Review-of-Biblical-Literature on J. David Stark

Daily Gleanings: Paul in RBL (10 July 2019)

Wed, 10 Jul 2019 16:00:53 +0000

Daily Gleanings about reviews of recent publications on Paul in the Review of Biblical Literature.

Daily Gleanings: RBL (17 June 2019)

Tue, 18 Jun 2019 04:00:00 +0000

Daily Gleanings from the Review of Biblical Literature on gift exchange in Paul’s letters and rewritten and received Bible.

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (April 24, 2015)

Wed, 30 Aug 2017 06:29:00 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

James Aston and John Walliss, eds., Small Screen Revelations: Apocalypse in Contemporary Television, reviewed by Sylvie Raquel
Joseph A. Bessler, A Scandalous Jesus: How Three Historic Quests Changed Theology for the Better, reviewed by Mary K. Schmitt
Daniel Bodi, ed., Abigail, Wife of David, and Other Ancient Oriental Women, reviewed by Benjamin J. M. Johnson
Jared C. Calaway, The Sabbath and the Sanctuary: Access to God in the Letter to the Hebrews and Its Priestly Context, reviewed by Carl Mosser
Ohad Cohen, The Verbal Tense System in Late Biblical Hebrew Prose, reviewed by Bálint Károly Zabán
John Granger Cook, Crucifixion in the Mediterranean World, reviewed by Charles L. Quarles
Jerome F. D. Creach, Violence in Scripture, reviewed by Pieter G. R. de Villiers
Arthur J. Dewey and Robert J. Miller, eds., The Complete Gospel Parallels, reviewed by Thomas J. Kraus
Matthew Drever, Image, Identity, and the Forming of the Augustinian Soul, reviewed by Cheuk Yin Yam and Anthony Dupont
Diana V. Edelman, ed., Deuteronomy-Kings as Emerging Authoritative Books: A Conversation, reviewed by Trent C. Butler
Shawn W. Flynn, YHWH is King: Development of Divine Kingship in Ancient Israel, reviewed by Michael B. Hundley
Steven J. Friesen, Sarah A. James, and Daniel N. Schowalter, eds., Corinth in Contrast: Studies in Inequality, reviewed by Thomas R. Blanton IV
Matti Friedman, The Aleppo Codex: In Pursuit of One of the World’s Most Coveted, Sacred, and Mysterious Books, reviewed by Paul Sanders
Cornelis den Hertog, The Other Face of God: ‘I Am That I Am’ Reconsidered, reviewed by Richard S. Briggs
Christl M. Maier and Carolyn J. Sharp, eds., Prophecy and Power: Jeremiah in Feminist and Postcolonial Perspective, reviewed by Andrew Shead
Heinz-Günther Nesselrath and Florian Wilk, eds., Gut und Böse in Mensch und Welt: Philosophische und religiöse Konzeptionen vom Alten Orient bis zum frühen Islam, reviewed by Michael S. Moore
Jonathan Miles Robker, The Jehu Revolution: A Royal Tradition of the Northern Kingdom and Its Ramifications, reviewed by Aren M. Maeir
David C. Sim and James S. McLaren, eds., Attitudes to Gentiles in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity, reviewed by Avram Shannon
Mirjam van der Vorm-Croughs, The Old Greek of Isaiah: An Analysis of Its Pluses and Minuses, reviewed by Randall X. Gauthier
Stephen Westerholm, Justification Reconsidered: Rethinking a Pauline Theme, reviewed by David J. Neville

Greenspoon, review of Tov, Text-critical use of the Septuagint

Sat, 29 Oct 2016 08:00:57 +0000

Leonard Greenspoon has a helpful review of the third edition of Emanuel Tov’s Text-Critical Use of the Septuagint in Biblical Research (Eisenbrauns, 2015). Particularly useful are Greenspoon’s observations about changes in this edition over against the previous one.

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (May 7, 2015)

Thu, 07 May 2015 16:31:03 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Markus Bockmuehl and Guy G. Stroumsa, eds., Paradise in Antiquity: Jewish and Christian Views, reviewed by Pieter G. R. de Villiers
Tony Burke, ed., Ancient Gospel or Modern Forgery?: The Secret Gospel of Mark in Debate: Proceedings from the 2011 York University Christian Apocrypha Symposium, reviewed by James F. McGrath
Andrew R. Davis, Tel Dan in Its Northern Cultic Context, reviewed by Bob Becking and by Aren M. Maeir
Stephen Finlan, The Family Metaphor in Jesus’ Teaching: Gospel Imagery and Application, reviewed by Joanna Dewey
Kai Kaniuth, Anne Löhnert, Jared L. Miller, Adelheid Otto, Michael Roaf, and Walther Sallaberger, eds., Tempel im Alten Orient, reviewed by Jeffrey L. Morrow
Emma Loosley, The Architecture and Liturgy of the Bema in Fourth- to-Sixth-Century Syrian Churches, reviewed by Robert Morehouse
Elvira Martín Contreras and Guadalupe Seijas de los Ríos-Zarzosa, Masora: La transmisión de la tradición de la Biblia Hebrea, reviewed by Amparo Alba Cecilia
Halvor Moxnes, Jesus and the Rise of Nationalism: A New Quest for the Nineteenth Century Historical Jesus, reviewed by Craig A. Evans
Pheme Perkins, First Corinthians, reviewed by H. H. Drake Williams III

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (May 1, 2015)

Fri, 01 May 2015 16:09:00 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Francis Borchardt, The Torah in 1 Maccabees: A Literary Critical Approach to the Text, reviewed by Thomas Hieke
Cilliers Breytenbach and Jörg Frey, eds., Reflections on the Early Christian History of Religion—Erwägungen zur frühchristlichen Religionsgeschichte, reviewed by Thomas J. Kraus
Walter Dietrich, Die Samuelbücher im deuteronomistischen Geschichtswerk: Studien zu den Geschichtsüberlieferungen des Alten Testaments II, reviewed by Mark W. Hamilton
James D. G. Dunn, The Oral Gospel Tradition, reviewed by David B. Sloan
Paul S. Evans and Tyler F. Williams, eds., Chronicling the Chronicler: The Book of Chronicles and Early Second Temple Historiography, reviewed by Michael D. Matlock
Katharina Galor and Hanswulf Bloedhorn, The Archaeology of Jerusalem: From the Origins to the Ottomans, reviewed by Aren M. Maeir
Moshe Garsiel, From Earth to Heaven: A Literary Study of the Eliijah Stories in the Book of Kings, reviewed by Keith Bodner and by David A. Glatt-Gilad
Alison Ruth Gray, Psalm 18 in Words and Pictures: A Reading through Metaphor, reviewed by Leslie C. Allen
Mignon R. Jacobs and Raymond F. Person Jr., eds., Israelite Prophecy and the Deuteronomistic History: Portrait, Reality, and the Formation of a History, reviewed by James M. Bos and by Thomas Wagner
Ronald Jolliffe, Gertraud Harb, Christoph Heil, Anneliese Felber, and Angelika Magnes, Q11: 39a, 42, 39b, 41, 43-44: Woes against the Pharisees, reviewed by Peter J. Judge
W. G. Lambert, Babylonian Creation Myths, reviewed by Michael S. Moore
Daniel C. Matt, trans., The Zohar: Pritzker Edition (vol. 6), reviewed by Ralph K. Hawkins
Abera M. Mengestu, God as Father in Paul: Kingship Language and Identity Formation in Early Christianity, reviewed by Inhee C. Berg
Anthony M. Moore, Signs of Salvation: The Theme of Creation in John’s Gospel, reviewed by Brian J. Tabb
Valérie Nicolet-Anderson, Constructing the Self: Thinking with Paul and Michel Foucault, reviewed by Chris L. de Wet
Vernon K. Robbins, Who Do People Say I Am? Rewriting Gospel in Emerging Christianity, reviewed by Michael J. Kok
David S. Vanderhooft and Abraham Winitzer, eds., Literature as Politics, Politics as Literature: Essays on the Ancient Near East in Honor of Peter Machinist, reviewed by Shawn W. Flynn
Ryan Donald Wettlaufer, No Longer Written: The Use of Conjectural Emendation in the Restoration of the Text of the New Testament, the Epistle of James as a Case Study, reviewed by Jeff Cate

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (April 17, 2015)

Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:17:00 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Bill T. Arnold, Introduction to the Old Testament, reviewed by David W. Baker and by Anselm C. Hagedorn
Mark A. Chancey, Carol Meyers, and Eric M. Meyers, eds., The Bible in the Public Square: Its Enduring Influence in American Life, reviewed by Randall Balmer
Raymond F. Collins, Accompanied by a Believing Wife: Ministry and Celibacy in the Earliest Christian Communities, reviewed by William R. G. Loader
Andrew Crislip, Thorns in the Flesh: Illness and Sanctity in Late Ancient Christianity, reviewed by John J. Pilch
B. C. Hodge, Revisiting the Days of Genesis: A Study of the Use of Time in Genesis 1–11 in Light of Its Ancient Near Eastern and Literary Context, reviewed by Jeffery M. Leonard
Jey J. Kanagaraj, John, reviewed by Jo-Ann Brant
Laurel W. Koepf-Taylor, Give Me Children or I Shall Die: Children and Communal Survival in Biblical Literature, reviewed by Jason A. Riley
Katherine Low, The Bible, Gender, and Reception History: The Case of Job’s Wife, reviewed by Jordan M. Scheetz
Burton MacDonald, Larry G. Herr, D. Scott Quaintance, Geoffrey A. Clark, and Michael C. A. MacDonald, The Ayl to Ras an-Naqab Archaeological Survey, Southern Jordan 2005–2007, reviewed by Ralph K. Hawkins
J. Gordon McConville, Joshua: Crossing Divides, reviewed by Trent C. Butler
Douglas J. Moo, Galatians, reviewed by Richard Manly Adams Jr. and by Roy E. Ciampa
James M. Morgan, Encountering Images of Spiritual Transformation: The Thoroughfare Motif within the Plot of Luke-Acts, reviewed by Jean-François Racine
Reinhard Muller, Juha Pakkala, and Bas ter Haar Romeny, Evidence of Editing: Growth and Change of Texts in the Hebrew Bible, reviewed by John F. Quant
Miguel Pérez Fernández and Olga Ruiz Morell, El Beso de Dios: Midrás de la Muerte de Moisés. Edición bilingüe hebreo-español y comentario, reviewed by Francisco García-Treto
Allen P. Ross, A Commentary on the Psalms: 42–89, reviewed by Christine Jones
Robert A. Spivey, D. Moody Smith, and C. Clifton Black, Anatomy of the New Testament: A Guide to Its Structure and Meaning, reviewed by Brian C. Small
Jamie Viands, I Will Surely Multiply Your Offspring: An Old Testament Theology of the Blessing of Progeny with Special Attention to the Latter Prophets, reviewed by Marvin A. Sweeney
Julius Wellhausen, Briefe, edited by Rudolf Smend, reviewed by James Alfred Loader

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (April 10, 2015)

Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:19:19 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Angelika Berlejung, Jan Dietrich, and Joachim Friedrich Quack, eds., Menschenbilder und Körperkonzepte im Alten Israel, in Ägypten und im Alten Orient, reviewed by Mark W. Hamilton
William P. Brown, Wisdom’s Wonder: Character, Creation, and Crisis in the Bible’s Wisdom Literature, reviewed by James Alfred Loader
Martin J. Buss, Toward Understanding the Hebrew Canon: A Form-Critical Approach, reviewed by Colin Toffelmire
Nuria Calduch-Benages, ed., Wisdom for Life: Essays Offered to Honor Prof. Maurice Gilbert, SJ, on the Occasion of His Eightieth Birthday, reviewed by Katharine Dell
Volkmar Fritz, The Emergence of Israel in the Twelfth and Eleventh Centuries B.C.E., reviewed by Lester L. Grabbe
Hadi Ghantous, The Elijah-Hazael Paradigm and the Kingdom of Israel: The Politics of God in Ancient Syria-Palestine, reviewed by Aren M. Maeir
Addison Hodges Hart, Taking Jesus at His Word: What Jesus Really Said in the Sermon on the Mount, reviewed by Joshua Chatraw
Steven L. McKenzie and John Kaltner, eds., New Meanings for Ancient Texts: Recent Approaches to Biblical Criticism and Their Applications, reviewed by Emmanuel Nathan
R. W. L. Moberly, Old Testament Theology: Reading the Hebrew Bible as Christian Scripture, reviewed by Trent C. Butler and by Wilhelm J. Wessels
Roger Mohrlang, Paul and His Life-Transforming Theology: A Concise Introduction, reviewed by Bas van Os
Francis J. Moloney, The Resurrection of the Messiah: A Narrative Commentary on the Resurrection Accounts in the Four Gospels, reviewed by Richard I. Pervo
Joy A. Schroeder, Deborah’s Daughters: Gender Politics and Biblical Interpretation, reviewed by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
Dennis E. Smith and Joseph B. Tyson, eds., Acts and Christian Beginnings: The Acts Seminar Report, reviewed by Susana Funsten
William J. Subash, The Dreams of Matthew 1:18–2:23: Tradition, Form, and Theological Investigation, reviewed by Bart J. Koet

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (April 3, 2015)

Mon, 06 Apr 2015 16:39:16 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Itzhak Benyamini, Narcissist Universalism: A Psychoanalytic Reading of Paul’s Epistles, reviewed by Kari Syreeni
Wim M. de Bruin, Isaiah 1–12 as Written and Read in Antiquity, reviewed by Ibolya Balla
Trevor J. Burke and Brian S. Rosner, eds., Paul as Missionary: Identity, Activity, Theology, and Practice, reviewed by Ronald R. Clark
J. Patout Burns Jr., Romans: Interpreted by Early Christian Commentators, reviewed by Daniel Patte and by Adam Ployd
Beverly Roberts Gaventa, ed., Apocalyptic Paul: Cosmos and Anthropos in Romans 5–8, reviewed by Timothy Gombis
Barbara Green, Jeremiah and God’s Plans of Well-Being, reviewed by Lissa M. Wray Beal
Richard H. Hiers, Women’s Rights and the Bible: Implications for Christian Ethics and Social Policy, reviewed by L. Juliana Claassens
William S. Kurz, Acts of the Apostles, reviewed by Thomas E. Phillips and by Troy M. Troftgruben
A. James Murphy, Kids and Kingdom: The Precarious Presence of Children in the Synoptic Gospels, reviewed by Marianne Blickenstaff
Ruth Poser, Das Ezechielbuch als Trauma-Literatur, reviewed by Michael S. Moore
Robert M. Price, The Amazing Colossal Apostle: The Search for the Historical Paul, reviewed by Corneliu Constantineanu and by Glenn E. Snyder
Ephraim Stern, The Material Culture of the Northern Sea Peoples in Israel, reviewed by Raz Kletter

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (March 27, 2015)

