Bible & Interpretation Encountering the Old Testament A Christian Survey, 3rd ed.

Bill T. Arnold and Bryan E. Beyer

Encountering Biblical Studies Walter A. Elwell, series editor

This new edition of a successful evangelical survey of the Old Testament has been thoroughly updated and features a beautiful new interior design. It is lavishly illustrated with four-color images, maps, and charts and retains the pedagogical features that have made the book so popular:

• chapter outlines, objectives, and summaries • study questions • sidebars featuring primary source material, ethical and theological issues, and contemporary applications • lists of key terms, people, and places • further reading recommendations • endnotes and indexes

Praise for Previous Editions “The excellent scholarship represented here, along with an appealing format, make this one of the best, if not the best Old Testament introduction for first-year college students. It could hardly be more helpful.”—Elmer A. Martens, Review of Biblical Literature June 2015 • 512 pp. • cloth • $49.99 • 978-0-8010-4953-8 “Arnold and Beyer have produced an exciting survey of the Old Testament with the Old Testament Survey college student specifically in mind. I enthusiastically recommend this volume.” ebook available —Tremper Longman III, professor of Old Testament, Westmont College Bill T. Arnold (PhD, Hebrew Union College) is Paul S. Amos Professor of “For college students who are encountering the Old Testament for the first time, this Old Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary. He is the author attractively produced textbook offers a clear and helpful orientation to the world or editor of twelve books, including Ancient Israel’s History, Encountering and literature of the Old Testament. The full-color photographs and maps, as well as the Book of Genesis, and a commentary on 1 and 2 Samuel. Bryan E. Beyer the user-friendly charts, sidebars, and review aids, combine to invite everyone who (PhD, Hebrew Union College) is dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at opens this book to begin reading it immediately—a refreshing improvement over the Columbia International University, where he has taught for more than standard textbook fare!”—Richard Schultz, Wheaton College twenty-five years. He is the author of Encountering the Book of Isaiah and coeditor (with Bill Arnold) of Readings from the Ancient Near East. l Textbook e Sources course help for professors & study aids for students

Also of Interest Ancient Israel’s For the Glory Invitation Encountering History of God to the Psalms the An Introduction to Issues Recovering a Biblical A Reader’s Guide A Historical and and Sources Theology of Worship for Discovery and Theological Survey, Bill T. Arnold Daniel I. Block Engagement 3rd ed. and Richard S. Hess, eds. 432 pp. • cloth • $34.99 Rolf A. Jacobson Walter A. Elwell 560 pp. • cloth • $44.99 978-0-8010-2698-0 and Karl N. Jacobson and Robert W. Yarbrough 978-0-8010-3930-0 ebook available 192 pp. • paper • $19.99 448 pp. • cloth • $49.99 ebook available 978-0-8010-3644-6 978-0-8010-3964-5 ebook available ebook available

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Richard Bauckham

Throughout Christian history, the Gospel of John’s distinctive way of presenting the life, works, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus have earned it labels such as “the spiritual Gospel” and “the maverick Gospel.” It has been seen as the most theological of the four canonical Gospels. In this volume, leading biblical scholar Richard Bauckham illuminates main theological themes of the Gospel of John, providing insightful analysis of key texts. Some of the themes Bauckham addresses have been much neglected, and others have been much debated during the past century of New Testament scholarship. Bauckham sheds light on the “individualism” apparent in John’s portrayal of the believer’s relationship to Jesus and the mutual indwelling of individuals (Jesus and God, the believer and Jesus); divine and human community; how Jesus reveals God’s glory and how disciples participate in it; John’s understanding of the key events in his christological story; baptismal and eucharistic overtones; the background and significance of John’s dualistic language; and how John’s language evokes multiple meanings without negating the literal sense of his narrative. A concluding chapter explores the significance for faith of the differences between John and the other Gospels. This compact volume will serve students as an ideal supplemental text in a course on John or the four Gospels. Gospel of Glory will also serve New Testament scholars and theologians as a reexamination of the Fourth Gospel by a master of their guild.

Contents 1. “Individualism” August 2015 • 240 pp. • paper • $24.99 • 978-0-8010-9612-9 2. Divine and Human Community Biblical Theology, Gospels/Acts, New Testament General Studies 3. Glory ebook available 4. Cross, Resurrection, and Exaltation 5. Sacraments? Richard Bauckham (PhD, University of Cambridge) is senior 6. Dualisms scholar at Ridley Hall, Cambridge University, where he teaches for the 7. Dimensions of Meaning in the Gospel’s First Week Cambridge Federation of Theological Colleges. He is also a visiting 8. The Johannine Jesus and the Synoptic Jesus professor at St. Mellitus College, London, and emeritus professor of Indexes New Testament at the University of St. Andrews. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and the author of numerous books, including The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple, The Jewish World around the New Testament, The Theology of the Book of Revelation, God Crucified, and Jesus and the Eyewitnesses. l

Also of Interest

The Jewish World The Testimony of the Essays on John Interpreting the around the New Beloved Disciple and Hebrews Gospel of John Testament Narrative, History, and Harold W. Attridge A Practical Guide, 2nd ed. Richard Bauckham Theology in the Gospel of 456 pp. • paper • $55.00 Gary M. Burge 560 pp. • paper • $60.00 John 978-0-8010-4850-0 240 pp. • paper • $24.00 978-0-8010-3903-4 Richard Bauckham USA and Canada only 978-0-8010-4884-5 USA and Canada only 320 pp. • paper • $30.00 ebook available 978-0-8010-3485-5

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Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament Robert W. Yarbrough and Robert H. Stein, series editors

In this addition to the award-winning BECNT series, a respected New Testament scholar offers a substantive evangelical commentary on 2 Corinthians. George Guthrie leads readers through the intricacies of literary structure, word meanings, cultural backdrop, and theological proclamation, offering insights applicable to modern ministry contexts. As with all BECNT volumes, this commentary features the author’s detailed interaction with the Greek text; extensive research; thoughtful, chapter-by-chapter exegesis; and an acclaimed, user-friendly design. It admirably achieves the dual aims of the series—academic sophistication with pastoral sensitivity and accessibility—making it a useful tool for pastors, church leaders, students, and teachers.

Endorsement “George Guthrie brings his significant skills to the task of interpreting this complex Pauline letter and proves to be a competent and helpful guide. Guthrie strikes the right balance in choosing how much information to impart without overloading the reader. His judgments on the interpretive issues are always fair and insightful, and I especially appreciate the clarity of his writing. Pastors and teachers will find this a very useful volume in preparing messages on 2 Corinthians.”—Clinton E. Arnold, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University

Praise for the BECNT Series “In this age of unprecedented proliferation of biblical commentary series, it is an outstanding accomplishment for the Baker Exegetical series consistently to have produced what with only rare exceptions have become the best available April 2015 • 736 pp. • cloth • $49.99 • 978-0-8010-2673-7 commentaries on the Greek text of the New Testament book or books treated.” Commentaries, Pauline Studies —Craig Blomberg, Denver Journal ebook available George H. Guthrie (PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is Benjamin W. Perry Professor of Bible at Union University. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including commentaries on Hebrews and James, and has been a translator or consultant on four Bible translation projects. Guthrie is currently spearheading a biblical literacy effort to help churches train their members more effectively in reading the Bible well. l

Also in the Series

Galatians Ephesians Jude and 2 Peter Mark Douglas J. Moo Frank Thielman Gene L. Green Robert H. Stein 496 pp. • cloth • $44.99 544 pp. • cloth • $46.99 448 pp. • cloth • $42.99 848 pp. • cloth • $54.99 978-0-8010-2754-3 978-0-8010-2683-6 978-0-8010-2672-0 978-0-8010-2682-9 ebook available ebook available ebook available ebook available

