Criticism Interpretation category: 2013 books
Love in the Gospel of John
An Exegetical, Theological, and Literary Study
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
The command to love is central to the Gospel of John. Internationally respected scholar Francis Moloney offers a thorough exploration of this theme, focusing not only on Jesus's words but also on his actions. Instead of merely telling people that they must love one another, Jesus acts to make God's...
The New Testament
A Historical and Theological Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
This capstone work from widely respected senior evangelical scholar Donald Hagner offers a substantial introduction to the New Testament. Hagner deals with the New Testament both historically and theologically, employing the framework of salvation history. He treats the New Testament as a coherent...
by Karen H. Jobes, Moisés Silva
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
This comprehensive yet user-friendly primer to the Septuagint (LXX) acquaints readers with the Greek versions of the Old Testament. It is accessible to students, assuming no prior knowledge about the Septuagint, yet is also informative for seasoned scholars. The authors, both prominent Septuagint...
The Synoptic Problem
Four Views
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2016
Leading Scholars Debate a Key New Testament Topic
The relationship between Matthew, Mark, and Luke is one of the most contested topics in Gospel studies. How do we account for the close similarities--and differences--in the Synoptic Gospels? In the last few decades, the standard answers to...
by Darrell L. Bock
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1996
This informative, balanced commentary includes extensive introductory notes and a comprehensive discussion of the text. An outstanding addition to any academic, pastoral, or student library.
by Matthew Thiessen
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Paul and the Gentile Problem provides a new explanation for the apostle Paul's statements about the Jewish law in his letters to the Romans and Galatians. Paul's arguments against circumcision and the law in Romans 2 and his reading of Genesis 15-21 in Galatians 4:21-31 belong within a stream of Jewish...
Paul and the Miraculous
A Historical Reconstruction
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2013
How can we explain the difference between the "miraculous" Christianity expressed in the Gospels and the nearly miracle-free Christianity of Paul? In this historically informed study, senior New Testament scholar Graham Twelftree challenges the view that Paul was primarily a thinker and...
Constructing Jesus
Memory, Imagination, and History
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
What did Jesus think of himself? How did he face death? What were his expectations of the future? In this volume, now in paperback, internationally renowned Jesus scholar Dale Allison Jr. addresses such perennially fascinating questions about Jesus. The acclaimed hardcover edition received the Biblical...
Amos
A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
A new translation and commentary on the book of Amos, forgoing speculation about his life to provide an innovative analysis of the book itself As part of the Hebrew Bible, the Book of Amos has been studied for more than two thousand years. This much-needed new edition includes an updated English translation...
The Apocalyptic Imagination
An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
One of the most widely praised studies of Jewish apocalyptic literature ever written, The Apocalyptic Imagination by John J. Collins has served for over thirty years as a helpful, relevant, comprehensive survey of the apocalyptic literary genre.
After an initial overview of things apocalyptic,...
by Michael Stone
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2017
Were there groups in Ancient Judaism that cultivated esoteric knowledge and transmitted it secretly? With the discovery and burgeoning study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and particularly of the documents legislating the social structure of the Qumran group, the foremost paradigm for analysis of the group's...
Reasons to Believe
How to Understand, Explain, and Defend the Catholic Faith
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2007
This book unravels mysteries, corrects misunderstandings, and offers thoughtful, straightforward responses to common objections about the Catholic faith.
Bestselling author Scott Hahn, a convert to Catholicism, has experienced the doubts that so often drive discussions about God and the Church....
Agents of Babylon
What the Prophecies of Daniel Tell Us about the End of Days
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
In his #1 New York Times bestseller Agents of the Apocalypse, noted prophecy expert Dr. David Jeremiah explored the book of Revelation through the lens of its major players. Now, in the much-anticipated follow-up, Agents of Babylon, Dr. Jeremiah examines prophecy through the eyes of the characters...
The Lost Art of Scripture
Rescuing the Sacred Texts
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2019
Today the Quran is used by some to justify war and acts of terrorism, the Torah to deny Palestinians the right to live in the Land of Israel, and the Bible to condemn homosexuality and contraception. The significance of Scripture may not be immediately obvious in our secular world, but its misunderstanding...