Mon, 30 Mar 2015 17:07:03 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Miryam T. Brand, Evil Within and Without: The Source of Sin and Its Nature as Portrayed in Second Temple Literature, reviewed by Rodney A. Werline
Ronald E. Clements, Jerusalem and the Nations: Studies in the Book of Isaiah, reviewed by Bo H. Lim
John A. Cook and Robert D. Holmstedt, Beginning Biblical Hebrew: A Grammar and Illustrated Reader, reviewed by Bálint Károly Zabán
Jason von Ehrenkrook, Sculpting Idolatry in Flavian Rome: (An)Iconic Rhetoric in the Writings of Flavius Josephus, reviewed by Patrick McCullough
David A. Fiensy and Ralph K. Hawkins, eds., The Galilean Economy in the Time of Jesus, reviewed by Ulrich Busse and by Sarah E. Rollens
André Gagné and Jean-François Racine, eds., En marge du canon: Études sur les écrits apocryphes juifs et chrétiens, reviewed by Edmon L. Gallagher
Jonathan S. Greer, Dinner at Dan: Biblical and Archaeological Evidence for Sacred Feasts at Iron Age II Tel Dan and Their Significance, reviewed by Aren M. Maeir
Helen R. Jacobus, Anne Katrine de Hemmer Gudme, and Philippe Guillaume, eds., Studies on Magic and Divination in the Biblical World, reviewed by Craig A. Evans
David Marcus, Scribal Wit: Aramaic Mnemonics in the Leningrad Codex, reviewed by Christopher Dost
Susan Marks, First Came Marriage: The Rabbinic Appropriation of Early Jewish Wedding Ritual, reviewed by Joshua Schwartz
David R. Nienhuis and Robert W. Wall, Reading the Epistles of James, Peter, John and Jude as Scripture: The Shaping and Shape of a Canonical Collection, reviewed by John Kloppenborg
John Painter and David A. deSilva, James and Jude, reviewed by Darian Lockett
Luis Sánchez Navarro, Escudriñar las Escrituras: Verbum Domini y la interpretación bíblica, reviewed by Jeffrey L. Morrow
C. S. Song, In the Beginning Were Stories, Not Texts: Story Theology, reviewed by Michelle J. Morris

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (March 20, 2015)

Mon, 23 Mar 2015 16:58:16 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Alex Damm, Ancient Rhetoric and the Synoptic Problem: Clarifying Markan Priority, reviewed by C. Clifton Black
Michael Fieger, Jutta Krispenz, and Jörg Lanckau, eds., Wörterbuch alttestamentlicher Motive, reviewed by Trent Butler
John Harrison and James D. Dvorak, eds., The New Testament Church: The Challenge of Developing Ecclesiologies, reviewed by Robert Matthew Calhoun
Knut Martin Heim, Poetic Imagination in Proverbs: Variant Repetitions and the Nature of Poetry, reviewed by Bálint Károly Zabán
Rüdiger Jungbluth, Im Himmel und auf Erden: Dimensionen von Königsherrschaft im Alten Testament, reviewed by Sven Petry
Ian Christopher Levy, Philip D. W. Krey, and Thomas Ryan, eds., The Letter to the Romans, reviewed by Anders Runesson
Herbert Marks, ed., The English Bible, King James Version: The Old Testament, reviewed by David G. Burke
Francis J. Moloney, SDB, Love in the Gospel of John: An Exegetical, Theological, and Literary Study, reviewed by Catrin H. Williams
JoAnn Scurlock and Richard H. Beal, eds., Creation and Chaos: A Reconsideration of Hermann Gunkel’s Chaoskampf Hypothesis, reviewed by Craig W. Tyson
Christopher R. Seitz, The Character of Christian Scripture: The Significance of a Two-Testament Bible, reviewed by Stephen J. Andrews
Anna Rebecca Solevåg, Birthing Salvation: Gender and Class in Early Christian Childbearing Discourse, reviewed by Sarah E. Rollens
Michael D. Swartz, The Signifying Creator: Nontextual Sources of Meaning in Ancient Judaism, reviewed by Joshua Schwartz
Abraham Terian, trans., Magnalia Dei: Biblical History in Epic Verse by Grigor Magistros, reviewed by Adam Carter McCollum
Benyamim Tsedaka and Sharon Sullivan, eds., The Israelite Samaritan Version of the Torah: First English Translation Compared with the Masoretic Version, reviewed by James R. Blankenship
J. Ross Wagner, Reading the Sealed Book: Old Greek Isaiah and the Problem of Septuagint Hermeneutics, reviewed by Johann Cook

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (March 13, 2015)

Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:55:37 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Robert B. Chisholm Jr., A Commentary on Judges and Ruth, reviewed by Mark E. Biddle
John W. Daniels Jr., Gossiping Jesus: The Oral Processing of Jesus in John’s Gospel, reviewed by Peter J. Judge
John Goldingay, Isaiah 56-66: Introduction, Text, and Commentary, reviewed by Johanna Erzberger
Steven A. Hunt, D. Francois Tolmie, and Ruben Zimmermann, eds., Character Studies in the Fourth Gospel: Narrative Approaches to Seventy Figures in John, reviewed by Craig R. Koester
Demetrios S. Katos, Palladius of Helenopolis: The Origenist Advocate, reviewed by Jon F. Dechow
Phillip J. Long, Jesus the Bridegroom: The Origin of the Eschatological Feast as a Wedding Banquet in the Synoptic Gospels, reviewed by Marianne Blickenstaff
Roberto Martínez, The Question of John the Baptist and Jesus’ Indictment of the Religious Leaders: A Critical Analysis of Luke 7:18–35, reviewed by Brian C. Dennert and by Bart J. Koet
Benjamin J. Segal, A New Psalm: The Psalms as Literature, reviewed by Hallvard Hagelia
N. T. Wright, Pauline Perspectives: Essays on Paul, 1978–2013, reviewed by Russell Morton

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (9 March 2015)

Wed, 11 Mar 2015 19:08:05 +0000

The 9 March 2015 newsletter for the Review of Biblical Literature noted reviews of several noteworthy volumes.

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (February 27, 2015)

Fri, 27 Feb 2015 19:40:07 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Angelika Berlejung and Michael P. Streck, eds., Arameans, Chaldeans, and Arabs in Babylonia and Palestine in the First Millennium B.C., reviewed by Aren M. Maeir
Matthew J. Goff, 4QInstruction, reviewed by Kenneth Atkinson and by Jeffrey P. Garcia
T. Michael W. Halcomb, Entering the Fray: A Primer on New Testament Issues for the Church and Academy, reviewed by C. Jason Borders
Andrew T. Lincoln, Born of a Virgin? Reconceiving Jesus in the Bible, Tradition, and Theology, reviewed by Marianne Blickenstaff
Mark McEntire, Portraits of a Mature God: Choices in Old Testament Theology, reviewed by Ginny Brewer-Boydston
Bert Newton, Subversive Wisdom: Sociopolitical Dimensions of John’s Gospel, reviewed by Benjamin Reynolds
Chantal Reynier, Pour lire la lettre de Saint Paul aux Romains, reviewed by Abson Joseph
Thomas Richter and Sarah Lange, Das Archiv des Idadda: Die Keilschrifttexte aus den deutsch-syrischen Ausgrabungen 2001–2003 im Königspalast von Qatna, reviewed by Jan-Wim Wesselius
Frank Williams, trans., The Panarion of Epiphanius of Salamis, Books II and III: De Fide, reviewed by Simon Gathercole

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (February 6, 2015)

Fri, 06 Feb 2015 17:45:33 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Daniel I. Block, Beyond the River Chebar: Studies in Kingship and Eschatology in the Book of Ezekiel, reviewed by Sven Petry
Reinhard Feldmeier, Power, Service, Humility: A New Testament Ethic, reviewed by David Briones
David G. Firth, 1 and 2 Samuel: A Kingdom Comes, reviewed by Ralph Henson
Martha Himmelfarb, Between Temple and Torah: Essays on Priests, Scribes, and Visionaries in the Second Temple Period and Beyond, reviewed by L. Michael Morales
Cornelia Linde, How to Correct the Sacra Scriptura?: Textual Criticism of the Bible between the Twelfth and Fifteenth Century, reviewed by Jeffrey L. Morrow
Kim Lan Nguyen, Chorus in the Dark: The Voices of the Book of Lamentations, reviewed by Charles William Miller
Jesse E. Robertson, The Death of Judas: The Characterization of Judas Iscariot in Three Early Christian Accounts of His Death, reviewed by Lee M. Jefferson
Michael Trainor, About Earth’s Child: An Ecological Listening to the Gospel of Luke, reviewed by C. Jason Borders
David Trobisch, A User’s Guide to the Nestle-Aland 28 Greek New Testament, reviewed by Michael W. Holmes and by Jan Krans

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (July 14, 2014)

Mon, 14 Jul 2014 20:34:15 +0000

The latest reviews in the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Richard J. Clifford, Wisdom, reviewed by Lawrence M. Wills
David J. A. Clines and J. Cheryl Exum, eds., The Reception of the Hebrew Bible in the Septuagint and the New Testament: Essays in Memory of Aileen Guilding, reviewed by Benjamin J. M. Johnson
Joan E. Cook, Genesis, reviewed by Jonathan L. Huddleston
Avraham Faust, Judah in the Neo-Babylonian Period: The Archaeology of Desolation, reviewed by Gert T. M. Prinsloo
James E. Harding, The Love of David and Jonathan: Ideology, Text, Reception, reviewed by Katherine Low
Irene Nowell, Numbers, reviewed by Timothy R. Ashley
Naomi Steinberg, The World of the Child in the Hebrew Bible, reviewed by Karin Finsterbusch

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (July 3, 2014)

Thu, 03 Jul 2014 17:40:52 +0000

The latest reviews in the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Tremper Longman III, Job, reviewed by Richard G. Smith
Donald P. Moffat, Ezra’s Social Drama: Identity Formation, Marriage and Social Conflict in Ezra 9 and 10, reviewed by Hannah K. Harrington
Daniel C. Owens, Portraits of the Righteous in the Psalms: An Exploration of the Ethics of Book I, reviewed by Beat Weber
Franz Sedlmeier, Das Buch Ezechiel: Kapitel 25-48, reviewed by Michael S. Moore
Stefan Seiler, Text-Beziehungen: Zur intertextuellen Interpretation alttestamentlicher Texte am Beispiel ausgewählter Psalmen, reviewed by Gert T. M. Prinsloo

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (June 27, 2014)

Fri, 27 Jun 2014 17:57:33 +0000

The latest reviews in the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Peter Enns, The Evolution of Adam: What the Bible Does and Doesn’t Say about Human Origins, reviewed by Paul Korchin
Kai Kaniuth et al., eds., Tempel im Alten Orient, reviewed by Jason M. Silverman
Christoph Körner and Hans-Winfried Jüngling, eds., "…denn das ist der ganze Mensch": Jüdische Feste: Kohelet, Ester, Hoheslied, Rut, Klagelieder, reviewed by Andreas Lehnardt
Michael Pietsch, Die Kultreform Josias: Studien zur Religionsgeschichte Israels in der späten Königszeit, reviewed by Peter Porzig

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (June 20, 2014)

Fri, 20 Jun 2014 21:05:35 +0000

The latest reviews in the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

William Goodman, Yearning for You: Psalms and the Song of Songs in Conversation with Rock and Worship Songs, reviewed by T. Michael W. Halcomb
David Weiss Halivni, The Formation of the Babylonian Talmud, reviewed by Joshua Ezra Burns
Isaac Kalimi, ed., Jewish Bible Theology: Perspectives and Case Studies, reviewed by Ginny Brewer-Boydston
Vita Daphna Arbel, Forming Femininity in Antiquity: Eve, Gender, and Ideologies in the Greek Life of Adam and Eve, reviewed by F. Scott Spencer
Víctor Morla, Los manuscritos hebreos de Ben Sira: Traducción y notas, reviewed by Nuria Calduch-Benages
Peter W. Flint, The Dead Sea Scrolls, reviewed by George J. Brooke

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (June 13, 2014)

Thu, 19 Jun 2014 21:17:10 +0000

The latest reviews in the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Jenny R. Labendz, Socratic Torah: Non-Jews in Rabbinic Intellectual Culture, reviewed by Joshua Schwartz
Thomas L. Thompson, Biblical Narrative and Palestine’s History: Changing Perspectives 2, reviewed by Ralph K. Hawkins

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (Catch-up Ed.)

Fri, 09 May 2014 22:30:23 +0000

The latest reviews in the Review of Biblical Literature include those below. In biblioblog time, some of these reviews date back almost to eternity past, but I’m going ahead and posting them here for future reference.

Update (5/13): The following now includes the April 24 listings I’d missed out previously.

March 14

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Alan Appelbaum, The Rabbis’ King-Parables: Midrash from the Third-Century Roman Empire, reviewed by Rachel Adelman
Magnar Kartveit, Rejoice, Dear Zion!: Hebrew Construct Phrases with “Daughter” and “Virgin” as Nomen Regens, reviewed by Peter Bekins
Tyler D. Mayfield, Literary Structure and Setting in Ezekiel, reviewed by Richard G. Smith

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (February 13, 2014)

Sat, 15 Feb 2014 00:00:58 +0000

The latest reviews in the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Rainer Albertz and Jakob Wöhrle, eds., Between Cooperation and Hostility: Multiple Identities in Ancient Judaism and the Interaction with Foreign Powers, reviewed by Michael L. Satlow
C. A. Strine, Sworn Enemies: The Divine Oath, the Book of Ezekiel, and the Polemics of Exile, reviewed by John T. Strong
Heath A. Thomas, Jeremy Evans, and Paul Copan, eds., Holy War in the Bible: Christian Morality and an Old Testament Problem, reviewed by Guenther Haas
Amram Tropper, Simeon the Righteous in Rabbinic Literature: A Legend Reinvented, reviewed by Joshua Schwartz

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (October 4, 2013)

Sat, 05 Oct 2013 21:36:51 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Ulrich F. Berges, Isaiah: The Prophet and his Book, reviewed by Marvin A. Sweeney
Daniel E. Fleming, The Legacy of Israel in Judah’s Bible: History, Politics, and the Reinscribing of Tradition, reviewed by Matthew Suriano
Theresa V. Lafferty, The Prophetic Critique of the Priority of the Cult: A Study of Amos 5:21–24 and Isaiah 1:10–17, reviewed by Alphonso Groenewald
Matthew Neujahr, Predicting the Past in the Ancient Near East: Mantic Historiography in Ancient Mesopotamia, Judah, and the Mediterranean World, reviewed by Gerhard Karner
Georg A. Walser, Jeremiah: A Commentary based on Ieremias in Codex Vaticanus, reviewed by Michael Graves
Walter Brueggemann, Truth Speaks to Power: The Countercultural Nature of Scripture, reviewed by Gerrie Snyman

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (September 27, 2013)

Sat, 28 Sep 2013 02:00:28 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

John J. Collins, Joel, Obadiah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, reviewed by Bradford A. Anderson
Avraham Faust, The Archaeology of Israelite Society in Iron Age II, reviewed by Aren M. Maeir
Gary A. Long, Grammatical Concepts 101 for Biblical Hebrew, reviewed by Perry J. Oakes
Chad S. Spigel, Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities: Methodology, Analysis and Limits, reviewed by Joshua Schwartz

Scripture and Hermeneutics

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (September 20, 2013)