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Matthew Richard Schlimm

“Many of us have waited a long time for this book, a compelling engagement of the toughest questions about the Testament that both attracts and repels us. In plain language, without taking theological shortcuts, Schlimm shows why Christianity needs the Old Testament in order to address the complexities and real difficulties of life. His concrete guidance for how to read this strange literature and his suggestions for further study are invaluable.”—Ellen Davis, Duke Divinity School

“Schlimm adroitly considers many of the thorny issues that puzzle modern people of faith; he is a gifted guide in showing readers that the Old Testament’s alien qualities do not render it useless for Christian faith. To the contrary, he reveals how often the Bible’s strangeness leads us into deeper understanding of God and of ourselves.”—Jacqueline Lapsley, Princeton Theological Seminary

“The Old Testament has raised numerous questions for readers through the centuries. And it continues to do so! Matthew Schlimm explores many of these issues, especially those regarding creation, law, gender, images for God, and violence. With matters of biblical authority always in view, he works through these texts carefully and thoughtfully— and with clarity! With pastoral sensitivity, Schlimm provides an excellent case for understanding the Old Testament as our friend and not our enemy.”—Terence Fretheim, Luther Seminary

Contents 1. Is the Old Testament an Enemy, Stranger, or Friend to the Christian Faith? 2. Our Fleeting Moments in Paradise Now Available • 272 pp. • paper • $22.99 • 978-0-8010-3979-9 Old Testament General Studies 3. Darkness over the Face of the Deep ebook available 4. The R-Rated Bible 5. Killing All That Breathes: Violence in the Old Testament Matthew Richard Schlimm (PhD, Duke University) is assistant 6. Male and Female God Created Them: Gender and the Old Testament professor of Old Testament at University of Dubuque Theological 7. God Commands Us to Do What?! The Strange Laws of the Bible Seminary. He previously taught at Duke Divinity School and has held 8. Is the Law Engraved in Stone? The Dynamic Nature of God’s Law various ministry positions in United Methodist churches. He is the 9. Truth Is Many Sided author of From Fratricide to Forgiveness: The Language and Ethics 10. Drowning in Tears and Raging at God of Anger in Genesis and coeditor of the CEB Study Bible. 11. Great and Terrible Is the Wrath of the Lord 12. The Old Testament’s Authority Appendix: A Literal Translation of Genesis 2:4b–4:16 l Indexes

Also of Interest Can We Still Believe From Paradise to Inspiration the Bible? the Promised Land and Incarnation An Evangelical Engagement An Introduction to the Evangelicals and the Problem with Contemporary Pentateuch, 3rd ed. of the Old Testament Questions T. Desmond Alexander Peter Enns Craig L. Blomberg 384 pp. • paper • $29.99 208 pp. • paper • $19.99 304 pp. • paper • $19.99 978-0-8010-3998-0 978-0-8010-2730-7 978-1-58743-321-4 ebook available ebook available ebook available

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R. W. L. Moberly

“Walter Moberly is easily among the best and most compelling Old Testament theologians working today. In his latest offering, he builds off of previous work, advancing a reading of Israel’s scriptures within a Christian frame of reference such that the claims of the ancient text are repeatedly shown to have lively and enduring implications for contemporary faith. Moberly reads the text with careful attention to both its large conceptions and its detailed philology, offering an interpretation that is at once theological and existential, designed ultimately for lively and faithful performance. More than anything else, this volume distinguishes itself (and its author) as exceedingly wise—something that can be said for precious few books these days. Here is a volume that I will use and return to often.”—Brent A. Strawn, Candler School of Theology, Emory University

“Old Testament theology in the form of eight exegetical performances. A Moberly omnibus: clear, thoughtful, engaging, and of contemporary relevance.” —Christopher Seitz, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto

“Moberly’s modus operandi is to examine key OT traditions, usually by interpreting one core text that exemplifies that tradition, and then drawing in other related texts as conversation partners. His choices . . . are both important loci of theological reflection in the OT and, not surprisingly, generative for constructive biblical theology. . . . Moberly’s work is a rich feast for those who long to hear the Hebrew Bible as Christian Scripture.”—Jacqueline Lapsley, Catholic Biblical Quarterly

“Moberly’s work is a must-read of a moderate critic who commendably, in the tradition of Childs, is striving to read the Hebrew Bible as Christian scripture and make it April 2015 • 352 pp. • paper • $29.99 • 978-0-8010-3080-2 applicable to the church in the early twenty-first century.”—David Pettus, Journal Biblical Theology, Old Testament General Studies of the Evangelical Theological Society ebook available

“It is [Moberly’s] creative imagination married with his methodological discipline and R. W. L. Moberly (PhD, University of Cambridge) is professor of critical thinking that produce this stimulating volume. . . . Anyone who is interested theology and biblical interpretation at Durham University, where he in thinking deeply about the intersection of scripture and faith would benefit from has taught for more than twenty-five years. He is the author of eight Moberly’s thoughtful and honest reflections. The book will also be of great import for books, including The Theology of the Book of Genesis; Prophecy and interfaith dialogue as it uncovers the logic behind how certain texts are construed and Discernment; and The Bible, Theology, and Faith: A Study of Abraham translated into doctrinal formulations.”—Kengo Akiyama, Biblical and Early and Jesus. He is also an ordained priest in the Church of England. Christian Studies

“Recommended. Libraries supporting general readers, researchers, students, and l practitioners within the Protestant evangelical tradition.”—J. W. Wright, Choice

Also of Interest

A New Testament Reading the Psalms as Torah Beginning Biblical Biblical Theology Historical Books Reading Biblical Song Hebrew The Unfolding A Student’s Guide Ethically A Grammar and Illustrated of the Old Testament to Engaging the Biblical Gordon J. Wenham Reader in the New Text 256 pp. • paper • $24.00 John A. Cook G. K. Beale Patricia Dutcher-Walls 978-0-8010-3168-7 and Robert D. Holmstedt ebook available 1,072 pp. • cloth • $54.99 208 pp. • paper • $21.99 324 pp. • paper • $39.99 978-0-8010-2697-3 978-0-8010-4865-4 978-0-8010-4886-9 ebook available ebook available

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Francis J. Moloney, SDB

“Reading the New Testament in the Church succinctly describes the first-century context, insightfully probes what we know about the ‘,’ deftly explains the literary strategies of the Gospels, explores the passionate commitments and engaged rhetoric of the apostle Paul, and assists those wrestling with the complexities of somewhat strange texts such as Hebrews and Revelation. Readers seeking an introduction that combines scholarly integrity and theological responsibility will find Fr. Moloney’s book a welcome aid to understanding the foundational documents of the church.” —Harold Attridge, Yale Divinity School

“Frank Moloney’s very readable guide to the New Testament attempts to bridge the gap that all too often exists between the scholarly interpretation of Scripture and the faith of the church. Although the book is addressed primarily to Catholics, Christians of all denominations will discover here how sacred Scripture can still speak to and challenge believers today.”—Morna D. Hooker, University of Cambridge Life Fellow, Robinson College

“Every now and then a scholarly work so aptly meets a glaring need that one is tempted to cry out, ‘Why wasn’t this done before?’ Once again, Francis Moloney has drawn upon his internationally renowned biblical expertise, vast knowledge of scholarly literature, and theological sensitivity to produce this timely resource for pastors and educators in the Christian tradition. It admirably achieves its aim of bridging the gap between technical biblical scholarship and scriptural literacy in the church.”—Brendan Byrne, SJ, University of Divinity (Melbourne)

