Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts

Who was Papias, who did he know, and what did he believe about the writings that now comprise the canonical New Testament?

The Apostle Paul leaves no stone, teaching, or truth untouched as he continues developing a pathway for each of us built upon the foundation of the Triune God.

Is meticulous Matthew also mathematically so?

Following Rabbi Jesus is a surprising exposure of who the Jesus we find in the Gospels really is, what he teaches those who dare to follow him, and how he models what it means to live God's radical-kingdom way.

The book of Job is the most challenging--and most engaging--of all the books in the Hebrew Scriptures.

One can hardly ignore the significance of suffering in Paul's letters.

Eli Washington Caruthers's unpublished manuscript, American Slavery and the Immediate Duty of Southern Slaveholders, is the arresting and authentic alternative to the nineteenth-century hermeneutics that supported slavery.

Contrary to popular belief, the biblical prophets do far more than predict the future.

In Paul's angry letter, everything is magnified.

In the spirit of Ludolph of Saxony (c.

Knowing Him by Name is a book of 336 short devotional readings based on the names and references to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

Epochal voices in the reception history of 2 Thessalonians: an invective against the proud from the dais of a basilica in Constantinople; an indictment of clerical simony in a Carolingian monastery that nearly faded from historical memory; a theologically integrative vision of the epistle from Reformation Zurich.

Reading, writing and speaking are two of the best ways to learn a new language.

Throughout his life, Isaac remained a passive tent dweller.

It was reported that a doctoral student at Princeton once asked Albert Einstein, "e;What is there left in the world for original dissertation research?

The Apostle Paul realized that he was an infant in the faith after his encounter with the Lord Jesus on the road to Damascus.

Puzzled by John?

Alfred Edersheim (1825-1889) was born and reared in a Jewish home in Vienna.

Did you know that learning a language is most effective when a child is placed in the right environment?

After the fall of the Parthians, the Sassanids came into power.

The Acts of the Apostles reveals a God at work.

Funny Stuff in the Bible is a field trip through the Bible library hunting for funny stuff.

Before the Gospels were written, long before the creeds of the Church were hammered out, Christ followers in Philippi sang a hymn of the Christ who, "e;although he was in the form of God .

King Saul is based on the Biblical story of the first king of Israel.

Scripture's Knowing is a guide to the emerging field of philosophical study of Scripture, specifically about knowing.

In this practical book every occurrence of astheneia and its cognates in the Pauline Epistles is examined, both in its immediate context and in its relation to Pauline thought as a whole.

In this study Heather Gorman analyzes Luke's portrayal of Jesus' death in light of the ancient rhetorical tradition, particularly the progymnasmata and the rhetorical handbooks.

Christian ministers working in congregations and with nonprofits seek to discern what it is that God has been doing and where it is that the "e;Spirit"e; might be leading them.

"e;God our Savior desires everyone to be saved"e; (1Tim 2:4).

Jesus before Pentecost studies the history of Jesus' ministry from William P.

A thorough and insightful commentary on Paul's letter to his coworker Timothy, which the apostle wrote before and during Nero's persecution.

What do you believe about women's roles in church leadership?

From Dan to Beersheba and Beyond is a series of spiritual observations and opinions from an aging pastor on his first trip to Palestine.

This unique work is not a reference tool, but a teaching-learning guide to studying the Gospel According to St.

1 Timothy is one of the more controversial documents in the New Testament.

1 Timothy is one of the more controversial documents in the New Testament.

How does one read the Old Testament as Christian Scripture?

You probably know that Jesus did miracles, but do you know why?

Contents1 The Practice of Homefulness2 A Myriad of "e;Truth and Reconciliation"e; Commissions3 Bragging about the Right Stuff4 A Culture of Life and the Politics of Death5 Elisha as the Original Pentecost Guy6 The Stunning Outcome of a One-Person Search Committee7 The Non-negotiable Price of Sanity8 The Family as World-Maker

The Old Testament is an ancient collection of theological reflections of life with God that the church has claimed as authoritative Scripture.

Subversive Wisdom makes the case that in the Gospel of John, Jesus walks and talks like Lady Wisdom of the Hebrew Scriptures.

Ephesians speaks to our deepest questions about God: the redemptive plan of God written from ages past now revealed; the work of Christ complete and effective now and for eternity; the power of the Holy Spirit to change lives and build a community.

At a time when the Western church is having to come to terms--painfully and often reluctantly--with its diminished social and intellectual status in the world following the collapse of Christendom, we find ourselves, as interpreters of Paul, increasingly impressed by the need to relocate his writings in their historical context.

If the New Testament represents the crown jewels of Christianity, the Gospel of John is its "e;pearl of great price,"e; the most beloved, most read, most quoted, most distinctive, most memorable, most debated book in its canon.

In this monograph, Adam Winn proposes that the ancient Greco-Roman literary practice of imitation can and should be used when considering literary relationships between biblical texts.

One hundred taxis lined up on Church Street in Oslo on November 26, 1942, deployed in order to round up the city's Jews and send them to Auschwitz.

This study explores the premise that the experience of being "e;born from above"e; in John's Gospel can be seen as mirroring the development of human subjectivity, particularly as understood through the psychoanalytic work of Julia Kristeva.

For centuries the New Testament book of Hebrews has been interpreted as though it had been written for Jewish Christians in danger of lapsing back into legalism and religious ceremony.

"e;Should Christians be concerned with faith and evangelism and not politcal affairs?

Do you desire to go deeper still in your understanding of the New Testament Scriptures?