Sat, 21 Sep 2013 19:03:26 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Yairah Amit, In Praise of Editing in the Hebrew Bible: Collected Essays in Retrospect, reviewed by Richard G. Smith
Athalya Brenner and Gale A. Yee, eds., Exodus and Deuteronomy, reviewed by Susanne Scholz
Rahel Halabé, Hinneh: Biblical Hebrew the Practical Way, reviewed by John Engle
Isaac Kalimi, New Perspectives on Ezra-Nehemiah: History and Historiography, Text, Literature, and Interpretation, reviewed by Andrew E. Steinmann
Nathan MacDonald, Mark W. Elliott, and Grant Macaskill, eds., Genesis and Christian Theology, reviewed by Christopher B. Ansberry
Johanna W. H. van Wijk-Bos, Reading Samuel: A Literary and Theological Commentary, reviewed by Klaus-Peter Adam

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (September 6, 2013)

Sat, 07 Sep 2013 15:46:28 +0000

The latest reviews in the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Lawrence Boadt, Richard Clifford, and Daniel Harrington, eds., Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction, reviewed by Richard G. Smith
David J. A. Clines and Ellen van Wolde, eds., A Critical Engagement: Essays on the Hebrew Bible in Honour of J. Cheryl Exum, reviewed by George Savran
Walter Groß and Erasmus Gaß, Studien zum Richterbuch und seinen Völkernamen, reviewed by Trent C. Butler
Todd R. Hanneken, The Subversion of the Apocalypses in the Book of Jubilees, reviewed by Robert Foster
Jonathan Kearney, Rashi—Linguist Despite Himself: A Study of the Linguistic Dimension of Rabbi Solomon Yishaqi’s Commentary on Deuteronomy, reviewed by Siam Bhayro
William E. Mierse, Temples and Sanctuaries from the Early Iron Age Levant: Recovery after Collapse, reviewed by Jonathan S. Greer
Jacqueline S. du Toit, Textual Memory: Ancient Archives, Libraries and the Hebrew Bible, reviewed by Ingeborg Löwisch
Yair Zakovitch, Jacob: Unexpected Patriarch, reviewed by Ronald Hendel

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (August 29, 2013)

Fri, 30 Aug 2013 14:57:40 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Dominique Barthélemy, Studies in the Text of the Old Testament: An Introduction to the Hebrew Old Testament Text Project, reviewed by John Engle
Paul L. Redditt, Zechariah 9–14, reviewed by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
Jon D. Levenson, Inheriting Abraham: The Legacy of the Patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, reviewed by Sara Koenig
Barry G. Webb, The Book of Judges, reviewed by Trent C. Butler

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (August 20, 2013)

Wed, 21 Aug 2013 13:02:29 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Johann Cook and Arie van der Kooij, Law, Prophets, and Wisdom: On the Provenance of Translators and Their Books in the Septuagint Version, reviewed by Sean A. Adams
C. L. Crouch, War and Ethics in the Ancient Near East: Military Violence in Light of Cosmology and History, reviewed by Tyler Mayfield
Richard Hidary, Dispute for the Sake of Heaven: Legal Pluralism in the Talmud, reviewed by Kris Lindbeck
Othmar Keel, Corpus der Stempelsiegel-Amulette aus Palästina/Israel: Von den Anfängen bis zur Perserzeit: Katalog Band IV: Von Tel Gamma bis Chirbet Husche, reviewed by Brent A. Strawn
Sigmund Mowinckel, Religion and Cult: The Old Testament and the Phenomenology of Religion, reviewed by Nicole Ruane
Jonathan Stökl, Prophecy in the Ancient Near East: A Philological and Sociological Comparison, reviewed by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (August 8, 2013)

Wed, 14 Aug 2013 06:52:29 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature are detailed in the newsletter dated August 8 but arrived in my inbox only yesterday. These include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Judith Baskin and Kenneth Seeskin, eds., The Cambridge Guide to Jewish History, Religion, and Culture, reviewed by Alan Avery-Peck
Jan Joosten, Collected Studies on the Septuagint: From Language to Interpretation and Beyond, reviewed by Sean A. Adams
Ingrid E. Lilly, Two Books of Ezekiel: Papyrus 967 and the Masoretic Text as Variant Literary Editions, reviewed by John Engle
Marty Alan Michelson, Reconciling Violence and Kingship: A Study of Judges and 1 Samuel, reviewed by Gregory Mobley
Konrad Schmid, The Old Testament: A Literary History, reviewed by Trent C. Butler

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (August 6, 2013)

Wed, 07 Aug 2013 21:36:56 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Christoph Dohmen, Studien zu Bilderverbot und Bildtheologie des Alten Testaments, reviewed by Sven Petry
Jan Joosten, The Verbal System of Biblical Hebrew: A New Synthesis Elaborated on the Basis of Classical Prose, reviewed by Jerome Lund
Granville J. R. Kent, Say It Again, Sam: A Literary and Filmic Study of Narrative Repetition in 1 Samuel 28, reviewed by Andrew Steinmann
Yoo-Ki Kim, The Function of the Tautological Infinitive in Classical Biblical Hebrew, reviewed by Hubert James Keener
R. Reed Lessing, Isaiah 40–55, reviewed by Alphonso Groenewald
Rüdiger Lux, Hiob: Im Räderwerk des Bösen, reviewed by Urmas Nommik
Andrew G. Shead, A Mouth Full of Fire: The Word of God in Jeremiah, reviewed by Hallvard Hagelia

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature (July 29, 2013)

Tue, 30 Jul 2013 13:31:20 +0000

The latest reviews in the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Bohdan Hrobon, Ethical Dimension of Cult in the Book of Isaiah, reviewed by Wilhelm J. Wessels
Richard A. Norris Jr., trans., Gregory of Nyssa: Homilies on the Song of Songs, reviewed by Mark DelCogliano
Melvin K. H. Peters, ed., XIV Congress of the IOSCS, Helsinki, 2010, reviewed by Theo van der Louw
Brian Neil Peterson, Ezekiel in Context: Ezekiel’s Message Understood in Its Historical Setting of Covenant Curses and Ancient Near Eastern Mythological Motifs, reviewed by Christopher Bechtel
Eric A. Seibert, The Violence of Scripture: Overcoming the Old Testament’s Troubling Legacy, reviewed by J. Dwayne Howell
Deuk-il Shin, The Ark of Yahweh in Redemptive History: A Revelatory Instrument of Divine Attributes, reviewed by David G. Firth
Molly M. Zahn, Rethinking Rewritten Scripture: Composition and Exegesis in the 4QReworked Pentateuch Manuscripts, reviewed by Martin G. Abegg Jr.

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature (July 22, 2013)

Tue, 23 Jul 2013 00:04:50 +0000

The latest reviews in the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

David J. H. Beldman and Craig G. Bartholomew, eds., Hearing the Old Testament: Listening for God’s Address, reviewed by Jeanette Mathews
Mark E. Biddle, Reading Judges: A Literary and Theological Commentary, reviewed by Trent C. Butler
Joachim Conrad, Karl Heinrich Grafs Arbeit am Alten Testament: Studien zu einer wissenschaftlichen Biographie, reviewed by Jeffrey L. Morrow
Georg Fischer, Dominik Markl, and Simone Paganini, eds., Deuteronomium: Tora für eine neue Generation, reviewed by Mark Christian
Elizabeth Frood, Biographical Texts from Ramessid Egypt, reviewed by Gerald Moers
Dong-Hyuk Kim, Early Biblical Hebrew, Late Biblical Hebrew, and Linguistic Variability: A Sociolinguistic Evaluation of the Linguistic Dating of Biblical Texts, reviewed by Frank H. Polak
Peter Thacher Lanfer, Remembering Eden: The Reception History of Genesis 3:22–24, reviewed by L. Michael Morales
David Penchansky, Understanding Wisdom Literature: Conflict and Dissonance in the Hebrew Text, reviewed by Peter Hatton

Miscellaneous

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (July 11, 2013)

Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:42:11 +0000

The latest reviews in the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Daniel Epp-Tiessen, Concerning the Prophets: True and False Prophecy in Jeremiah 23:9–29:32, reviewed by Kelvin Friebel
Judith Gärtner, Die Geschichtspsalmen: Eine Studie zu den Psalmen 78, 105, 106, 135 und 136 als hermeneutische Schlüsseltexte im Psalter, reviewed by Susan Gillingham
Cynthia Shafer-Elliott, Food in Ancient Judah: Domestic Cooking in the Time of the Hebrew Bible, reviewed by Stephen Reed
C. Richard Wells and Ray Van Neste, eds., Forgotten Songs: Reclaiming the Psalms for Christian Worship, reviewed by Leonard P. Maré
Caroline Vander Stichele and Hugh S. Pyper, eds., Text, Image, and Otherness in Children’s Bibles: What Is in the Picture?, reviewed by Gottfried Adam

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (July 3, 2013)

Wed, 03 Jul 2013 16:33:42 +0000

The latest reviews in the Review of Biblical Literature include:

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Peter Arzt-Grabner and Christina M. Kreinecker, eds., Light from the East: Papyrologische Kommentare zum Neuen Testament. Akten des internationalen Symposions vom 3.–4. Dezember 2009 am Fachbereich Bibelwissenschaft und Kirchengeschichte der Universität Salzburg, reviewed by Scott Charlesworth
Gary S. Shogren, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, reviewed by Jason Weaver
Christopher W. Skinner and Kelly R. Iverson, eds., Unity and Diversity in the Gospels and Paul: Essays in Honor of Frank J. Matera, reviewed by Lars Kierspel
Jean-Luc Vesco, Le Psautier de Jésus: Les citations des Psaumes dans le Nouveau Testament, reviewed by Thomas J. Kraus

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature (June 25, 2013)

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 17:25:38 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Mark J. Boda and J. Gordon McConville, eds., Dictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets, reviewed by Göran Eidevall
Joanne Clarke, On the Margins of Southwest Asia: Cyprus during the 6th to 4th Millennia BC, reviewed by Allen Kerkeslager
Mark W. Elliott, Engaging Leviticus: Reading Leviticus Theologically with Its Past Interpreters, reviewed by Bálint Károly Zabán
Judy Fentress-Williams, Ruth, reviewed by Peter H. W. Lau
Erhard S. Gerstenberger, Israel in the Persian Period: The Fifth and Fourth Centuries B.C.E., reviewed by Jason Silverman
Caryn A. Reeder, The Enemy in the Household: Family Violence in Deuteronomy and Beyond, reviewed by Sung Jin Park

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature (June 13, 2013)

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:13:20 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Mersha Alehegne, The Ethiopian Commentary on the Book of Genesis: Critical Edition and Translation, reviewed by James C. VanderKam
Daniel E. Fleming, The Legacy of Israel in Judah’s Bible: History, Politics, and the Reinscribing of Tradition, reviewed by Yitzhaq Feder and by Frank H. Polak
Mark Leuchter and Jeremy M. Hutton, eds., Levites and Priests in Biblical History and Tradition, reviewed by Pekka Pitkanen
Tremper Longman III, Job, reviewed by Michael Collender
Christian Metzenthin, Jesaja-Auslegung in Qumran, reviewed by Paul Sanders
Mark R. Sneed, The Politics of Pessimism in Ecclesiastes: A Social-Science Perspective, reviewed by Martin A. Shields

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature (June 6, 2013)

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:02:48 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Naftali S. Cohn, The Memory of the Temple and the Making of the Rabbis, reviewed by Joshua Schwartz
David Emanuel, From Bards to Biblical Exegetes: A Close Reading and Intertextual Analysis of Selected Exodus Psalms, reviewed by David G. Firth
Saul M. Olyan, ed., Social Theory and the Study of Israelite Religion: Essays in Retrospect and Prospects, reviewed by Bob Becking and by Aren M. Maeir
Jacques Vermeylen, Les Prophètes de la Bible et la fin des temps: XXIIIe congrès de l’Asssociation catholique française pour l’étude de la Bible (Lille, 24–27 août 2009), reviewed by Daniel Timmer

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (May 14, 2013)

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:10:30 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Avraham Faust, Judah in the Neo-Babylonian Period: The Archaeology of Desolation, reviewed by Ulrich Berges
Oded Lipschits, Gary N. Knoppers, and Manfred Oeming, eds., Judah and the Judeans in the Achaemenid Period: Negotiating Identity in an International Context, reviewed by Frank H. Polak
Kathleen M. O’Connor, Jeremiah: Pain and Promise, reviewed by Bob Becking
Karin Hedner Zetterholm, Jewish Interpretation of the Bible: Ancient and Contemporary, reviewed by Marianne Grohmann and by Andrea L. Weiss

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (April 30, 2013)

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:53:42 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Lawrence Boadt, Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction, edited by Richard Clifford and Daniel Harrington, reviewed by Sarah Ward
Yoram Hazony, The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture, reviewed by Steven Dunn
Otto Kaiser, Gott, Mensch und Geschichte: Studien zum Verständnis des Menschen und seiner Geschichte in der klassischen, biblischen und nachbiblischen Literatur, reviewed by Hans Dieter Betz
Swift Edgar, ed., The Vulgate Bible, Volume 2: The Historical Books, reviewed by Ralph K. Hawkins
Zipora Talshir, ed., Israel and Its Land: Inscriptions and History: Proceedings of a Conference in Honor of Shmuel Ahituv on the Occasion of His Retirement [Hebrew], reviewed by Aren M. Maeir

General Biblical and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (April 25, 2013)

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:03:24 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Victor H. Matthews, The Hebrew Prophets and Their Social World: An Introduction, reviewed by Aren M. Maeir and by Stewart Moore
Jonathan T. Pennington, Reading the Gospels Wisely: A Narrative and Theological Introduction, reviewed by Joel B. Green
Iain Provan and Mark J. Boda, eds., Let Us Go Up to Zion: Essays in Honour of H. G. M. Williamson on the Occasion of His Sixty-Fifth Birthday, reviewed by Keith Bodner
David T. Runia and Gregory E. Sterling, eds., Studia Philonica Annual XXIV, 2012, reviewed by Scott Mackie
Philippe Wajdenbaum, Argonauts of the Desert: Structural Analysis of the Hebrew Bible, reviewed by Casper J. Labuschagne

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (April 15, 2013)

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:16:40 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Gary M. Beckman, Trevor R. Bryce, and Eric H. Cline, The Ahhiyawa Texts, reviewed by Paul Sanders
Walter Brueggemann, David and His Theologian: Literary, Social, and Theological Investigations of the Early Monarchy, reviewed by Andrea Ravasco
James L. Crenshaw, Reading Job: A Literary and Theological Commentary, reviewed by Norman Habel
Jonathan Grossman, Esther: The Outer Narrative and the Hidden Reading, reviewed by Kelly A. Whitcomb
Irene Schulmeister, Israels Befreiung aus Ägypten: Eine Formeluntersuchung zur Theologie des Deuteronomiums, reviewed by Peter Porzig

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (March 31, 2013)

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:42:44 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Philip R. Davies and Diana Vikander Edelman, eds., The Historian and the Bible: Essays in Honour of Lester L. Grabbe, reviewed by George C. Heider
Robert Gnuse, No Tolerance for Tyrants: The Biblical Assault on Kings and Kingship, reviewed by James M. Bos

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (March 25, 2013)

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:53:26 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