April 2015 • 240 pp. • paper • $22.99 • 978-0-8010-4980-4 “Frank Moloney, after decades devoted to rigorous yet creative historical analysis of New Testament Survey, New Testament General Studies biblical texts and from a lifetime of service to the church, equips religious teachers and ebook available the faithful with the essential knowledge they need to bring the New Testament into provocative conjunction with their own lives and their own experience.”—Philip F. Francis J. Moloney, SDB (DPhil, University of Oxford), is a Senior Professorial Fellow of Australian Catholic University at its Melbourne Esler, University of Gloucestershire campus. He is the former Provincial Superior of the Salesians of Don “Moloney’s latest book is a gift for Catholics who want to read the New Testament as Bosco for Australia and the Pacific region and former Katharine Drexel both serious Christians and intelligently critical citizens of the modern world. It will Professor of Religious Studies and dean of the School of Theology also serve as a comprehensive textbook for students who may read only one book on the at the Catholic University of America. Father Moloney is a Fellow of subject.”—Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM, Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara the Australian Academy of the Humanities, a Member of the Order of Australia, and the author of more than forty books. He is also a member University and Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California of the editorial board for Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament. “In this learned but pastoral guidebook, Moloney helps Catholics (and ecumenical readers) read Scripture both critically and with faith in Jesus, and in and for the church. I heartily recommend this introduction to reading the New Testament as an l excellent textbook for seminaries and training programs for deacons and lay Catholic ministers.”—William S. Kurz, SJ, Marquette University

Also of Interest Love in the Gospel The Gospel of Mark Simon Peter in Elements of Biblical of John A Commentary Scripture and Exegesis An Exegetical, Francis J. Moloney Memory A Basic Guide for Students Theological, 416 pp. • paper • $33.00 The New Testament Apostle and Ministers, rev. and exp. ed. 978-0-8010-4841-8 and Literary Study in the Early Church Michael J. Gorman ebook available Francis J. Moloney, SDB Markus Bockmuehl 304 pp. • paper • $21.99 272 pp. • cloth • $34.99 240 pp. • paper • $25.00 978-0-8010-4640-7 978-0-8010-4928-6 978-0-8010-4864-7 ebook available ebook available ebook available

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Robert W. Wall and David R. Nienhuis, editors

“This compact guide is a true vade mecum: ‘Walk with me.’ The authors cordially invite you to accompany them into the drama of faith through Christian Scripture. Especially if you are new to biblical study and desire to read the Bible seriously and faithfully, it’s an invitation I encourage you to accept.”—C. Clifton Black, Princeton Theological Seminary

“It’s easy to find introductory textbooks that overwhelm students with information and theories about the Bible—textbooks that complicate rather than open up the Bible to its readers. The promise of this slender volume is its commitment to genuinely invite students into the Bible by giving readers a keen sense of how each section of Scripture contributes to the whole and by identifying key landmarks for making sense of the biblical materials. This compact guide is the obvious choice for undergraduate courses concerned with the Bible as the church’s book.”—Joel B. Green, Fuller Theological Seminary

“Those of us who teach Scripture as part of a larger theological enterprise often long for a concise and accessible way to present the whole scope of Scripture to students. This book is an answer to those longings. It is clear, theologically acute, and written with beginning students in mind. These colleagues have brought their scholarly expertise and their commitment to reading theologically to bear on the whole Bible. The result is a collaborative work that is unified in its approach, uniformly accessible, and of immense value to the rest of us.”—Stephen Fowl, Loyola University Maryland

Contents

1. Reading the Bible as Scripture Now Available • 176 pp. • paper • $17.99 • 978-0-8010-4983-5 2. Reading the Bible as Story Biblical Studies 3. The Beginning of the Story: Genesis–Deuteronomy ebook available 4. The Story of Israel in (and out of) the Land: Joshua–Esther 5. The Witness of Israel’s Poets and Sages: Job–Song of Songs Robert W. Wall (ThD, Dallas Theological Seminary) is Paul T. 6. The Witness of Israel’s Prophets: Isaiah–Malachi Walls Professor of Scripture and Wesleyan Studies at Seattle Pacific 7. Israel in Waiting: The Time between the Two Testaments University. He has authored numerous journal articles and several 8. The Story of Jesus: The Four Gospels books, including commentaries on Revelation, Colossians/Philemon, 9. The Story of the Church: Acts and the Letters James, Acts, and the Pastoral Epistles. David R. Nienhuis (PhD, 10. The Story’s Conclusion: The Revelation to John University of Aberdeen) is associate professor of New Testament studies 11. Epilogue at Seattle Pacific University and the author of Not by Paul Alone: Glossary The Formation of the Catholic Epistle Collection and the Christian Index Canon. Wall and Nienhuis are coauthors of Reading the Epistles of James, Peter, John, and Jude as Scripture: The Shaping and Shape of a Canonical Collection. l

Also of Interest Inductive Bible Handbook on A Basic Guide A Handbook of New Study the New Testament to Interpreting Testament Exegesis A Comprehensive Guide Use of the Old the Bible Craig L. Blomberg with to the Practice of Testament Playing by the Rules, Jennifer Foutz Markley Hermeneutics Exegesis and 2nd ed. 320 pp. • paper • $24.99 David R. Bauer 978-0-8010-3177-9 Interpretation Robert H. Stein ebook available and Robert A. Traina G. K. Beale 240 pp. • paper • $21.99 464 pp. • paper • $32.99 192 pp. • paper • $17.99 978-0-8010-3373-5 978-0-8010-9743-0 978-0-8010-3896-9 ebook available ebook available ebook available

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Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible R. R. Reno, general editor; Robert W. Jenson, Robert Louis Wilken, Ephraim Radner, Michael Root, and George Sumner, series editors

In this addition to the The Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible, highly acclaimed author, speaker, and theologian Robert Barron offers a theological exegesis of 2 Samuel. He highlights three major themes: God’s non-competitive transcendence, the play between divine and non-divine causality, and the role of Old Testament kingship.

Endorsement “Fr. Barron brings his theological erudition to the task of interpreting sacred scripture. The result will be a delight for all his readers. Not only will they relish the many profundities of the text, but they will be able to join the author in wrestling with its various conundrums. Even the challenging parts of David’s life are handled in fresh, creative, and—most importantly—productive ways.”—Gary Anderson, University of Notre Dame

Now Available in the Series

Genesis Esther & Daniel Luke R. R. Reno Samuel Wells and George David Lyle Jeffrey Leviticus Sumner Acts Ephraim Radner Proverbs & Jaroslav Pelikan Numbers Ecclesiastes Colossians David L. Stubbs Daniel J. Treier Christopher R. Seitz May 2015 • 240 pp. • cloth • $29.99 • 978-1-58743-291-0 Song of Songs Commentaries, Historical Books, Theological Interpretation Deuteronomy The Pastoral Epistles Paul J. Griffiths ebook available Telford Work with Philemon & Jude 1 Samuel Ezekiel Risto Saarinen Robert Barron (STD, Institut Catholique de Paris) is rector Francesca Aran Murphy Robert W. Jenson 1 & 2 Peter of Mundelein Seminary and president of the University of St. Mary 1 & 2 Kings Jonah Douglas Harink of the Lake. He founded Word on Fire, a Catholic ministry of Phillip Cary evangelism, and has written numerous books, including Exploring Peter J. Leithart Revelation Catholic Theology, Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith, Ezra & Nehemiah Matthew Joseph L. Mangina and The Priority of Christ. Matthew Levering Stanley Hauerwas t

Now in Paper Matthew Stanley Hauerwas Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible “All will appreciate the conviction, clarity, and profundity with which [Hauerwas] writes. . . . [He] offers a fresh perspective on Matthew that is aberrantly insightful, colorful, compelling, and powerful.”—Thomas Seat, Princeton Theological Review

“The commentary is the work of one capable of acute observation and profound thought. . . . There is certainly much to challenge and inspire Christian readers.”—John Nolland, Review of Biblical Literature

April 2015 • 272 pp. • paper • $26.00 (maximum discount 40%) • 978-1-58743-381-8 Commentaries, Gospels/Acts, Theological Interpretation EU rights: SCM-Canterbury Press ebook available Stanley Hauerwas (PhD, Yale University) is chair in theological ethics at the School of Divinity, History, and Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen. He previously taught at Duke University. He is the author of numerous books, including Cross-Shattered Christ and War and the American Difference.

