Christianity: sacred texts and revered writings

This book examines politics, collective memory, and transmission of tradition in the book of Numbers.

Klink challenges a scholarly consensus concerning the audience and origin of the Gospel of John.

Toward a Theory of Human Rights makes a significant contribution both to human rights studies and to constitutional theory.

This 2006 book examines how messianic vocabulary and allusions to marriage create a powerful metaphor for Jesus'' relationship with his followers.

This book considers the early history of Jewish-Christian relations focussing on the fallen angels.

The rending of the veil in Matthew 27:51a is explained in this 2001 text, with reference to ancient Jewish texts.

A reassessment of the ideology behind John''s Gospel, as rooted in first-century Judaean asceticism.

Charles Tripp considers the challenge of capitalism faced by Muslims in the modern world.

This study demonstrates the unity of 2 Corinthians, drawing on extensive research in classical discourse.

This 2004 book situates the Lukan exorcism stories within the cultural contexts of both Judaism and popular belief.

This book discusses the theological Gospel of Jesus as it evolved from the literary texts ''the gospels''.

A comprehensive account of the Thessalonian Epistles, presenting a compelling hypothesis.

An exploration of discipleship in Mark''s gospel relating to Jesus'' own mission and purpose.

This book discusses the origins, composition and reception of the canonical gospels in the early church.

A survey of social values, especially stratification and honour-seeking, in the Roman colony at Philippi.

A passage by passage explanation of Paul''s letters to the Corinthians.

This theologically based study provides a critique of the current historical-critical readings of 1 Thessalonians.

Study of Ephesians 2 that reassesses first-century Christian and Jewish relations.

Compelling introduction to the theology of Paul''s Letter for teachers, pastors, and students of theology.

The parables of the Two Sons, the Tenants and the Wedding Feast in Matthew''s Gospel.

A study of Mark''s Gospel and its role in the rise of early Christianity.

This book examines the question of how God might be thought to relate to the realm of human history.

An analysis of the problems surrounding different religious and spiritual commitments in the workplace.

Richard Beaton analyses Isaiah 42.

This book is about how to read Paul''s letters as first-century epistles by studying Romans 1.

This 1999 book utilizes all the Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls to reconstruct Mark''s sources in their original Aramaic.

A study of the relationship between the New Testament epistles of Paul and classical rhetoric.

Six leading scholars address the current myriad challenges to Jewish continuity.

This book identifies and compares major themes in Luke and Paul''s views of Christian leadership.

A comprehensive history of the Bible in the Third World.

This book, first published in 2000, explores 500 years of religious and literary ideas contained in the King James Bible.

Comprehensive overview of the ''Son of Man'' debate spanning 2,000 years'' research on the topic.

Offers an interesting interpretation of Paul''s account of and reflection upon his confrontation with Peter in Antioch (Galatians 2.

A study of the social rhetoric of the Epistle of James.

James McGrath offers a fresh approach to the question of the origins of Johannine christology.

This book is an original evaluation of Luke''s reliability as the first historian of Christianity.

An exploration of the ''belly'' motif offering a new insight into the writings of St Paul.

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This 2001 book seeks to ground Paul''s language of sin in the socio-cultural context of his original letters.

Alexandru Neagoe sets out to examine Luke''s writings as an apologetic work by focusing on the trial narratives.

This study places Paul''s epistle in the context of ancient theories and literary practices of ''consolation''.

This interdisciplinary commentary ranges from early midrashic interpretation to contemporary rewritings introducing interpretations of the only biblical book not to mention God.

This is the first of a two-volume bible commentary covering the Psalms and examining the role of these biblical poems throughout Jewish and Christian history.

An easy-to-understand introduction to Judaism's most sacred text The foundation of Hebrew and Jewish religion, thought, law, and society is the Torah-the parchment scroll containing the text of the Five Books of Moses that is located in every synagogue.

A single moment can change your life forever.

Nearly 100 pithy devotionals with Bible verses that you can read in a minute or less!

Predestination: What is it, and why should we care?