John E. Anderson, Jacob and the Divine Trickster: A Theology of Deception and Yhwh’s Fidelity to the Ancestral Promise in the Jacob Cycle, reviewed by Koog P. Hong
Frank Lothar Hossfeld and Eric Zenger, Psalms 3: A Commentary on Psalms 101–150, reviewed by Leonard P. Maré
Pirjo Lapinkivi, The Neo-Assyrian Myth of Istar’s Descent and Resurrection, reviewed by James R. Getz Jr.
Jordan M. Scheetz, The Concept of Canonical Intertextuality and the Book of Daniel, reviewed by Philippus J. Botha and by Don Collett
Janet Smith, Dust or Dew: Immortality in the Ancient Near East and in Psalm 49, reviewed by Ilaria L. E. Ramelli

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (March 16, 2013)

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:39:23 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Keith Bodner, Jeroboam’s Royal Drama, reviewed by Mark McEntire
Erhard S. Gerstenberger, Israel in the Persian Period: The Fifth and Fourth Centuries B.C.E., reviewed by John Engle
Edwin M. Good, Genesis 1–11: Tales of the Earliest World, reviewed by Brian D. Russell
Michelle J. Levine, Nahmanides on Genesis: The Art of Biblical Portraiture, reviewed by George Savran
Emily Teeter, Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt, reviewed by Michael B. Hundley

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (March 8, 2013)

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 12:47:01 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Ulrich Berges, Jesaja: Der Prophet und Das Buch, reviewed by Francis Landy
William G. Dever, The Lives of Ordinary People in Ancient Israel: Where Archaeology and the Bible Intersect, reviewed by Diana Edelman and by Aren M. Maeir
Siegfried Kreuzer, Martin Meiser, and Marcus Sigismund, eds., Die Septuaginta: Entstehung, Sprache, Geschichte. 3. Internationale Fachtagung veranstaltet von Septuaginta Deutsch (LXX.D), Wuppertal 22.-25. Juli 2010, reviewed by Hans Förster
Lisa M. Wolfe, Ruth, Esther, Song of Songs, and Judith, reviewed by L. Juliana Claassens

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (February 26, 2013)

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:07:00 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Melissa A. Jackson, Comedy and Feminist Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible: A Subversive Collaboration, reviewed by Kathryn D. Blanchard
Tremper Longman III, Introducing the Old Testament: A Short Guide to Its History and Message, reviewed by Trent Butler
James D. Nogalski, The Book of the Twelve: Hosea–Jonah, reviewed by Beth Stovell
Kathleen M. Rochester, Prophetic Ministry in Jeremiah and Ezekiel, reviewed by Wilhelm J. Wessels

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (February 20, 2013)

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:33:54 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Yoram Cohen, The Scribes and Scholars of the City of Emar in the Late Bronze Age, reviewed by Bryan C. Babcock
Urmas Nømmik, Die Freundesreden des ursprünglichen Hiobdialogs: Eine form- und traditionsgeschichtliche Studie, reviewed by Kyle C. Dunham
Kathleen M. O’Connor, Jeremiah: Pain and Promise, reviewed by Wilhelm J. Wessels
Moshe Simon-Shoshan, Stories of the Law: Narrative Discourse and the Construction of Authority in the Mishnah, reviewed by Joshua Schwartz
Assaf Yasur-Landau, Jennie R. Ebeling, and Laura B. Mazow, eds., Household Archaeology in Ancient Israel and Beyond, reviewed by Ralph K. Hawkins

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (February 9, 2013)

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:19:17 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Martin Bauspieß, Geschichte und Erkenntnis im lukanischen Doppelwerk: Eine exegetische Untersuchung zu einer christlichen Perspektive auf Geschichte, reviewed by Nils Neumann
Darrell L. Bock, A Theology of Luke and Acts: God’s Promised Program, Realized for All Nations, reviewed by Ulrich Busse
Daniel Durken, ed., The New Collegeville Bible Commentary: New Testament, reviewed by Ernest Van Eck
Lars Hartman, Mark for the Nations: A Text- and Reader-Oriented Commentary, reviewed by Robert M. Fowler
Rainer Metzner, Kaiphas: Der Hohepriester jenes Jahres: Geschichte und Deutung, reviewed by Thomas Bergholz

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (February 3, 2013)

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:42:31 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Francis Landy, Hosea, reviewed by Gert T. M. Prinsloo
Angela R. Roskop, The Wilderness Itineraries: Genre, Geography, and the Growth of Torah, reviewed by Nathan MacDonald
Mark R. Sneed, The Politics of Pessimism in Ecclesiastes: A Social-Science Perspective, reviewed by Robert Williamson Jr.

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (January 25, 2013)

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 12:54:34 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Michael Avioz, “I Sat Alone”: Jeremiah among the Prophets, reviewed by Wilhelm Wessels
Steed Vernyl Davidson, Empire and Exile: Postcolonial Readings of the Book of Jeremiah, reviewed by Bob Becking
Joëlle Ferry, Isaïe: “Comme les mots d’un livre scellé”, reviewed by Wilson de Angelo Cunha
Jean-Daniel Macchi, Christophe Nihan, Thomas Römer, and Jan Rückl, eds., Les recueils prophétiques de la Bible: Origines, milieux, et contexte proche-oriental, reviewed by James M. Bos
Shalom M. Paul, Isaiah 40–66: Translation and Commentary, reviewed by Roy E. Gane
Deborah W. Rooke, Handel’s Israelite Oratorio Libretti: Sacred Drama and Biblical Exegesis, reviewed by Helen Leneman
Robb Andrew Young, Hezekiah in History and Tradition, reviewed by Ibolya Balla

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (January 14, 2013)

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:05:59 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Katharine J. Dell, Brian A. Mastin, and James K. Aitken, eds., On Stone and Scroll: Essays in Honour of Graham Ivor Davies, reviewed by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
Matthew R. Schlimm, From Fratricide to Forgiveness: The Language and Ethics of Anger in Genesis, reviewed by Phillip Sherman

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (January 5, 2013)

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:26:01 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Eberhard Bons and Jans Joosten, eds., Septuagint Vocabulary: Pre-history, Usage, Reception, reviewed by Francis Dalrymple-Hamilton and by Daniel M. O’Hare
Deborah O’Daniel Cantrell, The Horsemen of Israel: Horses and Chariotry in Monarchic Israel, reviewed by Raz Kletter
Peter Enns, Ecclesiastes, reviewed by Gert T. M. Prinsloo

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (December 22, 2012)

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 03:38:14 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Georg Fischer and Dominik Markl, Das Buch Exodus, reviewed by Paul Sanders
Peter Hon Wan Lau, Identity and Ethics in the Book of Ruth: A Social Identity Approach, reviewed by Timothy Stone
Nancy C. Lee, Lyrics of Lament: From Tragedy to Transformation, reviewed by Ulrich Berges and by Leonard Mare
John H. Sailhamer, The Meaning of the Pentateuch: Revelation, Composition and Interpretation, reviewed by Andrew Steinmann
Simon P. Stocks, The Form and Function of the Tricolon in the Psalms of Ascents: Introducing a New Paradigm for Hebrew Poetic Line-form, reviewed by Gert T. M. Prinsloo

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (December 15, 2012)

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:16:41 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Moshe Bar-Asher and Devorah Dimant, eds., Meghillot [Hebrew]: Studies in the Dead Sea Scrolls, VIII-IX, reviewed by George Brooke
Abigail Pelham, Contested Creations in the Book of Job: The-World-as-It-Ought- and-Ought-Not-to-Be, reviewed by Norman Habel
Beat Weber, Werkbuch Psalmen III: Theologie und Spiritualität des Psalters und seiner Psalmen, reviewed by Mark Elliott
Ina Willi-Plein, Das Buch Genesis: Kapitel 12-50, reviewed by Wolfgang Zwickel

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (December 7, 2012)

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:07:09 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

John Barton, The Theology of the Book of Amos, reviewed by Tyler Mayfield and by Heinz-Dieter Neef
Keith Bodner, Jeroboam’s Royal Drama, reviewed by Matthew Suriano
Michael D. Coogan and Mark S. Smith, eds., Stories from Ancient Canaan (2nd ed.), reviewed by Henk Potgieter
Frank Lothar Hossfeld and Eric Zenger, A Commentary on Psalms 101–150 (Psalms, vol. 3), reviewed by Thomas Kraus
Alice L. Laffey, First and Second Kings, reviewed by Ginny Brewer-Boydston

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (November 30, 2012)

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:35:51 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

A. Graeme Auld, First and Second Samuel: A Commentary, reviewed by Phillip G. Camp
Eva Cancik-Kirschbaum, Margarete van Ess, and Joachim Marzahn, eds., Babylon: Wissenskultur in Orient und Okzident, reviewed by Michael S. Moore
Alan T. Levenson, The Making of the Modern Jewish Bible: How Scholars in Germany, Israel, and America Transformed an Ancient Text, reviewed by George Savran
Hans-Peter Mathys, Das Astarte-Quadrat, reviewed by Sven Petry
Vincent Sénéchal, Rétribution et intercession dans le Deutéronome, reviewed by Paul Sanders
Marvin A. Sweeney, Tanak: A Theological and Critical Introduction to the Jewish Bible, reviewed by Jason M. Silverman

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (November 23, 2012)

Sat, 24 Nov 2012 02:26:31 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Giovanni Garbini, Letteratura e politica nell’Israele antico, reviewed by Dempsey Rosales Acosta
Benno Jacob, The First Book of the Bible: Genesis (augmented edition), edited by Ernest Jacob and Walter Jacob, reviewed by Joel S. Baden
Dale Launderville, Celibacy in the Ancient World: Its Ideal and Practice in Pre-Hellenistic Israel, Mesopotamia, and Greece, reviewed by Pancratius C. Beentjes
Erle Leichty, The Royal Inscriptions of Esarhaddon, King of Assyria (680–669 BC), reviewed by Paul Sanders
Lauren A. S. Monroe, Josiah’s Reform and the Dynamics of Defilement: Israelite Rites of Violence and the Making of a Biblical Text, reviewed by Ovidiu Creanga
Randall Heskett and Brian P. Irwin, eds., The Bible as a Human Witness to Divine Revelation: Hearing the Word of God through Historically Dissimilar Traditions, reviewed by S. D. Giere

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (November 15, 2012)

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:09:42 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Ancient Near East and Second Temple Judaism

Phillip R. Callaway, The Dead Sea Scrolls for a New Millennium, reviewed by Stephen Reed
Benedikt Eckhardt, ed., Jewish Identity and Politics between the Maccabees and Bar Kokhba: Groups, Normativity, and Rituals, reviewed by Joshua Schwartz
Oded Lipschits and David S. Vanderhooft, The Yehud Stamp Impressions: A Corpus of Inscribed Impressions from the Persian and Hellenistic Periods in Judah, reviewed by Aren Maeir
Annick Payne, Hieroglyphic Luwian: An Introduction with Original Texts, reviewed by Robert Holmstedt

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (November 9, 2012)

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 02:28:39 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Victor P. Hamilton, Exodus: An Exegetical Commentary, reviewed by Brian D. Russell
Matthias Henze, ed., A Companion to Biblical Interpretation in Early Judaism, reviewed by Lester Grabbe
Sara M. Koenig, Isn’t This Bathsheba? A Study in Characterization, reviewed by Rachelle Gilmour
Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Z. Brettler, The Jewish Annotated New Testament, reviewed by Zev Garber

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (October 31, 2012)

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 01:54:15 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Jo-Ann A. Brant, John, reviewed by Matthew Gordley
Bart B. Bruehler, A Public and Political Christ: The Social-Spatial Characteristics of Luke 18:35–19:43 and the Gospel as a Whole in Its Ancient Context, reviewed by John Cowan
Jaime Clark-Soles, Engaging the Word: The New Testament and the Christian Believer, reviewed by Ronald Witherup
Gerald J. Donker, The Text of the Apostolos in Athanasius of Alexandria, reviewed by Justin A. Mihoc
Craig A. Evans, Jesus and His World: The Archaeological Evidence, reviewed by Panayotis Coutsoumpos
Charles W. Hedrick, Unlocking the Secrets of the Gospel according to Thomas: A Radical Faith for a New Age, reviewed by William Arnal
Josep Rius-Camps and Jenny Read-Heimerdinger, The Message of Acts in Codex Bezae: A Comparison with the Alexandrian Tradition, Volume 4: Acts 18.24–28.31: Rome, reviewed by Vaughn CroweTipton
Christopher D. Stanley, ed., The Colonized Apostle: Paul in Postcolonial Eyes, reviewed by Steed Davidson

Second Temple Judaism

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (October 5, 2012)

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:41:37 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Reinhard G. Kratz and Hermann Spieckermann, eds., One God-One Cult-One Nation: Archaeological and Biblical Perspectives, reviewed by Aren Maeir
Matthew Morgenstern, Studies in Jewish Babylonian Aramaic Based upon Early Eastern Manuscripts, reviewed by Aaron Koller
T. Muraoka, A Grammar of Qumran Aramaic, reviewed by Adam McCollum
Bezalel Porten, The Elephantine Papyri in English: Three Millennia of Cross-Cultural Continuity and Change, reviewed by Jeremy Hutton and by Jerome A. Lund
Seth D. Postell, Adam as Israel: Genesis 1–3 as the Introduction to the Torah and Tanakh, reviewed by L. Michael Morales
Gordon J. Wenham, Psalms as Torah: Reading Biblical Song Ethically, reviewed by Joseph R. Kelly

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature (September 30, 2012)

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:25:24 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Steven Fassberg, The Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Challa, reviewed by Aaron Koller
Lisbeth S. Fried, ed., Was 1 Esdras First?: An Investigation into the Priority and Nature of 1 Esdras, reviewed by Andrew Steinmann
Detlef Jericke, Regionaler Kult und lokaler Kult: Studien zur Kult- und Religionsgeschichte Israels und Judas im 9. und 8. Jahrhundert v. Chr., reviewed by John Engle
Vadim Jigoulov, The Social History of Achaemenid Phoenicia: Being a Phoenician, Negotiating Empires, reviewed by S. Rebecca Martin
Joel S. Kaminsky and Joel N. Lohr, The Torah: A Beginner’s Guide, reviewed by Rachel S. Mikva
William Loader, The Pseudepigrapha on Sexuality: Attitudes towards Sexuality in Apocalypses, Testaments, Legends, Wisdom, and Related Literature, reviewed by Françoise Mirguet

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature (September 21, 2012)

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 12:48:04 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Anselm Hagedorn and Henrik Pfeiffer, eds., Die Erzväter in der biblischen Tradition: Festschrift für Matthias Köckert, reviewed by Cynthia Edenburg
Adrian Schenker, Anfänge der Textgeschichte des Alten Testaments: Studien zu Entstehung und Verhältnis der frühesten Textformen, reviewed by Marjo C. A. Korpel

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (September 7, 2012)

Sat, 08 Sep 2012 12:06:06 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Richard S. Briggs and Joel N. Lohr, eds., A Theological Introduction to the Pentateuch: Interpreting the Torah as Christian Scripture, reviewed by Thomas Dozeman
Roger Good, The Septuagint’s Translation of the Hebrew Verbal System in Chronicles, reviewed by Francis Dalrymple-Hamilton
Norman K. Gottwald; ed. Rebecca J. Kruger Gaudino, The Hebrew Bible: A Brief Socio-Literary Introduction, reviewed by Steven L. McKenzie