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Victor H. Matthews

The cultural world encountered in the Bible can seem strange to modern readers. In this new edition of a successful book, now updated throughout, a leading expert on the social world of the Bible offers students a reliable guide to the manners and customs of the ancient world. From what people wore, ate, and built to how they exercised justice, mourned, and viewed family and legal customs, this illustrated introduction helps readers gain valuable cultural background on the biblical world. The attractive, full-color, user-friendly design will appeal to students, while numerous pedagogical features—including fifty photos, sidebars, callouts, maps, charts, a glossary of key terms, chapter outlines, and discussion questions— increase classroom utility.

Endorsements “Matthews provides a reliable guide to the world of the Bible. Readers will be enlightened by the many details that he pulls together from a wide range of sources. His broad knowledge of the ancient world and its texts will serve well the reader who desires to dig deeper into the Bible and understand it in its cultural context.” —John Walton, Wheaton College

“This classic work is packed full of fresh information from archaeology and texts from outside of the Bible that provide a multitude of insights into the Bible’s social and religious practices. With its accessible style, the book contextualizes Israelite ways of life within the broad sweep of the ancient periods that the biblical books purport to represent. Highly recommended as a companion to reading the Bible.” June 2015 • 320 pp. • paper • $26.99 • 978-0-8010-4973-6 —Mark S. Smith, Skirball New York University Old Testament Backgrounds/Historical Studies/Archaeology, New Testament Backgrounds/ Historical Studies/Archaeology Previously published as Manners and Customs in the Bible, 3rd ed. ebook available

with their father for this crime, leaving no direct male heir to inherit the property The King’s Call to Justice Motif (2 Kings 9:26). • The king sins. When Ahab, as the ultimate heir of • The king is confronted by a prophet about his sin. Victor H. Matthews (PhD, Brandeis University) is dean of the College of property within the kingdom, goes to • The king repents. take possession of Naboth’s field, he is • The punishment that should be imposed on the king is instead im- confronted there by the prophet Elijah posed on the next generation. (1 Kings 21:15–19). The king and his Humanities and Public Affairs and professor of religious studies at Missouri State entire family are cursed for having “sold themselves” in order to take possession of (Deut. 21:10–14) or concubines, and construction workers (2 Sam. 12:31). Not land that is not theirs. The “King’s Call all prisoners of war, however, were spared to become slaves. In one instance University, where he has taught for thirty years. He is the author or coauthor to Justice” theme, employed here by the (2 Sam. 8:2) David executed two-thirds of his Moabite prisoners, perhaps to Deuteronomistic Historian, emphasizes strike terror into the people of that nation. that even the king is not above the law Solomon’s public works projects were built by forced labor battalions of numerous books on the Old Testament and its world, including The Hebrew and will be called to justice by Yahweh, drafted from the Israelite villages (1 Kings 5:13–18). The text states that Is- a justice that will affect his rule and that raelites were not to be relegated to the status of slaves since their role was to of his descendants. This same theme also serve in the army and in positions of authority (1 Kings 9:22). By whatever title, occurs in the narrative of David’s adul- Israelite “workers” would have been required to participate in the grandiose Prophets and Their Social World, The Old Testament: Text and Context, tery with Bathsheba (2 Sam. 12:1–23) and building programs of their kings along with the levies of captured Canaanite of Solomon’s idolatry (1 Kings 11:1–13). slaves (1 Kings 9:20–21). Due to periodic economic downturns, droughts, or the Studying the Ancient Israelites, and Old Testament Turning Points. If an obligation is out- Slavery heavy taxes imposed on them, poor Israelites occasionally were forced to become slaves, selling themselves or members standing against a man Slavery was a part of Israelite tribal of their family into slavery to satisfy a debt (see Amos 2:6). and he sells or gives into society from the earliest periods. Abra- According to the Covenant Code of law, this servitude was debt service his wife, his ham acquired at least two slaves in his to only last six years for males; in the seventh they were travels, Eliezer of Damascus (Gen. 15:2) freed and their debt cancelled (Exod. 21:2). Another law pro- son, or his daughter, they and the Egyptian woman Hagar (Gen. tecting the rights of slaves is recorded in Exodus 21:26–27. shall perform service in 16:1). It is unclear how many slaves were This statute required that male and female slaves be freed the house of their buyer or held by the Israelites during the early if their masters had brutalized them. This early legal code of the one who holds them settlement period. The Judges narra- (Exod. 21:7–11) also stated that daughters, sold by their tive notes that Gibeon’s son Abimelech father into slavery, did not obtain their freedom in the same in debt service for three was born to a slave woman (Judg. 9:18), way as males. Many of these women became concubines or years; their release shall l and it is likely that raids and warfare wives, and thus their position as slaves or free women was be secured in the fourth provided some slaves (1 Sam. 4:9). The determined by their eventual marital status. Fig. 3.10. Stele of Hammurabi, year (CH 117; LCMAM, 103). depicting the king before a seated number of slaves increased significantly The later Deuteronomic Code (dating to after 620 BCE) deity; the rest of the stele is inscribed during the early monarchy due to Da- also required that slaves be freed after six years of service with the Code of Hammurabi. (Baker vid’s almost continuous wars, which pro- (in a similar case, CH 117 mandated only three years of service) and that Photo Archive/Musée du Louvre; vided a steady flow of prisoners. These they should not be sent away empty-handed (Deut. 15:12–15). In other words, Autorisation de photographer et de non-Israelite men and women became former debt slaves are given some form of economic support so they do not filmer—LOUVRE) perpetual household servants, wives immediately fall back into debt service. This Deuteronomic Code further

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Also of Interest The Old The Hebrew Readings from the Apocalypticism in the Testament: Text Prophets and Their Ancient Near East Bible and Its World and Context, Social World Primary Sources for Old A Comprehensive Introduction 3rd ed. An Introduction, 2nd ed. Testament Study Frederick J. Murphy Victor H. Matthews Victor H. Matthews Bill T. Arnold 448 pp. • paper • $40.00 and James C. Moyer 256 pp. • paper • $27.00 and Bryan E. Beyer, eds. 978-0-8010-3978-2 ebook available 336 pp. • paper • $35.00 978-0-8010-4861-6 240 pp. • paper • $24.99 978-0-8010-4835-7 ebook available 978-0-8010-2292-0 ebook available

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Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament Mikeal C. Parsons, Charles H. Talbert, and Bruce W. Longenecker, series editors

“This excellent commentary sets Paul’s letter effectively within its historical context, finely illuminates the text while well illustrating and contributing to the range of discussion on the letter within contemporary scholarship, and stimulatingly concludes each section by posing issues that should provide fruitful agendas for discussion groups.”—James D. G. Dunn, Durham University

