Books of Religion / Biblical Studies / New Testament / General
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Understanding the New Testament
By Howard Clark KeeBy combining analyses of the historical, cultural and literary features of Judaism and of the Greco-Roman world with careful examination of the writings that became known as...
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Jesus and the People of God: Reconfiguring Ethnic Identity
By Joseph H. HellermanHow did the Jesus movement-a messianic sectarian version of Palestinian Judaism-transcend its Judaean origins and ultimately establish itself in the Roman East as the multi-ethnic socio-religious experiment we know as...
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The Acts of the Apostles
By William NeilThe Acts of the Apostles
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The Passion: Photography from the Movie The Passion of the Christ
By Bonnie SteffenThe Passion is a visual portrayal of the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus. Gripping photos taken on the set of Mel Gibson's new film, The Passion of...
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The Most Revealing Book of the Bible: Making Sense Out of Revelation
By Vernard EllerThe Most Revealing Book of the Bible: Making Sense Out of Revelation
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The New Testament: Proclamation and Parenesis, Myth and History
By Norman Perrin, Dennis C. DulingThe Third Edition of this respected text represents a major rewrite. The authors have given thorough attention to the details of inclusive language, while covering social-historical and literary-historical factors. Coverage...
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The Word in the World: The Cosmological Tale in the Fourth Gospel
By Adele ReinhartzThe Word in the World: The Cosmological Tale in the Fourth Gospel
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Paul's Letters from Prison: Philippians, Colossians, Philemon, and Ephesians
By James Leslie HouldenModern translations have made it clearer than ever that many of Paul's assumptions and ideas are utterly foreign to us. This commentary guides the reader into a new understanding of...
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The Sermon on the Mount and Its Jewish Setting
By Hans-Jürgen Becker, Serge RuzerThe Sermon on the Mount and Its Jewish Setting
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The Sermon on the Mount: Inspiring the Moral Imagination
By Dale C. AllisonToo often the Sermon on the Mount has been interpreted as though it were a book itself rather than a portion of a book. Dale Allison insists on the contrary...
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The Beloved Disciple: Whose Witness Validates the Gospel of John?
By James H. Charlesworth"The Gospel of John refers five times to "the disciple whom Jesus loved." From the second through the present century, scholars have sought to identify this "disciple," traditionally concluding that...
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Irony in the Fourth Gospel
By Paul D. DukeIrony in the Fourth Gospel
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Redemptive History and the New Testament Scriptures
By Herman N. RidderbosAn investigation of the New Testament canon and how it fits into redemptive history.
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The Cross and Human Transformation: Paul's Apocalyptic Word in 1 Corinthians
By Alexandra R. BrownIn our time the cross is often more a source of controversy than a sign of peace. While aware of differing points of view, Alexandra Brown shows that Paul's proclamation...
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The Resurrection of Jesus: History, Experience, Theology
By Gerd LudemannSince his student days, Gerd Ludemann has noted how both New Testament scholars and theologians have tended to be evansive about what actually happened at the resurrection of Jesus. How...
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Women in the Church: A Fresh Analysis of I Timothy 2:9-15
By Andreas J. Köstenberger, Thomas R. Schreiner, H. Scott BaldwinThis series of essays addresses the issue regarding the ministry of women in the church. The essays deal with grammatical, linguistic, exegetical, hermeneutical, and theological points and constitute one of...
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Colossians & Philemon
By Robert W. WallTo the Colossians, preoccupied with legal codes and intellectual disputes, Paul wrote a letter stressing not only the centrality of Christ but also the need for Christians to live out...
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The Johannine Epistles: Introduction and Commentary
By Rudolf SchnackenburgAn indispensable reference for everyone interested in understanding the Letters of John. Schnackenburg's 3-volume commentary on the Gospel of John was called "second to none in the world" (Biblical Theology...
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A Handbook on Paul's Letter to the Philippians
By Eugene Albert Nida, I-Jin LohA Handbook on Paul's Letter to the Philippians
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The Parables of the Kingdom
By Charles Harold DoddThe nature and purpose of the Gospel parables -- The kingdom of God -- The day of the Son of man -- The "setting in life"--Parables of crises -- Parables...