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The Ties that Bind
Friendship and other intimate (but not always amicable) relationships have received some attention in the greater field of research on early Judaism and Christianity, though not as …
Purity in the Gospel of John
Wil Rogan argues that, contrary to twentieth-century interpretation, the Fourth Gospel did not replace purity with faith in Jesus. Instead, as with other early Jewish writings, its …
The Importance of Outsiders to Pauline Communities
This book argues that, despite Paul’s often dramatic and critical descriptions of non-Christians, his letters reveal a deep concern for the presence of outsiders and for their …
The Spirit, New Creation, and Christian Identity
Considering the importance of pneumatological themes for interpreting Paul’s argument of Galatians, Grant Buchanan explores how Paul draws from Jewish traditions of creation and …
Purifying the Consciousness in Hebrews
A Ricoeurian Analysis of Identity Formation in Philippians
Winner of the Outstanding Theological Research Book Award 2024 Scott Ying Lam Yip presents the first specialized narrative study devoted to the identity formation processes in …
Fan Fiction and Early Christian Writings
What can contemporary media fandoms, like Anne Rice, Star Wars, Batman, or Sherlock Holmes, tell us about ancient Christianity? Tom de Bruin demonstrates how fandom and fan …
Encountering the Parables in Contexts Old and New
The contributors to this book pursue three important lines of inquiry into parable study, in order to illustrate how these lessons have been received throughout the millennia. The …
The Ethiopian Eunuch and Conceptuality in the Imperial Imagination of Biblical Studies
Gifford Rhamie addresses the contentious question, “why cannot the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8:26-40 be conceptualised as a Jew in the British academy?” Rhamie uses postcolonial …
Paul, The Apostle of Obedience
Jason A. Myers reconsiders the meaning and context of the phrase “the obedience of faith” in Rom 1:5 and how it contributes to the theme of obedience in Romans. In contrast to …
Reading the Way, Paul, and “The Jews” in Acts within Judaism
Jason F. Moraff challenges the contention that Acts’ sharp rhetoric and portrayal of “the Jews” reflects anti-Judaism and supersessionism. He argues that, rather than constructing …
Women in John’s Gospel
Closely examines John’s portrayal of women in relation to discipleship and the theme of new creation, arguing that these depictions are influenced by his apocalyptic world-view. By …