“Peter Oakes has delivered the goods in his much anticipated Galatians commentary. Despite the many difficult passages in Galatians, Oakes provides a judicious and magisterial treatment of the text. His study of Galatians is informed by archaeological, sociological, and historical data usually ignored by most scholars. He also does not shy away from mapping the theological implications of the text. Oakes’s commentary is a great reminder that the Brits still do some of the best work in biblical exegesis.” —Michael F. Bird, Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia

“Drawing on his extensive knowledge of Paul’s social world, Peter Oakes here offers a fresh reading of Galatians that is historically secure, exegetically precise, and theologically relevant. Oakes masterfully filters the best of current scholarship in an accessible form, adding many original insights of his own. Students and scholars alike will relish this engaging exposition of Paul’s most radical letter.” —John M. G. Barclay, Durham University

“In Galatians Peter Oakes combines a deep grasp of the ancient social context, a close familiarity with the exegetical issues, and an insightful identification of contemporary April 2015 • 240 pp. • paper • $30.00 (maximum discount 40%) theological questions that are impacted and provoked by this potent Pauline letter. 978-0-8010-3275-2 He couples this with a succinct style and an elegant delivery to produce an ideal vade Commentaries, Pauline Studies mecum on this text.”—Philip Esler, University of Gloucestershire ebook available “In this eminently readable and erudite commentary, Peter Oakes guides the reader Peter Oakes (DPhil, University of Oxford) is Greenwood Senior Lecturer through the text and argument of Paul’s Letter to the Galatians with careful exegesis in the New Testament at the University of Manchester. He is the author and theological sensitivity. His considerable knowledge of ancient Greco-Roman culture of Reading Romans in Pompeii: Paul’s Letter at Ground Level and and the latest scholarship is everywhere on display. He has produced a volume from Philippians: From People to Letter and has contributed to many books. which not only students and pastors but also professional scholars and teachers will He is also the editor of Rome in the Bible and the Early Church and the coeditor of Torah in the New Testament. benefit.”—Martinus C. de Boer, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam l

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Galatians and Opening Paul’s Paul and Scripture Jesus Have I Loved, Christian Theology Letters Studying the New but Paul? Justification, the Gospel, A Reader’s Guide to Genre Testament Use A Narrative Approach and Ethics in Paul’s and Interpretation of the Old Testament to the Problem of Pauline Letter Patrick Gray Steve Moyise Christianity Mark W. Elliott, Scott J. 192 pp. • paper • $20.00 160 pp. • paper • $22.00 J. R. Daniel Kirk Hafemann, N. T. Wright, 978-0-8010-3922-5 978-0-8010-3924-9 224 pp. • paper • $21.99 and John Frederick, eds. ebook available USA and Canada only 978-0-8010-3910-2 ebook available 400 pp. • paper • $40.00 ebook available 978-0-8010-4951-4 ebook available

10 For the most complete and updated information on these titles, visit www.bakeracademic.com | www.brazospress.com Bible & Interpretation The Kingdom according to Luke and Acts A Social, Literary, and Theological Introduction

Karl Allen Kuhn

“Karl Kuhn’s groundbreaking monograph on Luke-Acts will reset modern interpretation of these books and influence New Testament studies for years to come. Pastors, teachers, or anyone who looks to Luke’s writings for guidance on how communities of faith might live responsibly in a secular world will want to read and treasure the insights of this book.”—Mark Allan Powell, Trinity Lutheran Seminary

“Kuhn provides a rich introduction to Luke’s two-volume work, carefully unraveling its thick, interwoven tapestry of literary patterns, rhetorical strategies, social networks, political tensions, and theological themes. This book is beautifully written and structured and chock-full of carefully explained examples from Luke’s text. While helpfully assessing the current state of Lukan scholarship, Kuhn also offers many fresh insights.”—F. Scott Spencer, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond

Contents Introduction: The Heart of Luke’s Witness to the Kingdom Part 1: Luke and His World 1. Imperium Romanum: An Empire of Disparity and Want 2. Israelite Visions of the Kingdom 3. Luke’s Place in Caesar’s Kingdom: The Social Location of the Third Evangelist Part 2: Luke’s Narrative Artistry 4. The Building Blocks of Luke’s Narrative 5. Plotting through Parallels 6. The Kingdom Story through Speech and Theme in Luke’s Infancy Narrative 7. The Kingdom Story through Speech and Theme in Luke 24 and Acts of the Apostles April 2015 • 336 pp. • paper • $28.99 • 978-0-8010-4887-6 New Testament Backgrounds/Historical Studies/Archaeology, Gospels/Acts 8. The Power and Prominence of Luke’s Pathos ebook available Part 3: Luke’s Kingdom Story 9. Yahweh Is King and Lord of All Karl Allen Kuhn (PhD, Marquette University) is professor of religion 10. The Corruption and Redemption of Creation at Lakeland College in Wisconsin, where he has taught for more than fifteen years. He is the author of Having Words with God: The Bible Conclusion: Discerning Luke’s Purpose as Conversation, The Heart of Biblical Narrative: Rediscovering Indexes Biblical Appeal to the Emotions, and Luke: The Elite Evangelist. He frequently speaks in a variety of settings, including churches, retreats, denominational events, and lectionary workshops. l

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The Charismatic People of the Spirit Reading the The Story of Jesus Theology of St. Luke Exploring Luke’s View Gospels Wisely in History and Faith Trajectories from the Old of the Church A Narrative and An Introduction Testament to Luke-Acts, Graham H. Twelftree Theological Introduction Lee Martin McDonald 2nd ed. 288 pp. • paper • $30.00 Jonathan T. Pennington 416 pp. • paper • $30.00 Roger Stronstad 978-0-8010-3880-8 288 pp. • paper • $24.99 978-0-8010-3987-4 USA and Canada only 144 pp. • paper • $17.00 978-0-8010-3937-9 ebook available ebook available 978-0-8010-4858-6 ebook available ebook available

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Stanley E. Porter

“Porter has produced numerous excellent books on New Testament Greek and has shown himself to be a master of Greek grammar, syntax, idiom, and text. In this latest study he draws on his masterly learning and prodigious reading and research in this area to examine such subjects as discourse analysis, structural linguistics, sociolinguistics, verbal aspect, word order, and hyponymy. He also considers such examples as John and a new approach to the Trinity. Porter is always judicious, informative, and creative. I warmly commend this book.”—Anthony C. Thiselton, University of Nottingham

Contents Introduction Part 1: Texts and Tools for Analysis 1. Who Owns the Greek New Testament? Issues That Promote and Hinder Further Study 2. Analyzing the Computer Needs of New Testament Greek Exegetes 3. “On the Shoulders of Giants”: The Expansion and Application of the Louw-Nida Lexicon 4. The Blessings and Curses of Producing a Lexicon Part 2: Approaching Analysis 5. Linguistics and Biblical Interpretation 6. A Multidisciplinary Approach to Exegesis 7. Sociolinguistics and New Testament Study 8. Discourse Analysis: Introduction and Core Concepts 9. The Ideational Metafunction and Register March 2015 • 464 pp. • paper • $40.00 (maximum discount 40%) 10. Time and Aspect in New Testament Greek: A Response to K. L. McKay 978-0-8010-4998-9 11. Three Arguments regarding Aspect and Temporality: A Response to Buist Fanning, with an Greek Excursus on Aspectually Vague Verbs ebook available 12. The Perfect Tense-Form and Stative Aspect: The Meaning of the Greek Perfect Tense-Form in the Greek Verbal System Stanley E. Porter (PhD, University of Sheffield) is president, dean, professor of New Testament, and Roy A. Hope Chair in Christian Part 3: Doing Analysis Worldview at McMaster Divinity College. A prolific scholar, 13. A Register Analysis of Mark 13: Toward a Context of Situation he has authored or edited dozens of books, including How We Got 14. The Grammar of Obedience: Matthew 28:19–20 the New Testament, Fundamentals of New Testament Greek, 15. Verbal Aspect and Synoptic Relations Hermeneutics: An Introduction to Interpretive Theory, 16. Study of John’s Gospel: New Directions or the Same Old Paths? and Biblical Hermeneutics: Five Views. 17. Method and Means of Analysis of the Opponents in the Pauline Letters 18. 1 Timothy 2:8: Holy Hands or Holy Raising? 19. Greek Word Order: Still an Unexplored Area in New Testament Studies? l 20. Proper Nouns in the New Testament 21. Hyponymy and the Trinity Indexes

