Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts

The life and times of the New Testament's most mystifying and incendiary bookFew biblical books have been as revered and reviled as Revelation.

Originally published in 1995, Creation and Evolution in the Early American Scientific Affiliation is the tenth volume in the series, Creationism in Twentieth Century America, reissued in 2021.

Dao De Jing is an ancient wisdom book, purportedly written by Laozi, who flourished in the sixth century BCE according to the Chinese tradition.

Should Genesis rightly be identified as law--that is, as torah or legal instruction for Israel?

The Gothic version of the New Testament is the oldest extant writing in a Germanic language and one of the earliest translations from the Greek.

Psalm 23, the most beloved of the Psalms, contains a perplexing riddle.

The advent of the modern, historical, and critical methods of reading Scripture is one of the most significant events in the last five hundred years of Christian history and theology.

Apocalyptic scenarios remain prevalent and powerful in popular culture (in television, film, comic books, and popular fiction), in politics (in debates on climate change, environmentalism, Middle East policy, and military planning), and in various religious traditions.

In The Devil and Philosophy, 34 philosophers explore questions about one of the most recognizable and influential characters (villains?

In Psalm 49 and the Path to Redemption, Janet Smith revisits her PhD dissertation, Dust or Dew: Immortality in the Ancient Near East and in Psalm 49, reconfiguring the book for a general audience and expanding it to focus on a theme of biblical redemption.

The premier historical Jesus scholar joins a brilliant archaeologist to illuminate the life and teaching of Jesus against the background of his world.

Worshiping God, God's Way: A Biblical Perspective of the Origin of Worship explores the theology behind what Jesus called "e;true"e; worship in John 4:24.

This book is the first major study to investigate Jesus' resurrection using a memory approach.

Explore the variety of ways humans experience the holy through 150+ one-page biographies of notable masters from the world's great spiritual traditions.

The New Testament provides abundant evidence that Jesus frequented the temple; according to Acts, so did his followers after his death.

This is a book about a book: it is an in-depth yet reader friendly analysis of the Book of Judges, one of the most dramatic books of the Bible.

Texts about war pervade the Hebrew Bible, raising challenging questions in religious and political ethics.

Perhaps no era in Christian history since the time of the apostles presented a greater challenge to the spread of faith than the twentieth century.

Renowned Reformation scholar Timothy J.

The Concept of Canonical Intertextuality and the Book of Daniel is an attempt to bring clarity to the concepts of intertextuality and canon criticism in the field of biblical studies.

When the Bible refers to Jesus as a "e;cornerstone,"e; what was the intended meaning behind this symbolic expression?

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.

This monograph provides a fresh perspective on judgment according to works by challenging both the majority scholarly view and the new perspective advocated by E.

The premise of this book lies in its title.

Love, seduction, betrayal, violence, riddles, and myth all find their place in the biblical story of Samson.

One of the major shifts in OT studies over the past half of a century has been the move away from studies dominated by diachronic matters toward more text-immanent, synchronic approaches.

"e;What if Luke had to reteach the basic lessons of his history of the early church?

The revered Bible scholar and author of The Historical Jesus explores the Christian culture warsthe debates over church and statefrom a biblical perspective, exploring the earliest tensions evident in the New Testament, and offering a way forward for Christians today.

Los salmos son oración oficial de judíos y cristianos, compuestos durante un milenio por levitas de Sion (Jerusalén) y atribuidos a David.

How do we live the Christian life?

Too often the negative characterization of "e;others"e; in the biblical text is applied to groups and persons beyond the text whom we wish to define as the Other.

The Gospel of John is one of the most beloved books in the Christian canon.

It is the quintessential nature of humans to communicate with each other.

Life is filled with opportunities to practice nonviolence.