The Man and the Myth, Revised and Expanded Edition
A revision of the award-winning Paul: The Man and the Myth. Includes updated research throughout, plus a new chapter on the significance of Paul's childhood and its influence on his life as an apostle and on the inclusive gospel he preached, and a new chapter on Mark as one of the earliest gospel interpreters of Paul, if not the earliest.
Ngien demonstrates that, for Martin Luther, the apostle Peter stood alongside John and Paul as a preacher of "the genuine and pure gospel." Luther's sermons on 1 Peter illustrate the range and depth of the reformer's mature theological thought. Peter's epistle stands as what Luther considered one of the "foremost books" of the New Testament.
Should Paul's Gospel be read as decisive new beginning? Or should it be understood as the glorious fulfillment of Israel's covenant? Two seasoned Pauline scholars, J. Christaan Beker and N. T. Wright, weigh in.
To recreate or envision life in biblical times it is essential to acknowledge that humanity in every time and place is constantly immersed in sensation and derives meaning from sensual experience. The biblical text not only hints at sensual impressions, but also indicates how the senses are valued for interpretation.
In the Hermeneia Jonah translation and commentary, Susan Niditch considers Jonah as a complex reflection upon the heavy matters of life and death, good and evil, and human and divine relations. Her technical study examines the text through the lens of international folklore, and special attention is paid to a legacy of interpretive scholarship.
A clear and insightful analysis of the meaning of the Old Testament stories from one of the founders of The Christian Community. Sheds light on challenging elements for modern readers while sharing the wisdom of these texts from a new perspective.
New Testament Basics is a primer that encourages and empowers students to competently read and interpret the New Testament for themselves. The book identifies what the New Testament is (and is not) while helping students develop biblical literacy, as well as literary, canonical, historical, hermeneutical, and theological sensibilities.
Presents a balanced synthesis of the scholarship, enabling readers to interpret Scripture for a complex and pluralistic world. In this book, the introductory articles and section introductions discuss the dramatic challenges that have shaped contemporary interpretation of the New Testament.
Translated from Rufinus' Latin Translation of the Original Greek by Thomas P. Scheck, Vol. 103
Origen of Alexandria's Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans is the oldest extant commentary on Romans (ca. 246). This volume presents the first English translation of the commentary, covering his exegesis of Rom 1:1 to 6:11. One of his longest and most mature works, it is the only commentary of Origen available in a coherent form from beginning ......