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (August 31, 2012)

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:47:33 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Thomas W. Mann, The Book of the Former Prophets, reviewed by David G. Firth
N. Verbin, Divinely Abused: A Philosophical Perspective on Job and His Kin, reviewed by F. Rachel Magdalene

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (August 24, 2012)

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:25:54 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

S. Bar, D. Kahn, and J. J. Shirley, eds., Egypt, Canaan and Israel: History, Imperialism, Ideology and Literature, reviewed by Aren M. Maeir
Scott W. Hahn, The Kingdom of God as Liturgical Empire: A Theological Commentary on 1–2 Chronicles, reviewed by Mark Mcentire
Roy L. Heller, Conversations with Scripture: The Book of Judges, reviewed by Klaas Spronk
Robin Routledge, Old Testament Theology: A Thematic Approach, reviewed by Hubert James Keener
Erich Zenger, Einleitung in das Alte Testament, edited by Christian Frevel, reviewed by Trent C. Butler and by Jordan M. Scheetz

Miscellaneous

Review of Biblical Literature (August 17, 2012)

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:31:53 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Reinhard Achenbach, Rainer Albertz, and Jakob Wöhrle, eds., The Foreigner and the Law: Perspectives from the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East, reviewed by Bradford A. Anderson
Georg Fischer, Die Anfänge der Bibel: Studien zu Genesis und Exodus, reviewed by Frank H. Polak
John Goldingay, Key Questions about Biblical Interpretation: Old Testament Answers, reviewed by John E. Anderson
Feidhlimidh T. Magennis, First and Second Samuel, reviewed by William L. Lyons
James D. Nogalski, The Book of the Twelve, reviewed by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (August 9, 2012)

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:36:40 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Stéphanie Anthonioz, « À qui me comparerez-vous ? » (Is 40,25): La polémique contre l’idolâtrie dans le Deutéro-Isaïe, reviewed by Sven Petry
Jason Bembry, Yahweh’s Coming of Age, reviewed by Johannes de Moor
Francesca Stavrakopoulou, Land of Our Fathers: The Roles of Ancestor Veneration in Biblical Land Claims, reviewed by Bob Becking
Michael P. Streck, Altbabylonisches Lehrbuch, reviewed by Gerhard Karner

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (August 3, 2012)

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:56:15 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature includes the following discussions of texts in New Testament and cognate studies:

Ann W. Astell and Sandor Goodhart, eds., Sacrifice, Scripture, and Substitution: Readings in Ancient Judaism and Christianity, reviewed by John Dunnill
Daniel Boyarin, The Jewish Gospels: The Story of the Jewish Christ, reviewed by F. Stanley Jones
Jeffrey Brodd and Jonathan L. Reed, eds., Rome and Religion: A Cross-Disciplinary Dialogue on the Imperial Cult, reviewed by John Kloppenborg
Gonzalo Haya-Prats, Empowered Believers: The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts, reviewed by Nils Neumann
Larry W. Hurtado and Paul L. Owen, eds., ‘Who Is This Son of Man?’: The Latest Scholarship on a Puzzling Expression of the Historical Jesus, reviewed by Christopher Tuckett
Yung Suk Kim, A Theological Introduction to Paul’s Letters: Exploring a Threefold Theology of Paul, reviewed by Jason Weaver
Stefanos Mihalios, The Danielic Eschatological Hour in the Johannine Literature, reviewed by Dirk van der Merwe
Klaus Wachtel and Michael W. Holmes, eds., The Textual History of the Greek New Testament: Changing Views in Contemporary Research, reviewed by Jean-François Racine
James P. Ware, Paul and the Mission of the Church: Philippians in Ancient Jewish Context, reviewed by Angela Standhartinger
John Morgan-Wynne, The Cross in the Johannine Writings, reviewed by David Crump

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (July 26, 2012)

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:37:15 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

John Choi, Traditions at Odds: The Reception of the Pentateuch in Biblical and Second Temple Period Literature, reviewed by John Engle
Scott C. Jones, Rumors of Wisdom: Job 28 as Poetry, reviewed by Edward L. Greenstein
Michael E. W. Thompson, Where Is the God of Justice?: The Old Testament and Suffering, reviewed by Pekka Pitkanen
Julie Woods, Jeremiah 48 as Christian Scripture, reviewed by Frederik Poulsen

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (July 19, 2012)

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:01:36 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Leslie C. Allen, A Liturgy of Grief: A Pastoral Commentary on Lamentations, reviewed by Elizabeth Boase
Edwin M. Good, Genesis 1–11: Tales of the Earliest World, reviewed by George Savran
R. B. Salters, Lamentations: A Critical and Exegetical Commentary, reviewed by Eleuterio Ruiz

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (July 11, 2012)

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:19:15 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Stephen J. Bennett, Ecclesiastes/Lamentations: A Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition, reviewed by Russell L. Meek
Alicia Suskin Ostriker, For the Love of God: The Bible as an Open Book, reviewed by Barbara Green

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (July 6, 2012)

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:46:18 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Milton Eng, The Days of Our Years: A Lexical Semantic Study of the Life Cycle in Biblical Israel, reviewed by Paul Korchin
Kristen H. Lindbeck, Elijah and the Rabbis: Story and Theology, reviewed by Sonya S. Cronin
Hayim Tadmor; ed. Mordechai Cogan, “With My Many Chariots I Have Gone Up the Heights of the Mountains”: Historical and Literary Studies on Ancient Mesopotamia and Israel, reviewed by R. Russell Mack
Leigh M. Trevaskis, Holiness, Ethics and Ritual in Leviticus, reviewed by James W. Watts

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (June28, 2012)

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 02:44:03 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scripture and Cognate Studies

Christopher B. Ansberry, Be Wise, My Son, and Make My Heart Glad: An Exploration of the Courtly Nature of the Book of Proverbs, reviewed by Anne W. Stewart
Beate Pongratz-Leisten, ed., Reconsidering the Concept of Revolutionary Monotheism, reviewed by Michael B. Hundley
Hanne von Weissenberg, Juha Pakkala, and Marko Marttila, eds., Changes in Scripture: Rewriting and Interpreting Authoritative Traditions in the Second Temple Period, reviewed by Ian Young

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (June 21, 2012)

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:30:59 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Robert B. Coote and Keith W. Whitelam, The Emergence of Early Israel in Historical Perspective, reviewed by Aren M. Maeir
Tamara Cohn Eskenazi and Tikva Frymer-Kensky, Ruth, reviewed by Peter H. W. Lau
John Kampen, Wisdom Literature, reviewed by Devorah Dimant
Cotton Mather; ed. Reiner Smolinski, Genesis (Biblia Americana 1), reviewed by Mark Elliott

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (June 15, 2012)

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 11:47:15 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Brian Britt, Biblical Curses and the Displacement of Tradition, reviewed by Brian Doak
David M. Carr, The Formation of the Hebrew Bible: A New Reconstruction, reviewed by Christoph Berner
Marjo Korpel and Johannes de Moor, The Silent God, reviewed by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
Janet Smith, Dust or Dew: Immortality in the Ancient Near East and in Psalm 49, reviewed by Philippus J. Botha

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (June 6, 2012)

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:27:44 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Katell Berthelot and Thierry Legrand, eds., Torah: Exode, Lévitique, Nombres, reviewed by Eibert Tigchelaar
Antonios Finitsis, Visions and Eschatology: A Socio-Historical Analysis of Zechariah 1–6, reviewed by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
Lester L. Grabbe, ed., Israel in Transition 2: From Late Bronze II to Iron IIA (c. 1250–850 BCE): The Texts, reviewed by Aren Maier
Timothy Jay Johnson, Now My Eye Sees You: Unveiling an Apocalyptic Job, reviewed by Michael S. Moore

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (May 30, 2012)

Thu, 31 May 2012 11:02:03 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Barbara M. Leung Lai, Through the ‘I’-Window: The Inner Life of Characters in the Hebrew Bible, reviewed by Frank H. Polak
John Van Seters, Studies in the History, Literature and Religion of Biblical Israel (Changing Perspectives 1), reviewed by Diana Edelman
Michael Weigl, Die aramäischen Achikar-Sprüche aus Elephantine und die alttestamentliche Weisheitsliteratur, reviewed by Mark W. Hamilton

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (May 25, 2012)

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:02:55 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Yitzhaq Feder, Blood Expiation in Hittite and Biblical Ritual: Origins, Context, and Meaning, reviewed by Pekka Pitkänen
David Frankel, The Land of Canaan and the Destiny of Israel: Theologies of Territory in the Hebrew Bible, reviewed by Phillip Sherman
Lisbeth S. Fried, ed., Was 1 Esdras First? An Investigation into the Priority and Nature of 1 Esdras, reviewed by Erik Eynikel

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (May 17, 2012)

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:56:38 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Philip F. Esler, Sex, Wives, and Warriors: Reading Biblical Narrative with Its Ancient Audience, reviewed by Brian Peterson
Tammi J. Schneider, An Introduction to Ancient Mesopotamian Religion, reviewed by Andrew Riley
Andrew E. Steinmann, Ezra and Nehemiah, reviewed by Antje Labahn

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (April 30, 2012)

Tue, 01 May 2012 19:04:30 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Bob Becking and Susan Hennecke, eds., Out of Paradise: Eve and Adam and Their Interpreters, reviewed by Robert C. Kashow
Tchavdar S. Hadjiev, The Composition and Redaction of the Book of Amos, reviewed by Beth Stovell
Jack R. Lundbom, The Hebrew Prophets: An Introduction, reviewed by Göran Eidevall
Marty Alan Michelson, Reconciling Violence and Kingship: A Study of Judges and 1 Samuel, reviewed by Klaas Spronk
Seth D. Postell, Adam as Israel: Genesis 1–3 as the Introduction to the Torah and Tanakh. reviewed by John E. Anderson

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (April 26, 2012)

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:07:36 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Brian J. Abasciano, Paul’s Use of the Old Testament in Romans 9.10-18: An Intertextual and Theological Exegesis, reviewed by Stephen Moyise
Ron Cameron and Merrill P. Miller, eds., Redescribing Paul and the Corinthians, reviewed by Antoinette Clark Wire
Rob Dalrymple, Revelation and the Two Witnesses: The Implications for Understanding John’s Depiction of the People of God and His Hortatory Intent, reviewed by Russell Morton
Christopher Zoccali, Whom God Has Called: The Relationship of Church and Israel in Pauline Interpretation, 1920 to the Present, reviewed by James D. G. Dunn

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (April 18, 2012)

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:02:38 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Douglas A. Knight, Law, Power, and Justice in Ancient Israel, reviewed by Markus Witte
Gary D. Martin, Multiple Originals: New Approaches to Hebrew Bible Textual Criticism, reviewed by Johann Cook
Robert D. Miller II, Oral Tradition in Ancient Israel, reviewed by Raymond F. Person Jr.
Jonathan A. Moo, Creation, Nature and Hope in 4 Ezra, reviewed by Karina Martin Hogan
Miles V. Van Pelt, English Grammar to Ace Biblical Hebrew, reviewed by Hubert Keener

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (April 13, 2012)

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:15:39 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Jeffrey Burns; David Bers and Stephen Tree, eds., The Music of Psalms, Proverbs and Job in the Hebrew Bible: A Revised Theory of Musical Accents in the Hebrew Bible, reviewed by Rebecca A. Mitchell and Matthew W. Mitchell
Martin Leuenberger, Segen und Segenstheologien im alten Israel: Untersuchungen zu ihren religions- und theologiegeschichtlichen Konstellationen und Transformationen, reviewed by William P. Brown
Stuart Macwilliam, Queer Theory and the Prophetic Marriage Metaphor in the Hebrew Bible, reviewed by Christine Mitchell
Kent Aaron Reynolds, Torah as Teacher: The Exemplary Torah Student in Psalm 119, reviewed by Steven Dunn
Thomas Römer, Dieu obscur: Cruauté, sexe et violence dans l’Ancien Testament, reviewed by Delia Klingler
Jonathan Y. Rowe, Michal’s Moral Dilemma: A Literary, Anthropological and Ethical Interpretation, reviewed by Susanne Scholz

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (March 23, 2012)

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 02:44:11 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Anthony Heacock, Jonathan Loved David: Manly Love in the Bible and the Hermeneutics of Sex, reviewed by John Barclay Burns
Maynard Paul Maidman, Nuzi Texts and Their Uses as Historical Evidence, reviewed by Ronan Head
Thomas W. Mann, The Book of the Former Prophets, reviewed by Trent C. Butler
David Miano, Shadow on the Steps: Time Measurement in Ancient Israel, reviewed by Spencer L. Allen
Anathea E. Portier-Young, Apocalypse against Empire: Theologies of Resistance in Early Judaism, reviewed by Benjamin E. Reynolds and Joshua Schwartz

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (March 14, 2012)

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:58:09 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Peter Altmann, Festive Meals in Ancient Israel: Deuteronomy’s Identity Politics in Their Ancient Near Eastern Context, reviewed by Stephen A. Reed
Martin Hallaschka, Haggai und Sacharja 1–8: Eine redaktionsgeschichtliche Untersuchung, reviewed by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
Tod Linafelt, Claudia V. Camp, and Timothy Beal, eds., The Fate of King David: The Past and Present of a Biblical Icon, reviewed by Ilse Muellner

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (March 8, 2012)

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:59:33 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

John Goldingay, Israel’s Life (Old Testament Theology, vol. 3), reviewed by Ovidiu Creanga
Michaėl N. van der Meer, Percy van Keulen, Wido van Peursen, Bas Ter Haar Romeny, eds., Isaiah in Context: Studies in Honour of Arie van der Kooij on the Occasion of His Sixty-Fifth Birthday, reviewed by Mayer Gruber

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (February 29, 2012)

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:31:12 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Fields

Katharine Dell, ed., Ethical and Unethical in the Old Testament: God and Humans in Dialogue, reviewed by Walter Brueggemann
Georg Fischer, Der Prophet wie Mose: Studien zum Jeremiabuch, reviewed by Bob Becking
Thomas Richard Kämmerer, ed., Studien zu Ritual und Sozialgeschichte im Alten Orient/Studies on Rituals and Society in the Ancient Near East: Tartuer Symposien 1998–2004, reviewed by Gerhard Karner
Jennifer L. Koosed, Gleaning Ruth: A Biblical Heroine and Her Afterlives, reviewed by Helen Leneman

New Testament and Cognate Fields

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (February 23, 2012)

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 04:31:25 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Reinhard Achenbach and Martin Arneth, eds., »Gerechtigkeit und Recht zu üben« (Gen 18,19): Studien zur altorientalischen und biblischen Rechtsgeschichte, zur Religionsgeschichte Israels und zur Religionssoziologie: Festschrift für Eckart Otto zum 65. Geburtstag, reviewed by John Engle
Blane Conklin, Oath Formulas in Biblical Hebrew, reviewed by Yael Ziegler
Esther J. Hamori, “When Gods Were Men”: The Embodied God in Biblical and Near Eastern Literature, reviewed by Michael B. Hundley
André LaCocque, The Captivity of Innocence: Babel and the Yahwist, reviewed by Richard S. Briggs
Jonathan Wyn Schofer, Confronting Vulnerability: The Body and the Divine in Rabbinic Ethics, reviewed by Phillip Sherman

