": The Whole Story of Salvation in the New Testament

In this book Charles H. Talbert and Jason A. Whitlark, together with Andrew E. Arterbury, Clifford A. Barbarick, Scott J. Hafemann, and Michael W. Martin, address such questions about God's role in the Christian's life.
Matthew

"--Warren Carter, Phillips Theological Seminary "This is a remarkable book! In brief compass, Talbert provides a fresh reading of Matthew's Gospel as a book that is grace-oriented from start to finish.
Reading the Sermon on the Mount: Character Formation and Decision Making in Matthew 5-7

Talbert concludes that only when the text is read in three contexts--the whole of Matthew, the whole of the New Testament, and the entire biblical plot--can the Sermon on the Mount make a contribution to decision making.
Reading John: A Literary and Theological Commentary on the Fourth Gospel and the Johannine Epistles

New Testament scholar Charles Talbert's unique commentary considers the entire scope of these works attributed to John, their literary settings and particularities, and their continuing theological importance to the Christian story.
Matthew (Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament)

Talbert's work happily is of the latter type. It regularly offers fresh readings and new comparative materials, especially from Greco-Roman sources. This is not a tired rehashing but a welcome contribution.
Reading John: Introducing the Johannine Gospel and Letters

This book is designed to be read as a companion to the biblical texts, not a replacement.
What is a Gospel?: The Genre of the Canonical Gospels

James M. Robinson, "On the Gattung of Mark (and John)," in Jesus and Man's Hope, Vol. 1, p. 104; and "The Johannine Trajectory," in Trajectories through Early Christianity (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1971), p. 266.
Ephesians and Colossians (Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament)

... The Dead Sea Scrolls Translated (2nd ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996) unless otherwise indicated; gnostic documents are usually cited from James M. Robinson, editor, The Nag Hammadi Library (San Francisco: Harper & Row, ...
The Development of Christology During the First Hundred Years: And Other Essays on Early Christian Christology

Part One comprises previously unpublished material; Part Two is a collection of previously published essays.
The Development of Christology during the First Hundred Years: and other essays on early Christian Christology

Using four models from Jewish and Greco-Roman traditions, this book offers a synthetic view of how early Christian Christologies developed during the churches' first 100 years.
Perspectives on Luke-Acts

Perspectives on Luke-Acts
The Apocalypse: A Reading of the Revelation of John

In this concise and clearly written commentary, Charles H. Talbert brings to mainline Christians a fresh reading of the book of Revelation, demonstrating that it is not only accessible but relevant for the modern-day Christian.
Reading Luke: A Literary and Theological Commentary

Introducing the life cycles of the main animal groups, this series provides an overview of key physical characteristics and covers the life cycle from birth, or hatching, to death, looking...
Reading Lucke-Acts in Its Mediterranean Milieu

This book begins by offering a reading of the theological views of Luke-Acts in terms of Peter J. Rabinowitz's authorial audience and closes with reflections on how one might assess the historical value of Acts.
Ephesians and Colossians

Ephesians and Colossians is the first of eighteen volumes in the Paideia commentary series. In this inaugural volume, leading New Testament scholar Charles Talbert distills interpretive insights for students in...
Reading Acts: A Literary and Theological Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles

The approach of Reading Acts is to ask how ancient Mediterranean auditors would have heard Acts when it was read in their presence.
Reading Acts: A Literary and Theological Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles

Answers to the usual introductory questions do not yield sufficient harvest to enable an intelligent reading of Acts. The approach of Reading Acts is to ask how ancient Mediterranean auditors...
Perspectives on First Peter

... Bibliography of Literature on the Acts of the Apostles (Leiden: Brill, 1966); J. T. Forestell, C.S.B., Targumic Traditions and the New Testament: An Annotated Bibliography with a New Testament Index (Chico CA: Scholars Press, 1981) ...
Literary Patterns, Theological Themes, and the Genre of Luke-Acts

Literary Patterns, Theological Themes, and the Genre of Luke-Acts