Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts

Historians of early Christianity unanimously agree that Jesus was executed by Roman soldiers.

This study takes the singular approach of reading two sides of a parable.

In this new volume, prolific scholar Walter Brueggemann seeks to show Christian preachers how to consider the faith witnessed in several Old Testament traditions and to help them discover rich and suggestive connections to our contemporary faith challenges.

This book provides analysis of a variety of biblical narratives and texts which are the vehicle for the expression, articulation and performance of diverse identities in the Indian context and is the first attempt to do so for a global audience of scholars and students.

This collection of essays on Jacques Derrida, first published in 2004, spans nearly thirty years of critical thinking about Derrida's work.

Originally published in 1995, The Early Writings of Harold W.

The centralization of the cult mandate in Deuteronomy has captivated scholars for over two centuries.

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.

Pablo desarrolla el tema de la santidad a partir de la revelacion de Dios en el Antiguo Testamento.

Jewish Paideia investigates diverse self-reflections on what it meant to be Jewish in Hellenistic and early Roman Diaspora communities by examining depictions of ideal Jewish education, or paideia, in the literature of the period.

Is Jesus relevant to the sufferings of the helpless, the voiceless, those dying of hunger, those traumatized by violence, people with learning difficulties?

Biblical Limits is a new series which brings to the traditional field of Biblical Studies literary criticism, anthropology and gender-based approaches, thus reaching new ways of understanding Biblical texts.

Con sus 80 años de vida, Revista Bíblica se ha ido consolidando como espacio de intercambio académico entre las y los biblistas, tanto del área latinoamericana como de otras partes del mundo.

In Engaging the Passion, Oliver Larry Yarbrough has gathered an impressive array of scholars to survey the wealth of ways in which the death of Jesus has been portrayed and represented in Scripture, liturgy and music, literature, art and film, theology, and ethics.

Esta Gramática elemental del hebreo bíblico quiere ofrecer, de manera clara y sencilla, los rudimentos del hebreo a través del cual se nos ha trasmitido la Sagrada Escritura.

No event in the history of humankind has elicited more comment or sparked more controversy than the trials, crucifixion, and burial of Jesus of Nazareth.

La cultura contemporánea considera el argumento sobre el mundo de los espíritus como un residuo mitológico, una creencia que no tiene mucha razón de ser en la era de las nuevas tecnologías.

Yung Suk Kim asks important questions in Biblical Interpretation: Why do we care about the Bible and biblical interpretation?

Schools and circles have been a major force in twentieth-century intellectual movements.

Perhaps more than any philosophy written in the past few centuries, the work of Friedrich Nietzsche has given rise to controversy, misunderstanding, and dissent.

Everywhere there are voices calling for a new Reformation, marked by a return to the older sources of Christian wisdom, and for drinking anew the inspiration of the Desert Fathers and Mothers, the church fathers, those from the monastic tradition and the medieval Christian mystics.

Abraham, the father of all believers, plays host to three strangers, one of whom is God, and thus sets an example for others to follow.

The debate between proponents of the Old and New perspectives on Paul has been followed closely over the years, consolidating allegiances on either side.

En 1988, un estudio en torno al origen de Israel calificó la cuestión de "enigma histórico".

How would the image of Jesus appear if it were based only on sayings that scholars generally agreed originated with Jesus?

First Published in 2007.

At a time when biblical authority was under challenge from the Higher Criticism and evolutionary science, 'what providence meant' was the most keenly contested of questions.

The apostle Paul affirms in several places that there is only one God.

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Avoiding theological jargon and using language more accessible to the lay person than that in the Bible, this book invites readers to discover for themselves what Jesus has done for the world and continues to do in the world.

Donald Gowan offers a unified reading of the prophetic books, showing that each has a distinctive contribution to make to a central theme.

Did Jesus speak Greek?

Scholars have questioned every aspect of the story of Mattathias in 1 Maccabees; the revisionist narrative turns Mattathias and his Maccabees from the heroes of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah and idealistic fighters for religious freedom, into merely ambitious men who ruthlessly strove for power and usurped the high priesthood of Judaea.

In this study James McConnell addresses the concept of authoritative testimony in Luke-Acts.

A Rabbi Reads the Torah distils a lifetime of Bible study by a Jewish scholar devoted to popularising the study of the Hebrew Bible in its original language, helped by the wealth of centuries of Jewish interpretation and debate, as well as the best of modern literary approaches.

Living as an alien in one's native land is a familiar reality to marginalized communities.

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Paul takes you on a journey through the Synoptic Gospels and the Epistles providing a new solution to a literary puzzle that has vexed biblical scholars for over two-hundred years--The Synoptic Problem.