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (February 14, 2012)

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:33:04 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Craig L. Blomberg, with Jennifer Foutz Markley, A Handbook of New Testament Exegesis, reviewed by Jan G. van der Watt
Gregg Gardner and Kevin L. Osterloh, eds., Antiquity in Antiquity: Jewish and Christian Pasts in the Greco-Roman World, reviewed by Douglas Estes
Kevin B. McCruden, Solidarity Perfected: Beneficent Christology in the Epistle to the Hebrews, reviewed by Craig R. Koester
Gert J. Steyn and Dirk J. Human, eds., Psalms and Hebrews: Studies in Reception, reviewed by Scott D. Mackie

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (February 9, 2012)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:18:55 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Fields

Michael Avioz, “I Sat Alone”: Jeremiah among the Prophets, reviewed by Jerry Hwang
Anthony J. Frendo, Pre-exilic Israel, the Hebrew Bible, and Archaeology: Integrating Text and Artefact, reviewed by Ralph K. Hawkins
Giovanni Garbini, Introduzione all’ epigrafia semitica, reviewed by André Lemaire
Manfred Görg, Mythos und Mythologie: Studien zur Religionsgeschichte und Theologie, reviewed by Mark W. Hamilton
Paul M. Joyce and Andrew Mein, eds., After Ezekiel: Essays on the Reception of a Difficult Prophet, reviewed by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
Megan Bishop Moore and Brad E. Kelle, Biblical History and Israel’s Past: The Changing Study of the Bible and History, reviewed by Bob Becking
Marti J. Steussy, Samuel and His God, reviewed by Johannes Klein

New Testament and Cognate Fields

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (January 31, 2011)

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:09:41 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

J. Andrew Dearman, The Book of Hosea, reviewed by Heinz-Dieter Neef
Károly Dániel Dobos and Miklós Köszeghy, eds., With Wisdom as a Robe: Qumran and Other Jewish Studies in Honour of Ida Fröhlich, reviewed by Korinna Zamfir
Bruce Louden, Homer’s Odyssey and the Near East, reviewed by Charles L. Echols
Jason Radine, The Book of Amos in Emergent Judah, reviewed by Daniel C. Timmer
Shemaryahu Talmon, Text and Canon of the Hebrew Bible, reviewed by August H. Konkel
William A. Tooman and Michael A. Lyons, eds., Transforming Visions: Transformations of Text, Tradition, and Theology in Ezekiel, reviewed by William R. Osborne

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature (December 31, 2011)

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:12:46 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Fields

Daniel Bodi, The Demise of the Warlord: A New Look at the David Story, reviewed by Jeremy Hutton
Hemchand Gossai, Power and Marginality in the Abraham Narrative, reviewed by Thomas Hieke
André Lemaire, ed., Congress Volume: Ljubljana 2007, reviewed by Siegfried Kreuzer
Herbert Migsch, Studien zum Jeremiabuch und andere Beiträge zum Alten Testament, reviewed by Hannes Bezzel
Carolyn J. Sharp, Wrestling the Word: The Hebrew Scriptures and the Christian Believer, reviewed by Phillip G. Camp
Matthew A. Thomas, These Are the Generations: Identity, Covenant, and the ’toledot’ Formula, reviewed by Mark McEntire
Eugene Ulrich and Peter W. Flint, Qumran Cave 1.II: The Isaiah Scrolls, reviewed by Eibert Tigchelaar

New Testament and Cognate Fields

Review of Biblical Literature (November 12, 2011)

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:20:34 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Fields

Joseph Blenkinsopp, Creation, Un-creation, Re-creation: A Discursive Commentary on Genesis 1–11, reviewed by John E. Anderson
Yoram Cohen, Amir Gilan, and Jared L. Miller, eds., Pax Hethitica: Studies on the Hittites and Their Neighbours in Honour of Itamar Singer, reviewed by Paul Sanders
Ronald Hendel, ed., Reading Genesis: Ten Methods, reviewed by Frank H. Polak
Amanda H. Podany, Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East, reviewed by Bertrand Lafont
Hayim Tawil, An Akkadian Lexical Companion for Biblical Hebrew: Etymological-Semantic and Idiomatic Equivalents with Supplement on Biblical Aramaic, reviewed by Aaron D. Rubin

New Testament and Cognate Fields

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (October 28, 2011)

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:12:47 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Fields

William P. Brown, Psalms, reviewed by Harry P. Nasuti
A. R. Pete Diamond and Louis Stulman, eds., Jeremiah (Dis)Placed: New Directions in Writing/Reading Jeremiah, reviewed by Michael Avioz
Rolf A. Jacobson, ed., Soundings in the Theology of Psalms: Perspectives and Methods in Contemporary Scholarship, reviewed by Jeffery M. Leonard
J. Randall Short, The Surprising Election and Confirmation of King David, reviewed by David G. Firth

New Testament and Cognate Fields

Review of Biblical Literature (October 22, 2011)

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:39:24 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Adina Moshavi, Word Order in the Biblical Hebrew Finite Clause, reviewed by Hubert James Keener
Louis Stulman and Hyun Chul Paul Kim, You Are My People: An Introduction to Prophetic Literature, reviewed by Steed Vernyl Davidson

Contextual Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (October 12, 2011)

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:15:13 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Katharine Dell, ed., Ethical and Unethical in the Old Testament: God and Humans in Dialogue, reviewed by Walter C. Kaiser Jr.
Bo Isaksson, ed., Circumstantial Qualifiers in Semitic: The Case of Arabic and Hebrew, reviewed by John Kaltner
Robin A. Parry, Lamentations, reviewed by Timothy J. Stone
Géza G. Xeravits and József Zsengellér, eds., Studies in the Book of Wisdom, reviewed by Erik Eynikel

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Review of Biblical Literature Newsletter (October 6, 2011)

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:09:38 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

John Gray, The Book of Job, reviewed by Norman Habel
Robert J. V. Hiebert, “Translation Is Required”: The Septuagint in Retrospect and Prospect, reviewed by Karen Jobes
Harald Knobloch, Die nachexilische Prophetentheorie des Jeremiabuches, reviewed by Christl M. Maier
Hindy Najman, Past Renewals: Interpretative Authority, Renewed Revelation and the Quest for Perfection in Jewish Antiquity, reviewed by Marius Nel

New Testament and Cognate Studies

RBL Newsletter (September 30, 2011)

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:49:16 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scripture and Cognate Fields

Jacob Howland, Plato and the Talmud, reviewed by Alan Avery-Peck
Jeremy M. Hutton, The Transjordanian Palimpsest: The Overwritten Texts of Personal Exile and Transformation in the Deuteronomistic History, reviewed by Walter Dietrich
Thomas Kazen, Issues of Impurity in Early Judaism, reviewed by John W. Fadden
Eric D. Reymond, New Idioms within Old: Poetry and Parallelism in the Non-Masoretic Poems of 11Q5 (=11QPsa), reviewed by John Engle and James A. Sanders

New Testament and Cognate Fields

RBL Newsletter (September 15, 2011)

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:44:04 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scripture and Cognate Fields

David A. Bernat, Sign of the Covenant: Circumcision in the Priestly Tradition, reviewed by Ulrich Zimmermann
Job Y. Jindo, Biblical Metaphor Reconsidered: A Cognitive Approach to Poetic Prophecy in Jeremiah 1–24, reviewed by Colin Toffelmire
Yelena Kolyada, A Compendium of Musical Instruments and Instrumental Terminology in the Bible, reviewed by Helen Leneman
T. M. Lemos, Marriage Gifts and Social Change in Ancient Palestine: 1200 BCE to 200 CE, reviewed by Marianne Blickenstaff
Anwar Tjen, On Conditionals in the Greek Pentateuch: A Study of Translation Syntax, reviewed by Randall Gauthier

New Testament and Cognate Fields

RBL Newsletter (September 9, 2011)

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 12:15:07 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

A. Graeme Auld and Erik Eynikel, eds., For and against David: Story and History in the Books of Samuel, reviewed by Frank H. Polak
Christa Schäfer-Lichtenberger, ed., Die Samuelbücher und die Deuteronomisten, reviewed by Graeme Auld

New Testament and Cognate Studies

RBL Newsletter (September 2, 2011)

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 10:54:44 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

New Testament and Cognate Fields

David Brakke, The Gnostics: Myth, Ritual, and Diversity in Early Christianity, reviewed by James F. McGrath
Mark Andrew Brighton, The Sicarii in Josephus’s Judean War: Rhetorical Analysis and Historical Observations, reviewed by Catherine Jones
Jean Delorme and Isabelle Donegani, L’Apocalypse de Jean: Révélation pour le temps de la violence et du désir, reviewed by Nils Neumann and Stephan Witetschek
Ian J. Elmer, Paul, Jerusalem and the Judaisers: The Galatian Crisis in Its Broadest Historical Context, reviewed by Davina C. Lopez
André Myre, Pour l’avenir du monde: La résurrection revisitée, reviewed by Jeffrey F. Cayzer
Randall W. Reed, A Clash of Ideologies: Marxism, Liberation Theology, and Apocalypticism in New Testament Studies, reviewed by Leif E. Vaage
Hal Taussig, In the Beginning Was the Meal: Social Experimentation and Early Christian Identity, reviewed by Pieter J. J. Botha

General Biblical Studies

RBL Newsletter (August 27, 2011)

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:39:21 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Fields

James W. Hardin, Lahav II: Households and the Use of Domestic Space at Iron II Tell Halif: An Archaeology of Destruction, reviewed by Raz Kletter

New Testament and Cognate Fields

Michael R. Cosby, Apostle on the Edge: An Inductive Approach to Paul, reviewed by James M. Howard
Jeffrey A. Gibbs, Matthew 11:2–20:34, reviewed by Warren Carter
Scot McKnight, The Letter of James, reviewed by Alicia J. Batten
David F. Watson, Honor among Christians: The Cultural Key to the Messianic Secret, reviewed by Adam Winn

General Biblical Studies and Cognate Fields

RBL Newsletter (August 18, 2011)

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:25:12 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Joshua Blau, Phonology and Morphology of Biblical Hebrew: An Introduction, reviewed by Jeremy M. Hutton
Daniel C. Snell, Religions of the Ancient Near East, reviewed by Gert T. M. Prinsloo

New Testament and Cognate Studies

RBL Newsletter (August 11, 2011)

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:34:21 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Ehud Ben Zvi and Diana V. Edelman, eds., The Production of Prophecy: Constructing Prophecy and Prophets in Yehud, reviewed by Bob Becking
Joel M. LeMon, Yahweh’s Winged Form in the Psalms: Exploring Congruent Iconography and Texts, reviewed by Jeremy M. Hutton
Daniel O’Hare, “Have You Seen, Son of Man?”: A Study of the Translation and Vorlage of LXX Ezekiel 40–48, reviewed by Francis Dalrymple-Hamilton

New Testament and Cognate Studies

RBL Newsletter (August 4, 2011)

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:07:12 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Cornelis Bennema, Encountering Jesus: Character Studies in the Gospel of John, reviewed by Nijay K. Gupta
Troels Engberg-Pedersen, Cosmology and Self in the Apostle Paul: The Material Spirit, reviewed by Kevin McCruden
John Paul Heil, Colossians: Encouragement to Walk in All Wisdom as Holy Ones in Christ, reviewed by Rodrigo J. Morales
Heikki Räisänen, The Rise of Christian Beliefs: The Thought World of Early Christians, reviewed by Gosnell Yorke
Robert Titley, A Poetic Discontent: Austin Farrer and the Gospel of Mark, reviewed by Mark A. Matson

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

RBL Newsletter (July 28, 2011)

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:25:00 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Scott A. Ellington, Risking Truth: Reshaping the World through Prayers of Lament, reviewed by Philip E. Satterthwaite
Andreas Hahn, Canon Hebraeorum-Canon Ecclesiae: Zur deuterokanonischen Frage im Rahmen der Begründung alttestamentlicher Schriftkanonizität in neuerer römisch-katholischer Dogmatik, reviewed by Mark Elliott
Michael G. Wechsler, ed., The Arabic Translation and Commentary of Yefet ben ‘Eli the Karaite on the Book of Esther: Edition, Translation, and Introduction, reviewed by John Kaltner
Timothy M. Willis, Leviticus, reviewed by Christophe Nihan

New Testament and Cognate Studies

RBL Newsletter (May 31, 2011)

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:38:49 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Alejandro F. Botta, The Aramaic and Egyptian Legal Traditions at Elephantine: An Egyptological Approach, reviewed by Aaron Koller
Eric M. Meyers and Paul V. M. Flesher, eds., Aramaic in Postbiblical Judaism and Early Christianity: Papers from the 2004 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar at Duke University, reviewed by John Engle
Dvora E. Weisberg, Levirate Marriage and the Family in Ancient Judaism, reviewed by Obiorah Mary Jerome

New Testament and Cognate Studies

RBL Newsletter (May 26, 2011)

Thu, 26 May 2011 20:51:14 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

New Testament and Cognate Studies

James K. Beilby and Paul Rhodes Eddy, eds., The Historical Jesus: Five Views, reviewed by Pieter F. Craffert
Jeremy Corley, ed., New Perspectives on the Nativity, reviewed by Mark R. C. Grundeken
Laura Nasrallah and Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, eds., Prejudice and Christian Beginnings: Investigating Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Early Christianity, reviewed by Hal Taussig

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

RBL Newsletter (May 12, 2011)

Thu, 12 May 2011 22:18:44 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

John J. Ahn and Stephen L. Cook, eds., Thus Says the Lord: Essays on the Former and Latter Prophets in Honor of Robert R. Wilson, reviewed by Edgar W. Conrad
Scott N. Callaham, Modality and the Biblical Hebrew Infinitive Absolute, reviewed by Brian L. Webster
Jurrien Mol, Collective and Individual Responsibility: A Description of Corporate Personality in Ezekiel 18 and 20, reviewed by Karin Schöpflin
Susanne Scholz, Sacred Witness: Rape in the Hebrew Bible, reviewed by Eve Levavi Feinstein and Agnethe Siquans
J. Randall Short, The Surprising Election and Confirmation of King David, reviewed by Steven L. McKenzie

New Testament and Cognate Studies

RBL Newsletter (April 20, 2011)

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:32:28 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Ehud Ben Zvi and James D. Nogalski, Two Sides of a Coin: Juxtaposing Views on Interpreting the Book of the Twelve/the Twelve Prophetic Books, reviewed by Marvin A. Sweeney
Katell Berthelot, Thierry Legrand, and André Paul, eds., Torah: Genèse, reviewed by Kristin De Troyer
Paul D. Korchin, Markedness in Canaanite and Hebrew Verbs, reviewed by John Lubbe
Jürg Luchsinger, Poetik der alttestamentlichen Spruchweisheit, reviewed by James Alfred Loader

New Testament and Cognate Studies

RBL Newsletter (March 31, 2011)