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How We Got the Reading Koine Ancient Texts for Synopsis of the New Testament Greek New Testament Pauline Letters in Text, Transmission, An Introduction and Studies Greek and English Translation Integrated Workbook A Guide to the James P. Ware, ed. Stanley E. Porter Rodney J. Decker Background Literature 352 pp. • cloth • $50.00 240 pp. • paper • $24.00 704 pp. • cloth • $49.99 Craig A. Evans 978-0-8010-3889-1 978-0-8010-4871-5 978-0-8010-3928-7 576 pp. • paper • $39.00 ebook available 978-0-8010-4842-5 ebook available

12 For the most complete and updated information on these titles, visit www.bakeracademic.com | www.brazospress.com Bible & Interpretation Introducing the New Testament, One-Volume Enhanced Ebook Edition Mark Allan Powell

Introducing the New Testament has been widely acclaimed as a New Testament survey textbook and has been well received by students and professors alike. Now this engaging, full-color text is available in an enhanced ebook format for today’s digitally oriented students. Enhancements to the ebook edition include expanded photo galleries, extensive author videos, enhanced contextual glossary terms, animations, interactive maps, and embedded additional content. Other pedagogical features include tables, charts, diagrams, self-quizzes, and suggestions for further reading. Available for purchase through the Apple iBooks store. Praise for Introducing the New Testament “Introducing the New Testament is just what today’s students need. I recommend it highly.”—Craig A. Evans, Acadia Divinity College

“Beautifully presented, accessibly written, clearly organized, and attentive to the beginning student. Both students and faculty will benefit from engaging this book.” —Stephen E. Fowl, Loyola College in Maryland

“This splendid introduction to the New Testament is vivid, engaging, and designed to reach a broad audience. As a resource for teachers and students, it is excellent.” —Craig R. Koester, Luther Seminary

March 2015 · 560 pp. · $49.99 · 978-1-4412-4586-1 New Testament, New Testament Survey Available for purchase through the Apple iBooks store

Mark Allan Powell (PhD, Union Theological Seminary, Richmond) is the Robert and Phyllis Leatherman Professor of New Testament at Trinity Lutheran Seminary. In addition to Introducing the New Testament, he has authored numerous articles and books and is general editor of the HarperCollins Bible Dictionary. Powell has also served as the chair of the SBL Historical Jesus Section and is the former New Testament editor of the SBL Academia Biblica dissertation series. l

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Nicholas Perrin’s critically acclaimed Jesus the Temple argued that the theme in early Christianity that identified Jesus as the new temple—the new locus of God’s saving presence and beachhead of God’s coming reign—was not an invention or extrapolation on the part of Paul and Jesus’s other early followers but Jesus’s own understanding of himself. In Jesus the Priest, Perrin extends his analysis into the territory of a longstanding division between those who have seen Jesus as an eschatological prophet (conservative tradition) and those who have seen him as a teacher of wisdom (liberal tradition). Perrin identifies the priesthood of Jesus as a mediating understanding that sheds crucial light on the kingdom of God. By viewing Jesus as priest, we understand that the central aim of God’s kingdom is not the salvation of individual souls (a conservative understanding) or the creation of a better society (a liberal understanding) but rather the establishment of authentic worship.

This insightful theological contribution to Jesus studies synthesizes the best in traditional/ conservative and liberal reconstructions of Jesus’s life and teaching. It will appeal to professors and students in New Testament and Jesus courses, scholars, and other readers interested in theologically engaged historical-Jesus study.

Praise for Perrin’s Jesus the Temple “There is little in the book that is conventional, and readers will be surprised again and again by Perrin’s creative insights and control of both primary and secondary literatures. This is a significant advance in an important area of study.”—Craig A. Evans, Acadia Divinity College

“Perrin’s work is stimulating to read. . . . A highly suggestive and potentially fruitful line August 2015 • 288 pp. • paper • $29.99 • 978-0-8010-4859-3 of interpretation that will warrant further reflection as well as considerable fleshing out in Gospels/Acts, Jesus Studies subsequent work.”—James P. Sweeney, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society USA and Canada only ebook available “By taking on the theme of the temple, undoubtedly an important area for sustained investigation, Perrin has produced a significant study to inspire further debate and Nicholas Perrin (PhD, Marquette University) is Franklin S. Dyrness Theology Professor of Biblical Studies and associate professor of New Testament discussion.”—Karen Wenell, at Wheaton College Graduate School. He is the author of numerous “Here is an innovative and suggestive thesis for future development and nuancing by Perrin books and articles, including Jesus the Temple, Thomas and Tatian: and others.”—Matthew Sleeman, Journal for the Study of the New Testament The Relationship between the and the Diatessaron, Questioning Q (with Mark Goodacre), Thomas: The Other Gospel, and Lost in Transmission? What We Can Know about the Words of Jesus. l

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Jesus the Temple Constructing Jesus Jesus against Jesus among Friends Nicholas Perrin Memory, Imagination, the Scribal Elite and Enemies 240 pp. • paper • $30.00 and History The Origins of A Historical and Literary 978-0-8010-4538-7 Dale C. Allison Jr. the Conflict Introduction to Jesus USA and Canada only 618 pp. • paper • $50.00 Chris Keith in the Gospels 978-0-8010-4875-3 208 pp. • paper • $22.99 Chris Keith and Larry W. EU rights: SPCK 978-0-8010-3988-1 Hurtado, eds. ebook available ebook available 352 pp. • paper • $27.00 978-0-8010-3895-2 ebook available

14 For the most complete and updated information on these titles, visit www.bakeracademic.com | www.brazospress.com Bible & Interpretation Andrew E. Arterbury (PhD, Baylor Engaging the Christian University) is associate professor of Christian Scriptures Scriptures at Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University. W. H. Bellinger Jr. (PhD, An Introduction to the Bible University of Cambridge) is the W. Marshall Andrew E. Arterbury, W. H. Bellinger Jr., and Lulie Craig Chairholder in Bible, professor and Derek S. Dodson of religion, and chair of the Department of Religion at Baylor. Derek S. Dodson (PhD, “This introduction to the Bible is brilliant in clarity and Baylor University) is senior lecturer in religion thoroughly engaging. Never before have I read a textbook at Baylor. that is as scholarly, concise, imaginatively written, and artistically laid out as this one. For teachers and students Also of Interest alike, this volume is a ‘pearl of great price.’”—Carol J. Dempsey, University of Portland, Oregon Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old “This team of scholars has put together an excellent Testament text for a course covering both Old and New Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible Testaments. Their summaries of the biblical books give John H. Walton a flavor for each book’s contents and the world that 368 pp. • paper • $27.99 influenced the biblical writers. Of particular importance 978-0-8010-2750-5 EU rights: IVP to students is the careful treatment of sometimes ebook available controversial materials as the authors demonstrate a moderate and thoughtful consideration of different What Christians viewpoints.”—Victor H. Matthews, Missouri State Believe about the Bible University A Concise Guide for Students Don Thorsen Now Available • 288 pp. • paper • $26.99 and Keith H. Reeves 978-0-8010-3944-7 224 pp. • paper • $20.00 Biblical Studies 978-0-8010-4831-9 ebook available ebook available

