Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts

Since the second century, 1-2 Timothy and Titus, often referred to as the "e;Pastoral Epistles,"e; have been read and practiced together to help order a Christian congregation's life and mission.

Robert Jenson offers a systematic theologian's careful reading of the Song of Songs.

The foundation of the modern State of Israel in 1948 is commemorated by many Palestinians as a day of catastrophe.

The Gospels contain many hard sayings of Jesus, but perhaps none have puzzled and intrigued readers as much as Jesus?

The tenets of Islam cannot be grasped without a proper understanding of the Qur'an.

This landmark work, which has shaped a generation of scholarship, compares the apostle Paul with contemporary Judaism, both understood on their own terms.

Does Christianity have anything useful or credible to say to the twenty-first century, or is it just a relic of a past era, doomed eventually to die a long and painful death, perhaps to be replaced by the new atheism or another religion?

The Good Shepherd, Gentle Guide, and Gracious Host is a collection of fifteen discipleship meditations, organized around three metaphors from the Twenty-Third Psalm.

There are many books on Christian education, but few consider pedagogy with a biblical focus on formation, and a grounding in varied related disciplines.

It was God's love for His creation that allowed Moses, Elijah, James, Peter, and John to unfold God's plan for all mankind.

The Book of Hiding offers a fluent and erudite analysis of the parallels between the Bible and contemporary discussions of gender, ethnicity and social ambiguity.

Winner of two 2025 Excellence in Publishing Awards from the Association of Catholic Publishers: Resources for Ministry (First Place), and General Interest (Third Place).

This volume of the New Testament Library offers a thorough and careful commentary on the complicated book of Hebrews, showing its meaning within the context of ancient culture and the theological development of the early church.

This book studies kingship with reference to the Johannine Jesus.

The Texts @ Contexts series gathers scholarly voices from diverse contexts and social locations to bring new or unfamiliar facets of biblical texts to light.

If You Call Yourself a Jew reads Romans as a dialogue between Paul and a Gentile proselyte to Judaism.

Promise has a long pedigree in the history of Christian understandings of the gospel.

The Resurrection of Jesus is at the very root of Christian faith; without belief in Jesus Christianity dies.

Practical help, encouragement, preparation exercises, and spiritual wisdom for those who serve as readers in worship.

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In der Johannesoffenbarung findet sich die im Neuen Testament singuläre Erwartung eines zeitlich begrenzten, irdischen Messiasreiches am Ende der Geschichte.

The formation of the Book of the Twelve is one of the most vigorously debated subjects in Old Testament studies today.

The Gospel and Epistles of John are often overlooked in discussions of New Testament ethics; indeed, it has been asserted that the Fourth Gospel is of only limited value to such discussions--even that John is practically devoid of ethical material.

Enter a world of warfare and treachery, of duty and honor, of love and loyalty, interwoven with the inner workings of a Roman centurion's household.

Prophets come in many varieties--ecstatic worshipers, inspired preachers, social justice advocates, and even political pundits.

Johannine Literature offers some of the most beautiful, majestic, and profound theology contained within the entire biblical text.

A helpfully concise commentary on Paul's letter to the early Christians in Rome, which the Apostle wrote just a few years before the outbreak of Nero's persecution.

Traditionally, university students have gained access to world religions by reading primary texts.

The theology of creation interconnected with virtually every aspect of early Christian thought, from Trinitarian doctrine to salvation to ethics.

This book offers an original interpretation of the origin and early reception of the most fundamental claim of Christianity: Jesus' resurrection.

The Saviour of the World covers each incident and each saying in the Bible and converts them to either a single poem, blank verse or rhymed stanza, according to the subject.

Este libro constituye una comparación del mensaje de Hechos transmitido por el Códice Beza con el más familiar del texto Alejandrino, representado por el Códice Vaticano.

This book aims to identify the beast from the sea and the beast from the land in Revelation 13 by studying their unique link together with the dragon in Revelation 12: the land beast is subordinate to the sea beast, which in turn is subordinate to the dragon.

In this study of John 1-12, the author develops the thesis that Jesus is the divine, incarnate Torah, and that Jesus as Torah is the conceptual center of the Fourth Gospel.

Ninguna obra literaria, tampoco la Escritura, agota del todo su sentido con una unica interpretacion.

Wondering about what you need to know before entering into ministry?

This book studies the composition or structure of Surat Maryam - the 19th sura of the Qur'an - according to the principles of Semitic rhetoric.

Here the reader meets many of the picturesque images that are identified with Revelation--the four horses and their riders, the antichrist, the woman clothed with the sun, the beast with his number, Armageddon.

We approach Raphael's Agony in the Garden or Fra Angelico's Crucifixion for their beauty and not primarily to learn about fifteenth-century fashion or even to decode the iconography.

Although disability imagery is ubiquitous in the Hebrew Bible, characters with disabilities are not.