Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts

The Oxford Bible Commentary is a Bible study and reference work for 21st century students and readers that can be read with any modern translation of the Bible.

In recent years many books have been published in the area of Christology (who is Jesus in himself?

Although the Victorians were awash in texts, the Bible was such a pervasive and dominant presence that they may fittingly be thought of as 'a people of one book'.

Among the most challenging biblical figures to understand is Jeroboam son of Nebat, the first monarch of northern Israel whose story is told in 1 Kings 11-14.

This book aims to bring a new way of understanding Ezra 9-10, which has become known as an intermarriage 'crisis', to the table.

Jerome Murphy-O'Connor has lived in Jerusalem for 48 years, during which time he has taught graduate students its history and archaeology, and also compiled a bestselling archaeological guidebook for visitors.

Handel's Israelite oratorios are today little known among non-specialists, but in their own day they were unique, pioneering and extremely popular.

On the margins of the biblical canon and on the boundaries of what are traditionally called 'mainstream' Christian communities there have been throughout history writings and movements which have been at odds with the received wisdom and the consensus of establishment opinion.

Scriptural interpretation was an important form of scholarship for Christians in late antiquity.

The Bible contains four Gospels which tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth.

'Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

Joseph of Arimathea: A Study in Reception History examines the extensive and convoluted afterlives of a minor biblical character who nevertheless plays a major role in three pivotal scenes in the passion of Jesus Christ as presented by the four canonical Gospels: the request to Pilate for the body, the descent from the cross, and the burial of Jesus' corpse.

The Oxford Handbook of Catholic Theology provides a one-volume introduction to all the major aspects of Catholic theology.

The Oxford Handbook of Catholic Theology provides a one-volume introduction to all the major aspects of Catholic theology.

The orthodox doctrine of the incarnation affirms that Christ is both truly divine and truly human.

Ever since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in caves near the site of Qumran in 1947, this mysterious cache of manuscripts has been associated with the Essenes, a 'sect' configured as marginal and isolated.

The Early Text of the New Testament aims to examine and assess from our earliest extant sources the most primitive state of the New Testament text now known.

This book examines the New Testament teaching that Christ was the one through whom God made the world.

Barth, Origen, and Universal Salvation offers a bold new presentation of universal salvation.

The translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek was the first major translation in Western culture.

In ancient Israel the production of food was a basic concern of almost every Israelite.

What sort of Bible did Augustine have?

Natural law theory is controversial today because it presumes that there is a stable 'human nature' that is subject to a 'law.

The posthumous publication of previously unavailable academic lectures by Karl Barth allows unprecedented access to the crucial formative years between the production of his two major masterpieces, the Commentary on Romans and the Church Dogmatics.

A Dictionary of the Bible is the most acclaimed, accessible, and up-to-date dictionary of its kind.

The Koran has constituted a remarkably strong core of identity and continuity for a religious tradition that is now in its fifteenth century.

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The Oxford Bible Commentary is a Bible study and reference work for 21st century students and readers that can be read with any modern translation of the Bible.

The Oxford Bible Commentary is a Bible study and reference work for 21st century students and readers that can be read with any modern translation of the Bible.

Modern biblical scholarship interprets the Song as a collection of love lyrics.

This book examines the New Testament teaching that Christ was the one through whom God made the world.

Cosmology and Self in the Apostle Paul challenges the traditional reading of Paul.

Barth, Origen, and Universal Salvation offers a bold new presentation of universal salvation.

Jerome Murphy-O'Connor's reputation as a recognized expert on the Corinthian correspondence has been built on the original solutions he has offered to perennial problems.

The Oxford Handbooks series is a major new initiative in academic publishing.

The Oxford Handbook of Systematic Theology brings together a set of original and authoritative accounts of all the major areas of current research in Christian systematic theology, offering a thorough survey of the state of the discipline and of its prospects for those undertaking research and teaching in the field.

The translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek was the first major translation in Western culture.

The Oxford Bible Commentary is an exciting new ecumenical verse-by-verse commentary on the whole Bible, including all the books of the Apocrypha, for use by Christians, Jews, and members of other religious traditions, or of none.

Luigi Gioia provides a fresh description and analysis of Augustine's monumental treatise, De Trinitate, working on a supposition of its unity and its coherence from structural, rhetorical, and theological points of view.

In ancient Israel the production of food was a basic concern of almost every Israelite.

What sort of Bible did Augustine have?

This interdisciplinary study follows an international and ecumenical meeting of twenty-one scholars held in New York at Easter 2003: the Redemption Summit.

Scriptural Exegesis gathers voices from an international community of scholars to consider the many facets of the history of biblical interpretation and to question how exegesis shapes spiritual and cultural creativity.

Philosophy in the English-speaking world is dominated by analytic approaches to its problems and projects; but theology has been dominated by alternative approaches.

Natural law theory is controversial today because it presumes that there is a stable 'human nature' that is subject to a 'law.

Alexander Samely surveys the corpus of rabbinic literature, which was written in Hebrew and Aramaic about 1500 years ago and which contains the foundations of Judaism, in particular the Talmud.

Who is Israel?

This is a major study of the theological thought of John Calvin, which examines his central theological ideas through a philosophical lens, looking at issues in Metaphysics, Epistemology, and Ethics.

This interdisciplinary study follows an international and ecumenical meeting of twenty-four scholars held in New York at Easter 2000: the Incarnation Summit.

Ancient peoples regarded names as indicative of character and destiny.