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:05:22 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Jeffrey Boss, Human Consciousness of God in the Book of Job: A Theological and Psychological Commentary, reviewed by William J. Kynes
Sidney Greidanus, Preaching Christ from Ecclesiastes: Foundations for Expository Sermons, reviewed by Jordan M. Scheetz
T. M. Lemos, Marriage Gifts and Social Change in Ancient Palestine: 1200 BCE to 200 CE, reviewed by Anselm C. Hagedorn
Horst Seebass, Genesis I: Urgeschichte (1,1–11,26), reviewed by John Engle
N. Wyatt, The Archaeology of Myth: Papers on Old Testament Tradition, reviewed by Uwe F. W. Bauer

New Testament and Cognate Studies

RBL Newsletter (March 24, 2011)

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:36:56 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Daphna Arbel, J. R. C. Cousland, and Dietmar Neufeld, “And So They Went Out”: The Lives of Adam and Eve as Cultural Transformative Story, reviewed by Deborah Rooke
Ehud Ben Zvi, Diana Edelman, and Frank Polak, eds., A Palimpsest: Rhetoric, Ideology, Stylistics, and Language Relating to Persian Israel, reviewed by Bob Becking
Horace D. Hummel, Ezekiel 21–48, reviewed by Ralph K. Hawkins
Dermot Anthony Nestor, Cognitive Perspectives on Israelite Identity, reviewed by Frank H. Polak
Marco Nobile, Saggi su Ezechiele, reviewed by Donatella Scaiola
Horst Seebass, Numeri: Kapitel 22,2-36,13, reviewed by John Engle

New Testament and Cognate Studies

RBL Newsletter (March 3, 2011)

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:31:28 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Cornelis Bennema, Encountering Jesus: Character Studies in the Gospel of John, reviewed by Francis J. Moloney, S.D.B.
Steven Fine, Art and Judaism in the Greco-Roman World: Toward a New Jewish Archaeology, reviewed by Joshua Schwartz
Ernst Käsemann, On Being a Disciple of the Crucified Nazarene: Unpublished Lectures and Sermons, reviewed by Wayne Coppins
Andreas J. Köstenberger, A Theology of John’s Gospel and Letters: The Word, the Christ, the Son of God, reviewed by Craig R. Koester
Luis Sanchez Navarro, ed., Pablo y Cristo.: La centralidad de Cristo en el Pensamiento de san Pablo, reviewed by Rodrigo Morales
Mark Allan Powell, Introducing the New Testament: A Historical, Literary, and Theological Survey, reviewed by Peter J. Judge
Carl N. Toney, Paul’s Inclusive Ethic: Resolving Community Conflicts and Promoting Mission in Romans 14–15, reviewed by James R. Harrison

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

RBL Newsletter (February 24, 2011)

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:18:51 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Matthew E. Carlton, Translator’s Reference Translation of the Gospel of Luke, reviewed by Sylvie Raquel
Werner H. Kelber and Samuel Byrskog, eds., Jesus in Memory: Traditions in Oral and Scribal Perspectives, reviewed by Stephan Witetschek
Adrian Long, Paul and Human Rights: A Dialogue with the Father of the Corinthian Community, reviewed by Ronald R. Clark
Mark Allan Powell, ed., Methods for Matthew, reviewed by InHee Cho
Gerd Theißen, Erleben und Verhalten der ersten Christen: Eine Psychologie des Urchristentums, reviewed by Wayne Coppins

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

RBL Newsletter (February 18, 2011)

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:12:32 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Qumran and Cognate Studies

John J. Collins, Beyond the Qumran Community: The Sectarian Movement of the Dead Sea Scrolls, reviewed by Philip R. Davies
Jason Kalman and Jaqueline S. du Toit, Canada’s Big Biblical Bargain: How McGill University Bought the Dead Sea Scrolls, reviewed by Matthew A. Collins
Daniel A. Machiela, The Dead Sea Genesis Apocryphon: A New Text and Translation with Introduction and Special Treatment of Columns 13–17, reviewed by Benjamin Ziemer
Lawrence H. Schiffman, Qumran and Jerusalem: Studies in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the History of Judaism, reviewed by Sidnie White Crawford

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

RBL Newsletter (February 10, 2011)

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:46:32 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Studies

Kevin R. Brine, Elena Ciletti, and Henrike Lähnemann, eds., The Sword of Judith: Judith Studies across the Disciplines, reviewed by Lawrence M. Wills
Matthijs J. de Jong, Isaiah among the Ancient Near Eastern Prophets: A Comparative Study of the Earliest Stages of the Isaiah Tradition and the Neo-Assyrian Prophecies, reviewed by Hallvard Hagelia

New Testament and Cognate Studies

RBL Newsletter (January 19, 2010)

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:08:49 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Fields

Elie Assis, Flashes of Fire: A Literary Analysis of the Song of Songs, reviewed by Francis Landy
Chris Franke and Julia M. O’Brien, eds., Aesthetics of Violence in the Prophets, reviewed by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
A. R. George, Babylonian Literary Texts in the Schoyen Collection, reviewed by Alan Lenzi
Harry A. Hoffner Jr., Letters from the Hittite Kingdom, reviewed by Ludek Vacín
Reinhard G. Kratz and Hermann Spieckermann, eds., Divine Wrath and Divine Mercy in the World of Antiquity, reviewed by Michael S. Moore
J. Gordon McConville and Stephen Williams, Joshua, reviewed by Ernst Axel Knauf
Eckart Otto, Die Tora: Studien zum Pentateuch: Gesammelte Schriften, reviewed by Reinhard Achenbach
Thomas Römer, Jean-Daniel Macchi, and Christophe Nihan, eds., Introduction à l’Ancien Testament, reviewed by John Engle
Eugene Ulrich, ed., The Biblical Qumran Scrolls: Transcriptions and Textual Variants, reviewed by Aaron D. Rubin

Hermeneutics

RBL Newsletter (September 17, 2010)

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 23:30:05 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Fields

Luísa Maria Varela Almendra, Um debate sobre o conhecimento de Deus: Composição e interpretação de Jb 32–37, reviewed by Gilbert Lozano
G. P. F. Broekman, R. J. Demaree, and O. E. Kaper, eds., The Libyan Period in Egypt: Historical and Cultural Studies into the 21st–24th Dynasties: Proceedings of a Conference at Leiden University, 25–27 October 2007, reviewed by Aren M. Maeir
Ruth A. Clements and Daniel R. Schwartz, eds., Text, Thought, and Practice in Qumran and Early Christianity: Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium of the Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature, Jointly Sponsored by the Hebrew University Center for the Study of Christianity, 11–13 January, 2004, reviewed by John Kampen
Thomas B. Dozeman, Exodus, reviewed by Frank H. Polak
Magnar Kartveit, The Origin of the Samaritans, reviewed by Thomas Hieke
Ernst Axel Knauf, Josua: Zürcher Bibelkommentare AT(Band 6), reviewed by Marvin A. Sweeney
Wolfgang Oswald, Staatstheorie im Alten Israel: Der politische Diskurs im Pentateuch und in den Geschichtsbüchern des Alten Testaments, reviewed by Klaus-Peter Adam
Nicholas Postgate, The Land of Assur and the Yoke of Assur: Studies on Assyria 1971–2005, reviewed by Carly Crouch
Andrzej S. Turkanik, Of Kings and Reigns: A Study of Translation Technique in the Gamma/Gamma Section of 3 Reigns (1 Kings), reviewed by Johann Cook

Biblical Theology and Cognate Fields

RBL Newsletter (September 10, 2010)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:16:45 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

New Testament and Cognate Fields

Craig L. Blomberg, The Historical Reliability of the Gospels, reviewed by Robert H. Gundry
Craig S. Keener, The Historical Jesus of the Gospels, reviewed by Craig L. Blomberg
Lloyd Kim, Polemic in the Book of Hebrews: Anti-Judaism, Anti-Semitism, Supersessionism?, reviewed by Lars Kierspel
Maarten J. J. Menken and Steve Moyise, eds., The Minor Prophets in the New Testament, reviewed by Matthew Mitchell
Romano Penna, Paolo e la Chiesa di Roma, reviewed by Sean Martin

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Fields

RBL Newsletter (August 27, 2010)

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:19:59 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Fields

Walter Brueggemann, An Unsettling God: The Heart of the Hebrew Bible, reviewed by Eric A. Seibert
Erasmus Gaß, Die Moabiter: Geschichte und Kultur eines ostjordanischen Volkes im 1. Jahrtausend v. Chr., reviewed by Sven Petry
Sarah Lebhar Hall, Conquering Character: The Characterization of Joshua in Joshua 1-11, reviewed by Anton Cuffari
Michaela Hallermayer, Text und Überlieferung des Buches Tobit, reviewed by Bradley Gregory

New Testament and Cognate Fields

RBL Newsletter (August 21, 2010)

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:35:16 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include:

Biblical Theology and Cognate Fields

Hector Avalos, Sarah Melcher, and Jeremy Schipper, eds., This Abled Body: Rethinking Disabilities in Biblical Studies, reviewed by William R. G. Loader
Roland Boer, Political Myth: On the Use and Abuse of Biblical Themes, reviewed by Gilbert Lozano
Joel S. Kaminsky, Yet I Loved Jacob: Reclaiming the Biblical Concept of Election, reviewed by Hallvard Hagelia
Robin Routledge, Old Testament Theology: A Thematic Approach, reviewed by Don Collett

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Fields

RBL Newsletter (August 13, 2010)

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 04:43:38 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Fields

Steven L. Bridge, Getting the Old Testament: What It Meant to Them, What It Means for Us, reviewed by Robert Wallace
Robert R. Cargill, Qumran through (Real) Time: A Virtual Reconstruction of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls, reviewed by Eibert Tigchelaar
Greg Schmidt Goering, Wisdom’s Root Revealed: Ben Sira and the Election of Israel, reviewed by Ibolya Balla
Bernd Janowski, Bernhard Greiner, and Hermann Lichtenberger, eds., Opfere deinen Sohn! Das ‘Isaak-Opfer’ in Judentum, Christentum und Islam, reviewed by Paul Sanders
Edith Lubetski and Meir Lubetski, eds., The Book of Esther: A Classified Bibliography, reviewed by Mayer I. Gruber
Nathan MacDonald, What Did the Ancient Israelites Eat? Diet in Biblical Times, reviewed by Raz Kletter
Mark S. Smith and Wayne T. Pitard, The Ugaritic Baal Cycle: Volume 2: Introduction with Text, Translation and Commentary of KTU/CAT 1.3–1.4, reviewed by Frank H. Polak
Roger E. Van Harn and Brent A. Strawn, Psalms for Preaching and Worship: A Lectionary Commentary, reviewed by Hallvard Hagelia

New Testament and Cognate Fields

RBL Newsletter (July 21, 2010)

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:30:33 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

New Testament and Cognate Fields

Paul Barnett, Finding the Historical Christ: After Jesus, Volume 3, reviewed by Matthew Recla
David W. Chapman, Ancient Jewish and Christian Perceptions of Crucifixion, reviewed by John T. Carroll
Gordon D. Fee, The First and Second Letters to the Thessalonians, reviewed by James W. Aageson
Edna Johnson, A Semantic and Structural Analysis of Ephesians, reviewed by Timothy Gombis
Brigitte Kahl, Galatians Re-imagined: Reading with the Eyes of the Vanquished, reviewed by Vernon K. Robbins

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Fields

RBL Newsletter (July 14, 2010)

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:13:13 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

New Testament and Cognate Fields

Willis Barnstone, The Restored New Testament: A New Translation with Commentary, Including the Gnostic Gospels Thomas, Mary, and Judas, reviewed by Sean Kealy
James G. Crossley, Jesus in an Age of Terror: Scholarly Projects for a New American Century, reviewed by William Arnal
Richard A. Horsley, Wisdom and Spiritual Transcendence at Corinth: Studies in First Corinthians, reviewed by L. L. Welborn
Jerome H. Neyrey, The Gospel of John in Cultural and Rhetorical Perspective, reviewed by Steven Hunt

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Fields

RBL Newsletter (March 25, 2010)

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:39:50 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

New Testament and Cognate Fields

Kenneth E. Bailey, The Cross and the Prodigal: Luke 15 through the Eyes of Middle Eastern Peasants, reviewed by Robert O’Toole
Brendan Byrne, A Costly Freedom: A Theological Reading of Mark’s Gospel, reviewed by Sean Kealy
Stanley E. Porter and Mark J. Boda, eds., Translating the New Testament: Text, Translation, Theology, reviewed by Douglas Moo

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Fields

RBL Newsletter (March 19, 2009)

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:32:58 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Fields

Elizabeth Boase, The Fulfilment of Doom? The Dialogic Interaction between the Book of Lamentations and the Pre-exilic/Early Exilic Prophetic Literature, reviewed by Charles Miller
Jo Carruthers, Esther through the Centuries, reviewed by Linda Day and reviewed by Timothy Laniak
Mark K. George, Israel’s Tabernacle as Social Space, reviewed by Gert Prinsloo
John Oswalt, The Bible among the Myths: Unique Revelation or Just Ancient Literature?, reviewed by Claude Mariottini
Tessa Rajak, Translation and Survival: The Greek Bible and the Ancient Jewish Diaspora, reviewed by Christopher Beetham

Hermeneutics

RBL Newsletter (March 10, 2010)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:05:08 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

New Testament and Cognate Fields

Peter Brown, The Body and Society: Men, Women, and Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity (Twentieth Anniversary Edition with a New Introduction), reviewed by Richard Valantasis
Kate Cooper and Julia Hillner, eds., Religion, Dynasty, and Patronage in Early Christian Rome, 300–900, reviewed by Ilaria Ramelli
April D. DeConick, The Original Gospel of Thomas in Translation: With a Commentary and New English Translation of the Complete Gospel , reviewed by Stephen Patterson
David A. deSilva, Seeing Things John’s Way: The Rhetoric of the Book of Revelation, reviewed by Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza
Terence L. Donaldson, Judaism and the Gentiles: Jewish Patterns of Universalism (to 135 CE) , reviewed by Joshua Schwartz
Michael Philip Penn, Kissing Christians: Ritual and Community in the Late Ancient Church,reviewed by Candida Moss
Stanley E. Porter, ed., Paul: Jew, Greek, and Roman, reviewed by Christoph Stenschke
Turid Karlsen Seim and Jorunn Økland, eds., Metamorphoses: Resurrection, Body and Transformative Practices in Early Christianity , reviewed by V. Henry Nguyen
Magnus Zetterholm, Approaches to Paul: A Student’s Guide to Recent Scholarship, reviewed by Nijay Gupta

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Fields

RBL Newsletter (March 6, 2010)

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:38:21 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

New Testament and Cognate Fields

François Bovon, L’Evangile selon saint Luc 19,28–24,53, reviewed by Richard I. Pervo
Jean-Marie van Cangh, Les sources Judaïques du nouveau testament: Recueil d’essais, reviewed by Peter Tomson
Pamela Eisenbaum, Paul Was Not a Christian: The Original Message of a Misunderstood Apostle, reviewed by Yung Suk Kim
Lee Martin McDonald, Forgotten Scriptures: The Selection and Rejection of Early Religious Writings, reviewed by Francis Dalrymple-Hamilton
Paul Middleton, Angus Paddison, and Karen Wenell, eds., Paul, Grace and Freedom: Essays in Honour of John K. Riches, reviewed by Michael J. Lakey
Mogens Müller, The Expression ‘Son of Man’ and the Development of Christology: A History of Interpretation, reviewed by Rollin Kearns
C. Kavin Rowe, World Upside Down: Reading Acts in the Graeco-Roman Age, reviewed by V. Henry Nguyen
Alexander Tsutserov, Glory, Grace, and Truth: Ratification of the Sinaitic Covenant according to the Gospel of John, reviewed by Christopher W. Skinner

