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Scholarly assessment of Jewish communities in the Hellenistic and Graeco-Roman Diaspora has, in the past, been dominated by our knowledge of the large and influential communities in Rome and Alexandria. This book brings together the evidence for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802829368Author Paul Carlton BorgmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 404Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...

Reading Genesis presents a panoramic view of the most vital ways that Genesis is approached in modern scholarship. Essays by ten eminent scholars cover the perspectives of literature, gender, memory, sources, theology, and the reception of Genesis in...

This monograph seeks to answer the question why Melchizedek, who is a minor figure in the Old Testament, is selected by the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews to represent the priesthood of Christ. In the course of his study, Professor Horton surveys...

For the first time in complete form, the results of recent analyses of the Apocalypse are presented in a way that is easily understood by the beginning student and challenging to the scholar looking for a fresh approach. In a clear and vivid manner,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802842596Author Susan R. GarrettFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...

George Smith, a twentieth-century American, moved into a house with a large vineyard in the Eastern Mediterranean during the first century AD, going back in time and space. He needed help on his land and requested that individuals interested in work be...

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A comprehensive overview of recent scholarly research on the Gospel of Thomas.Book InformationISBN 9780809147618Author Christopher W. SkinnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Paulist Press International,U.S.Publisher Paulist Press International,U.S.

Written That You May Believe has quickly become a standard text for the feminist-informed study of the Gospel of John. Scholars have hailed its publication and dedicated a session at the American Academy of Religion to discuss its message. Lay readers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781921511295Author Jose MendoncaFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint ATF PressPublisher ATF PressWeight(grams) 190g

This highly engaging and readable book is a study of Joseph Caiaphas, a Jewish high priest of the first century and one of the men who sent Jesus to his death. Caiaphas is a valuable resource for scholars of ancient history and students of the Gospel of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781462743964Author Colin G. KruseFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint LifeWay Christian ResourcesPublisher LifeWay Christian ResourcesDimensions(mm) 228mm...

A clear and thorough introduction to the best known of Jesus' teachings, this much-needed text examines what parables are, why Jesus taught in parables, and the purpose and place of parables in the Gospel narratives. Invaluable for the beginning seminary...

The First Edition of the New Testament is a groundbreaking book that argues that the New Testament is not the product of a centuries-long process of development. Its history, David Trobisch contends, is the history of a book--an all Greek Christian...

Revised and condensed from David Norton's acclaimed A History of the Bible as Literature, this book, first published in 2000, tells the story of English literary attitudes to the Bible. At first jeered at and mocked as English writing, then denigrated as...

Was Mary Magdalene really mistaken when she took the Risen Lord to be a 'gardener' working near the tomb where Christ was laid after the crucifixion? In this compelling volume, Anthony M. Moore persuasively argues that Jesus must be recognised, at a...

Most Christians believe that there was essentially only one early church which was later imperiled by false teachings. The New Testament was the developing statement of this early church, and from it grew the whole structure of Christian belief. In this...

Jesus the Jew is the primary signifier of Christianity's indebtedness to Judaism. This connection is both historical and continuous. In this book, Barbara Meyer shows how Christian memory, as largely intertwined with Jewish memory, provides a framework...

Some days we just forget. We forget the house keys. We forget the directions. We forget to return a friend's phone call. And sometimes, we forget that we belong to Jesus. It's not intentional, but it happens. The church in Corinth had forgotten. They...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780687008520Author Charles B. CousarFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint Abingdon PressPublisher Abingdon PressWeight(grams) 321gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

This collection - which has established itself since publication as one of the best surveys of the subject - investigates issues of great importance to our knowledge of Jesus in its balanced appraisal of his contact with the armed resistance movement of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802860699Author Marva J. DawnFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781546576075Author David H J GayFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

The book is going through its biggest revolution since Gutenberg. Thanks to computer tools and electronic publication, the concept and realisation of critical editions are being rethought. As so often in the history of scholarship, editors of the New...

There have been many studies of the women in the Gospels, but this is a new kind of book on the subject. Rather than offering a general overview of the Gospel women or focusing on a single theme, Richard Bauckham studies in great depth both the...

In comparison to Mark and Luke, the First Gospel contains a striking preponderance of economic language in passages dealing with sin, righteousness, and divine recompense. For instance, sin is described as a debt, and righteous deeds are said to earn...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606084700Author Daniel BerriganFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams)...

Parallel Gospels: A Synopsis of Early Christian Writing is an indispensable guide that enables readers to examine more easily how and where the early Christian gospels--Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Thomas, and Q--agree and disagree. Using his own unique...

A fascinating insight into the rival religious communities of the early Christian church.These apocryphal texts open a window to understanding the rival religious communities which coexisted with the early church. Written after the ministry of Christ and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780800625580Author Robert C. TannehillFormat PaperbackPage Count 408Imprint Augsburg FortressPublisher 1517 MediaWeight(grams) 318g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781490944807Author David H J GayFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

The student or translator of the New Testament will often find difficulties which can only be solved by considering the syntax of the passage concerned. Professor Moule here provides a reference book which gives guidance on such problems of exegesis. It...

This inspiring look at conversion in the Bible offers promising new changes in the way we view-and do-evangelism today. In order to be effective in evangelism, one must clearly understand the dynamics of conversion. Richard Peace here examines two very...

Women in the Ministry of Jesus is a study of both of Jesus' attitudes towards women as reflected in his words and deeds, and of the women who were part of his ministry, or who interacted with him according to the Gospel accounts. The book seeks to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780800625573Author Robert C. TannehillFormat PaperbackPage Count 358Imprint Augsburg FortressPublisher 1517 MediaWeight(grams) 318g

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This book examines the roles and functions that women assumed in the early Christian communities from AD 33 to the Council of Nicaea. It surveys, too, the views about women held by various New Testament authors including Paul and the Evangelists. In a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802844743Author Richard N. LongeneckerFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781533189219Author David H J GayFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...