Textbook e Sources course help for professors & study aids for students l Craig G. Bartholomew (PhD, University The Drama of Scripture of Bristol) is the H. Evan Runner Professor of Philosophy at Redeemer University College Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story, and principal of the Paideia Centre for Public 2nd ed. Theology. Michael W. Goheen (PhD, Craig G. Bartholomew and Michael W. Goheen University of Utrecht) is director of theological education and scholar in residence at the This updated and revised edition surveys the grand narrative Missional Training Center–Phoenix. He is also of the Bible, demonstrating how the biblical story forms the Jake and Betsy Tuls Professor of Missiology foundation of a Christian worldview. at Calvin Theological Seminary and Senior Fellow of Newbigin House of Studies. Praise for the First Edition

Also by the Authors “Much recent scholarship has emphasized the narrative quality of Scripture. This book takes that insight and brings Christian Philosophy it to life, enabling even the beginner to grasp the sense of A Systematic and Narrative Scripture as a single great story—a drama in which we are all Introduction invited to play a part. I am delighted to see solid scholarship Craig G. Bartholomew and Michael W. Goheen made easily accessible in this splendid fashion.”—N. T. 304 pp. • paper • $22.99 Wright, University of St. Andrews; former bishop of Durham 978-0-8010-3911-9 ebook available “An intelligent, engaging overview of the narrative of Scripture in six acts. Bartholomew and Goheen have produced a clear and theologically sensitive account of the Bible that is Living at the perfect for college students.”—Christopher Seitz, Wycliffe Crossroads College, University of Toronto An Introduction to Christian Worldview Now Available • 272 pp. • paper • $22.99 Michael W. Goheen and Craig G. Bartholomew 978-0-8010-4956-9 224 pp. • paper • $19.99 Biblical Theology, Biblical Studies, Theological Interpretation, 978-0-8010-3140-3 Worldview EU rights: SPCK EU rights: SPCK • ebook available ebook available Textbook e Sources course help for professors & study aids for students l For the most complete and updated information on these titles, visit www.bakeracademic.com | www.brazospress.com 15 Bible & Interpretation 1–2 Thessalonians Jeffrey A. D. Weima (PhD, Wycliffe Jeffrey A. D. Weima College, University of Toronto) is professor of New Testament at Calvin Theological Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament Seminary, where he has taught for more than Robert W. Yarbrough and Robert H. Stein, twenty years. He has taught courses all over series editors the world and is the author of several books and articles. “Weima has written a full and authoritative commentary on 1 and 2 Thessalonians that readers will want to consult Also of Interest regularly and frequently. He sets the stage for his exegesis and exposition of each section by laying out the literary The King in His Beauty character and shape of the unit to be discussed. Weima shows A Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments awareness of the current debate on a wide range of issues in Thomas R. Schreiner Thessalonians research, while also ably defending traditional 736 pp. • cloth • $44.99 positions regarding authorship, interpretation, and even 978-0-8010-3939-3 ebook available text-critical matters. I am sure that this commentary will be widely used.”—Stanley E. Porter, McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, Ontario Paul and the “One would be hard-pressed to find a full-length, up-to-date Miraculous treatment of [the Thessalonian Letters] that offers more than A Historical Reconstruction Weima’s. Judicious in judgment, gracious in engagement, Graham H. Twelftree 416 pp. • paper • $35.00 and clear in argument, this commentary catapults Weima to 978-0-8010-2772-7 the front of an increasingly crowded field. It will become a ebook available standard, go-to resource for scholars, ministers, and students alike.”—Todd D. Still, Truett Seminary, Baylor University

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Acts: An Exegetical Craig S. Keener (PhD, Duke University) Commentary, vol. 3 is the F. M. and Ada Thompson Professor of Biblical Studies at Asbury Theological 15:1–23:35 Seminary. He is the author of many books, Craig S. Keener including The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament, Miracles: The In the third volume of this four-volume commentary, Craig Credibility of the New Testament Accounts, Keener continues his detailed exegesis of Acts. The first and numerous commentaries. three volumes cite more than 45,000 extrabiblical ancient references. Also by the Author

Endorsement Acts: An Exegetical Commentary, vol. 1 “Keener’s incredibly detailed megacommentary on Acts is Introduction and 1:1–2:47 Craig S. Keener a scholarly achievement that is unlikely to be surpassed in 1,088 pp. • cloth • $69.99 the foreseeable future. The author has an enviable mastery 978-0-8010-4836-4 over an amazing number of primary and secondary sources, ebook available evident on nearly every page in footnotes providing both Acts: An Exegetical documentation and stimulating discussions. He provides Commentary, vol. 2 in-depth discussions of various critical approaches to the 3:1–14:28 major interpretive issues in Acts, revealing the strengths Craig S. Keener 1,200 pp. • cloth • $69.99 and weaknesses of each position while carefully arguing his 978-0-8010-4837-1 own position. The commentary also includes a rich variety ebook available of informative excursuses that provide detailed analysis of a wide variety of important side issues and topics. Every serious Miracles (2 vols.) student of Acts owes it to herself or himself to carefully work The Credibility of the New Now Available • 1,200 pp. • cloth • $ 59.99 through this significant contribution to scholarship.” Testament Accounts 978-0-8010-4838-8 —David E. Aune, University of Notre Dame Craig S. Keener Commentaries, Gospels/Acts 1,248 pp. • cloth • $65.00 ebook available 978-0-8010-3952-2 ebook available l 16 For the most complete and updated information on these titles, visit www.bakeracademic.com | www.brazospress.com Bible & Interpretation Simon Gathercole (PhD, University of Defending Substitution Durham) is senior lecturer in New Testament studies in the Faculty of Divinity of the An Essay on Atonement in Paul University of Cambridge and Fellow and Simon Gathercole director of studies in theology at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. A leading British New Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology Testament scholar, he has written several Craig A. Evans and Lee Martin McDonald, groundbreaking books. series editors “The meaning of Jesus’s death remains controversial. In this Also of Interest short exploratory study Simon Gathercole draws on a range Paul and the Early of classical as well as biblical sources to argue that for Paul, Jewish Encounter at least, the notion of substitution remained central. Many with Deuteronomy questions remain, but this book will give new energy to the David Lincicum ongoing discussion.”—N. T. Wright, University of St. 304 pp. • paper • $40.00 Andrews, Scotland 978-0-8010-4910-1 USA, Canada, and the UK only “In this little book, Simon Gathercole carefully and convincingly dismisses false dichotomies. The death of Christ is presented in the Bible as both representative and substitutionary. These learned and lucid lectures use the prism Apostle Paul His Life and Theology of modern disputes to take us to the heart of Pauline teaching Udo Schnelle; M. Eugene Boring, on the cross. I highly commend it.”—Mark Dever, pastor, trans. Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington, DC 696 pp. • paper • $45.00 978-0-8010-4892-0 ebook available