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Fields

RBL Newsletter (February 20, 2010)

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:44:55 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

New Testament and Cognate Fields

John Fleter Tipei, The Laying on of Hands in the New Testament: Its Significance, Techniques, and Effects, reviewed by Everett Ferguson
Chris A. Vlachos, The Law and the Knowledge of Good and Evil: The Edenic Background of the Catalytic Operation of the Law in Paul, reviewed by James M. Howard
Magnus Zetterholm, Approaches to Paul: A Student’s Guide to Recent Scholarship, reviewed by David G. Horrell

Hermeneutics

RBL Newsletter (February 9, 2010)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:22:45 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

New Testament and Cognate Fields

Michael F. Bird, Introducing Paul: The Man, His Mission and His Message, reviewed by Tony Costa
Delbert Burkett, The Unity and Plurality of Q (Rethinking the Gospel Sources, Volume 2), reviewed by Tobias Hagerland
Greg Carey, Sinners: Jesus and His Earliest Followers, reviewed by Burgert De Wet
Andrie Du Toit, edited by Cilliers Breytenbach and David S. Du Toit, Focusing on Paul: Persuasion and Theological Design in Romans and Galatians, reviewed by Sheila E. McGinn
Carole R. Fontaine, With Eyes of Flesh: The Bible, Gender and Human Rights, reviewed by Robin Gallaher Branch
J. R. Daniel Kirk, Unlocking Romans: Resurrection and the Justification of God, reviewed by Jens Herzer
Kenneth L. Schenck, Cosmology and Eschatology in Hebrews: The Settings of the Sacrifice, reviewed by Thomas Kraus
Gerhard Sellin, Der Brief an die Epheser, reviewed by Angela Standhartinger
Edna Ullmann-Margalit, Out of the Cave: A Philosophical Inquiry into the Dead Sea Scrolls Research, reviewed by Samuel Thomas

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Fields

RBL Newsletter (February 4, 2010)

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:02:37 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

New Testament and Cognate Fields

Jonathan Knight, Christian Origins, reviewed by Markus Oehler
Kasper Bro Larsen, Recognizing the Stranger: Recognition Scenes in the Gospel of John, reviewed by Dorothy Lee
Ramsay MacMullen, The Second Church: Popular Christianity A.D. 200–400, reviewed by Charles Bobertz
John P. Meier, A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus (Volume 4: Law and Love), reviewed by Susan Graham
Stanley E. Porter and Wendy J. Porter, eds., New Testament Greek Papyri and Parchments: New Editions: Texts and Plates, reviewed by Thomas Kraus
Loren Stuckenbruck, 1 Enoch 91–108, reviewed by Archie T. Wright
Jerry L. Sumney, Colossians: A Commentary, reviewed by Angela Standhartinger

Jewish Scriptures and Cognate Fields

RBL Newsletter (January 22, 2010)

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:58:15 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

New Testament and Cognate Fields

Roger S. Bagnall, Early Christian Books in Egypt, reviewed by Larry Hurtado
Adam H. Becker and Annette Yoshiko Reed, eds., The Ways That Never Parted: Jews and Christians in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages, reviewed by Chad Spigel
James H. Charlesworth, The Earliest Christian Hymnbook: The Odes of Solomon, reviewed by Michael Lattke
Robert Goldenberg, The Origins of Judaism: From Canaan to the Rise of Islam, reviewed by Lester L. Grabbe
Michael J. Gorman, Inhabiting the Cruciform God: Kenosis, Justification, and Theosis in Paul’s Narrative Soteriology, reviewed by Sigurd Grindheim
Larry R. Helyer, The Witness of Jesus, Paul and John: An Exploration in Biblical Theology, reviewed by Petrus Grabe
James Allen Hewett, New Testament Greek: A Beginning and Intermediate Grammar, reviewed by Laurence Vance
Konrad Huber and Boris Repschinski, eds., Im Geist und in der Wahrheit: Studien zum Johannesevangelium und zur Offenbarung des Johannes sowie andere Beiträge. Festschrift für Martin Hasitschka SJ zum 65. Geburtstag, reviewed by Michael Labahn
Adam Kamesar, ed., The Cambridge Companion to Philo, reviewed by Torrey Seland
Robert Kugler and Patrick Hartin, An Introduction to the Bible, reviewed by Pieter Venter
Hermann von Lips, Timotheus und Titus: Unterwegs für Paulus, reviewed by Korinna Zamfir
Eduard Lohse, Das Urchristentum: Ein Rückblick auf die Anfänge, reviewed by Markus Oehler
Stuart L. Love, Jesus and Marginal Women: The Gospel of Matthew in Social-Scientific Perspective, reviewed by Esther A. de Boer
Douglas J. Moo, The Letters to the Colossians and to Philemon, reviewed by Christopher Beetham
Osvaldo Padilla, The Speeches of Outsiders in Acts: Poetics, Theology and Historiography, reviewed by Deborah Thompson Prince
Chantal Reynier, Saint Paul sur les routes du monde romain: Infrastructures, logistique, itinéraires, reviewed by Michel Gourgues
Tom Thatcher, Greater than Caesar: Christology and Empire in the Fourth Gospel, reviewed by Benjamin Reynolds
Fabian Udoh, ed., Redefining First-Century Jewish and Christian Identities: Essays in Honor of Ed Parish Sanders, reviewed by Joshua Schwartz
Tor Vegge, Paulus und das antike Schulwesen: Schule und Bildung des Paulus, reviewed by Jens Herzer
N. T. Wright, Justification: God’s Plan and Paul’s Vision, reviewed by V. George Shillington

Hermeneutics and Cognate Fields

RBL Newsletter (December 31, 2009)

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:39:15 +0000

The latest, New Year’s Eve, reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

New Testament and Cognate Fields

Christopher A. Beetham, Echoes of Scripture in the Letter of Paul to the Colossians, reviewed by Maarten J. J. Menken
Craig L. Blomberg and Mariam J. Kamell, James, reviewed by Wesley Wachob
Renate Banschbach Eggen, Gleichnis, Allegorie, Metapher: Zur Theorie und Praxis der Gleichnisauslegung, reviewed by John S. Kloppenborg
Gabriella Gelardini, “Verhärtet eure Herzen nicht”: Der Hebräer, eine Synagogenhomilie zu Tischa be-Aw, reviewed by Carl Mosser
François Genuyt, L’Épître aux Romains: L’instauration du sujet-Lecture sémiotique, reviewed by Jean-Paul Michaud
Christopher Gilbert, A Complete Introduction to the Bible, reviewed by Dirk G. van der Merwe
Judith Hartenstein, Charakterisierung im Dialog: Maria Magdalena, Petrus, Thomas und die Mutter Jesu im Johannesevangelium im Kontext anderer frühchristlicher Darstellungen, reviewed by Ismo Dunderberg
Adam Kamesar, ed., The Cambridge Companion to Philo, reviewed by Gregory Sterling
Patricia Walters, The Assumed Authorial Unity of Luke and Acts: A Reassessment of the Evidence, reviewed by Joel B. Green and Richard I. Pervo

Hermeneutics and Translation

RBL Newsletter (December 24, 2009)

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:48:17 +0000

The latest, Christmas Eve, reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Margaret P. Aymer, First Pure, Then Peaceable: Frederick Douglass Reads James, reviewed by Wesley Wachob
Michael F. Bird and James G. Crossley, How Did Christianity Begin? A Believer and Non-believer Examine the Evidence, reviewed by Leif Vaage
John Byron, Recent Research on Paul and Slavery, reviewed by Lars Kierspel
Carl P. Cosaert, The Text of the Gospels in Clement of Alexandria, reviewed by Michael Bird
Jesús Luzarraga, El Evangelio de Juan en las versiones siríacas, reviewed by Ilaria L. E. Ramelli
James F. McGrath, The Only True God: Early Christian Monotheism in Its Jewish Context, reviewed by Lori Baron

Hermeneutics and Cognate Fields

RBL Newsletter (November 30, 2009)

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:23:56 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Susan R. Garrett, No Ordinary Angel: Celestial Spirits and Christian Claims about Jesus, reviewed by Tobias Nicklas
Beverly Roberts Gaventa, Our Mother Saint Paul, reviewed by Pamela Eisenbaum
James M. Howard, Paul, the Community, and Progressive Sanctification: An Exploration into Community-Based Transformation within Pauline Theology, reviewed by Ron Clark
Jeremy F. Hultin, The Ethics of Obscene Speech in Early Christianity and Its Environment, reviewed by Stephan Witetschek
Christine E. Joynes, ed., Perspectives on the Passion: Encountering the Bible through the Arts, reviewed by Christopher Rowland
Steve Mason, Josephus, Judea, and Christian Origins: Methods and Categories, reviewed by Sean Freyne
Tim Newton, The Forgotten Gospels: Life and Teachings of Jesus Supplementary to the New Testament: A New Translation, reviewed by Thomas Bergholz
Maria-Zoe Petropoulou, Animal Sacrifice in Ancient Greek Religion, Judaism, and Christianity, 100 BC to AD 200, reviewed by Adele Reinhartz
John F. A. Sawyer, A Concise Dictionary of the Bible and Its Reception, reviewed by C. L. Seow
Gerhard H. Visscher, Romans 4 and the New Perspective on Paul: Faith Embraces the Promise, reviewed by Don Garlington
Dawn Ottoni Wilhelm, Preaching the Gospel of Mark: Proclaiming the Power of God, reviewed by Antipas L. Harris

Jewish Scripture and Cognate Studies

RBL Newsletter (October 17, 2009)

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:50:55 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Brevard Childs, The Church’s Guide for Reading Paul: The Canonical Shaping of the Pauline Corpus, reviewed by Paul E. Trainor
Desta Heliso, Pistis and the Righteous One: A Study of Romans 1:17 against the Background of Scripture and Second Temple Jewish Literature, reviewed by Lars Kierspel
Martin Mosse, The Three Gospels: New Testament History Introduced by the Synoptic Problem, reviewed by Pheme Perkins
Charles Puskas, The Conclusion of Luke-Acts: The Significance of Acts 28:16–31, reviewed by Deborah Thompson Prince
Huub van de Sandt and Jürgen Zangenberg, eds., Matthew, James, and Didache: Three Related Documents in Their Jewish and Christian Settings, reviewed by William Varner
Robert Stein, Mark, reviewed by Joel F. Williams
Alan Thompson, One Lord, One People: The Unity of the Church in Acts in Its Literary Setting, reviewed by Bobby Kelly

Jewish Scripture and Cognate Studies

RBL Newsletter (October 4, 2009)

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:29:54 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Lars Aejmelaeus and Antti Mustakallio, eds., The Nordic Paul: Finnish Approaches to Pauline Theology, reviewed by Erik Heen
Dietrich-Alex Koch, Hellenistisches Christentum: Schriftverständnis-Ekklesiologie-Geschichte, reviewed by Friedrich Reiterer
M. Sydney Park, Submission within the Godhead and the Church in the Epistle to the Philippians: An Exegetical and Theological Examination of the Concept of Submission in Philippians 2 and 3, reviewed by Mark A. Jennings
Jonathan T. Pennington and Sean M. McDonough, Cosmology and New Testament Theology, reviewed by Michael J. Lakey
Enno Edzard Popkes, Die Theologie der Liebe Gottes in den johanneischen Schriften: Zur Semantik der Liebe und zum Motivkreis des Dualismus, reviewed by Jan G. van der Watt
Jens Schröter, Von Jesus zum Neuen Testament: Studien zur urchristlichen Theologiegeschichte und zur Entstehung des neutestamentlichen Kanons, reviewed by Nils Neumann
David Sim and Boris Repschinski, eds., Matthew and His Christian Contemporaries, reviewed by Glenna Jackson
Lawrence M. Wills, Not God’s People: Insiders and Outsiders in the Biblical World, reviewed by Lara van der Zee-Hanssen

Other Fields

RBL Newsletter (September 19, 2009)

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:30:19 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

New Testament and Cognate Studies

L. Stephanie Cobb, Dying to Be Men: Gender and Language in Early Christian Martyr Texts, reviewed by Jan Willem van Henten
J. Edward Crowley and Paul L. Danove, The Rhetoric of Characterization of God, Jesus, and Jesus’ Disciples in the Gospel of Mark, reviewed by Seán P. Kealy
F. Gerald Downing, God with Everything: The Divine in the Discourse of the First Christian Century, reviewed by Michael Lakey
Joseph A. Fitzmyer, A Guide to the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature, reviewed by Shayna Sheinfeld
Matthew J. Marohl, Faithfulness and the Purpose of Hebrews: A Social Identity Approach, reviewed by Renate Viveen Hood
Etienne Nodet, The Historical Jesus? Necessity and Limits of an Inquiry, reviewed by James West
Ilaria Ramelli and David Konstan, Terms for Eternity: Aiônios and Aïdios in Classical and Christian Texts, reviewed by Jan G. van der Watt
Kevin J. Vanhoozer, ed., Theological Interpretation of the New Testament: A Book-by-Book Survey, reviewed by Erik Heen

Hermeneutics

New in the Review of Biblical Literature

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:01:18 +0000

The latest reviews from the Review of Biblical Literature include the following:

New Testament and Cognate Studies

Dan R. Stiver, Life Together in the Way of Jesus Christ: An Introduction to Christian Theology, reviewed by Yolanda Dreyer
James M. Robinson, Jesus: According to the Earliest Witness, reviewed by Petri Luomanen
Marvin Meyer, Judas: The Definitive Collection of Gospels and Legends about the Infamous Apostle of Jesus, reviewed by Philip Tite
Andrew T. Lincoln and Angus Paddison, eds., Christology and Scripture: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, reviewed by Douglas Campbell
Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons, Illuminating Luke, Volume 3: The Passion and Resurrection Narratives in Italian Renaissance and Baroque Painting, reviewed by Thomas E. Phillips
Axel Graupner and Michael Wolter, eds., Moses in Biblical and Extra-biblical Traditions, reviewed by Hallvard Hagelia
Beverly Roberts Gaventa and Richard B. Hays, eds., Seeking the Identity of Jesus: A Pilgrimage, reviewed by Mark Elliott
Daniel Durken, ed., The New Collegeville Bible Commentary: New Testament, reviewed by Peter Judge
Lawrence DiPaolo Jr., Hymn Fragments Embedded in the New Testament: Hellenistic Jewish and Greco-Roman Parallels, reviewed by Daniel Darko
Augustine Casiday and Frederick W. Norris, The Cambridge History of Christianity, Volume 2: Constantine to c. 600, reviewed by Paul Dilley
Richard Bauckham, The Jewish World around the New Testament: Collected Essays 1, reviewed by Christoph Stenschke
Octavian D. Baban, On the Road Encounters in Luke-Acts: Hellenistic Mimesis and Luke’s Theology of the Way, reviewed by Ron Clark

Other Fields