The 1999 Christianity Today Book Award WinnerThe early church valued the Gospel of Mark for its preservation of the apostolic voice and gospel narrative of Peter. Yet the early church fathers very rar
Three main areas of inquiry are pursued by the ten essays: the nature of empire and of colonialism, how such political realities are structured and controlled, and how the subject peoples attempt to r
This book comprehensively surveys the origin, production and reception of the canonical gospels in the early church. The discussion unfolds in three steps. Part One traces the origin of the 'gospel' of Jesus, its significance in Jewish and Hellenistic contexts of the first century, and its development from eyewitness memory to oral tradition and written text. Part Two then more specifically examines the composition, design and intentions of each of the four canonical gospels. Widening the focus, Part Three first asks about gospel-writing as viewed from the perspective of ancient Jews and pagans before turning to the question of reception history in the proliferation of 'apocryphal' gospels, in the formation of the canon, and in the beginnings of a gospel commentary tradition.
In a companion to his 2001 Jesus After 2000 Years, Ludemann (history and literature of early Christianity, U. of Gottengen, Germany) explores what objective information can be gleaned from Luke's text
Translated by Rosemary SelleThe work of one of the world?s foremost New Testament scholars, Ulrich Luz, this book gathers eighteen penetrating studies of Matthew?s Gospel, available here in English fo
Honored in 2006 as a "Year's Best Book for Preachers" by Preaching magazine.Where is the cross in the parable of the prodigal son?For centuries, Muslims have called attention to the father's forgivene
"Primarily a collection of essays (originally papers) and responses given at 'An International Conference on the Gospel of John: Life in Abundance,' held at St. Mary's Seminary and University in Maryl
Closing in on the end of his career, much of it devoted to the Gospel of John, Moloney (theology and religious studies, Catholic U. of America, Washington, DC) here compiles 15 previously published st
This study develops a method for analyzing the semantic and narrative rhetoric of repetition and the narrative rhetoric and function of characterization and applies this method in studies of the chara
J. Ellsworth Kalas presents new insight into twelve of Jesus’ parables by entering them through a unique starting point, a creative retelling, a new “lens,” or the eyes of a minor or unsympathetic cha
This work is an abbreviated version of the monumental, three-volume 'Matthew, A Critical and Exegetical Commentary' in the International Critical Commentary series (ICC). Davies and Allison's magister
"John Phillips writes with enthusiasm and clarity, . . . cutting through the confusion and heretical dangers associated with Bible interpretation." —Moody magazine