May 2015 • 144 pp. • paper • $19.99 978-0-8010-4977-4 Biblical Theology, Pauline Studies, Soteriology ebook available l James W. Thompson (PhD, Vanderbilt The Church according to Paul University) is scholar in residence at the Graduate School of Theology at Abilene Rediscovering the Community Conformed Christian University. He is the editor of to Christ Restoration Quarterly and the author of James W. Thompson numerous books, including Pastoral Ministry according to Paul and Moral Formation “Always with one foot planted firmly in the academy and according to Paul. the other in the church, James Thompson has given us a highly insightful, theologically rich, and timely study of the Also by the Author apostle Paul’s view of the church—one of the best Pauline ecclesiologies in print. This excellent volume should be Moral Formation studied not only by students of Paul but also by all who are according to Paul (rightly) concerned about the identity and mission of the The Context and Coherence of Pauline Ethics church today.”—Michael J. Gorman, St. Mary’s Seminary James W. Thompson & University, Baltimore 272 pp. • paper • $25.00 978-0-8010-3902-7 “The Church according to Paul is as challenging as it is ebook available clever. It is clever because Thompson takes contemporary visions of the church and replaces the language of their Pastoral Ministry proponents with Paul’s own language, thereby upturning according to Paul today’s categories. It is challenging because it virtually dares A Biblical Vision those who are concerned with the state of the church today to James W. Thompson rethink the church according to the mind of Paul. A useful 174 pp. • paper • $20.00 and quite valuable read for anyone interested in either the 978-0-8010-3109-0 ebook available church or the Bible, perhaps even both.”—Raymond F. Collins, Brown University Now Available • 304 pp. • paper • $26.99 978-0-8010-4882-1 Pauline Studies, Ecclesiology ebook available l For the most complete and updated information on these titles, visit www.bakeracademic.com | www.brazospress.com 17 Bible & Interpretation Encountering the Book Douglas J. Moo (PhD, University of St. of Romans Andrews) is Kenneth T. Wessner Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College Graduate A Theological Survey, 2nd ed. School. He has authored many books, Douglas J. Moo including Galatians in the BECNT series, and chaired the Committee on Bible Translation Encountering Biblical Studies for the New International Version revision. Walter A. Elwell, series editor Also of Interest This new edition of Douglas Moo’s accessible guide to the book of Romans has been updated throughout and features Encountering John a new design. The Gospel in Historical, Literary, and Theological Perspective, 2nd ed. Endorsements Andreas J. Köstenberger 304 pp. • paper • $29.99 “It is hard to imagine a more reliable guide to Romans 978-0-8010-4916-3 than Douglas Moo. In this work he distills his knowledge in ebook available a way that is accessible to the ordinary person. If one wants to become acquainted with Paul’s theology and gospel in Romans, this volume is the perfect place to begin.” Interpreting the —Thomas R. Schreiner, Southern Baptist Theological Pauline Epistles, Seminary 2nd ed. Thomas R. Schreiner “This clearly explained, beautifully illustrated introduction 192 pp. • paper • $22.00 978-0-8010-3812-9 to Romans by one of the leading scholars in the field will ebook available be immensely useful to anyone interested in the letter. One Now Available • 240 pp. • paper • $27.99 could not find a more experienced and highly skilled guide 978-0-8010-4966-8 through the terrain of Romans than Douglas Moo. The Pauline Studies well-chosen maps and photographs and the thoughtfully ebook available crafted discussion questions make this book an ideal choice for introductory classes on the letter.”—Frank l Thielman, Beeson Divinity School

A New Heaven and a New Earth J. Richard Middleton (PhD, Free Reclaiming Biblical Eschatology University of Amsterdam) is professor of biblical worldview and exegesis at Northeastern J. Richard Middleton Seminary and adjunct professor of theology at Roberts Wesleyan College. He authored “Richard Middleton plunges boldly into a most-treasured The Liberating Image and coauthored Truth misreading of the Bible. He shows the way in which ‘other- Is Stranger Than It Used to Be and The worldly’ hope of ‘going to heaven’ is a total misread of gospel Transforming Vision. faith. In a demanding, sure-footed way he walks the reader through a rich deposit of biblical texts to make clear that Also of Interest the gospel concerns the transformation of the earth and not escape from it. Middleton summons us to repentance for such The Liberating Image a mistaken understanding that has had disastrous practical The Imago Dei in Genesis 1 implications. When his book catches on, it will have an J. Richard Middleton 304 pp. • paper • $27.00 immense impact on the way in which we think and act about 978-1-58743-110-4 our common future in the gospel, a common future with ebook available important socioeconomic, political derivatives.”—Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary

“Middleton provides a much-needed corrective. This book is so comprehensive, so exegetically based and theologically rich, that Apocalypse it could serve admirably as a basic textbook on biblical theology. and Allegiance I cannot recommend it highly enough.”—Donald A. Hagner, Worship, Politics, and Devotion in the Book Fuller Theological Seminary of Revelation J. Nelson Kraybill 224 pp. • paper • $22.00 978-1-58743-261-3 Now Available • 336 pp. • paper • $26.99 ebook available 978-0-8010-4868-5 Eschatology, Biblical Studies ebook available l 18 For the most complete and updated information on these titles, visit www.bakeracademic.com | www.brazospress.com Bible & Interpretation Francis Martin (SSD, Pontifical Biblical The Gospel of John Institute) is founder and president of Father Francis Martin and William M. Wright IV Francis Martin Ministries (FFMM). He is professor emeritus of New Testament at the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture Dominican House of Studies, a priest of the Peter S. Williamson and Mary Healy, series editors Archdiocese of Washington, DC, and chaplain of the Mother of God Community in Maryland. “This extraordinary book is a result of the rich renewal in William M. Wright IV (PhD, Emory biblical studies that has taken place in the last twenty-five University) is associate professor of theology at years. Increasingly scholars see the importance of putting Duquesne University. historical analysis of the scriptural texts in dialogue with theology, spirituality, and the dogmatic tradition. Francis Also in the Series Martin and William Wright have produced just such a reading of the Gospel of John. Their commentary is textured, The Gospel of Mark smart, accessible, and spiritually alert. I would recommend Mary Healy it to novices and scholars alike.”—Robert Barron, 352 pp. • paper • $21.99 978-0-8010-3586-9 Mundelein Seminary ebook available “Commentaries on John are beyond counting. But amid the many books devoted to this great Gospel, this volume stands out for its easy accessibility, academic thoroughness, and enthusiastic support of the Roman Catholic tradition, its liturgical calendar, and its teachings. Abundant fascinating Acts of the Apostles sidebars draw the reader back in time to both the biblical William S. Kurz, SJ 416 pp. • paper • $22.99 world and the great voices of the Catholic Church. An ideal 978-0-8010-3633-0 commentary for lay leaders, teachers, and priests in the ebook available Catholic tradition.”—Gary M. Burge, Wheaton College and Graduate School May 2015 • 400 pp. • paper • $22.99 978-0-8010-3647-7 Commentaries, Gospels/Acts ebook available l Peter S. Williamson (STD, Pontifical Revelation Gregorian University) holds the Adam Cardinal Peter S. Williamson Maida Chair in Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary. He is the author of Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture several books, including Ephesians in the Peter S. Williamson and Mary Healy, series editors Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture and Catholic Principles for Interpreting Scripture. Seasoned New Testament scholar and popular speaker Peter Williamson interprets Revelation from within the living Also in the Series tradition of the Church for pastoral ministers, lay readers, and students alike. Ephesians Peter S. Williamson Endorsements 224 pp. • paper • $20.00 978-0-8010-3584-5 ebook available “Dr. Williamson, drawing on the best scholarship, has done an excellent job making sense out of a book that is notoriously difficult to interpret. Academically sound, pastorally useful, spiritually inspiring. Highly recommended.”—Ralph Martin, STD, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Archdiocese of Detroit Philippians, Colossians, Philemon “Peter Williamson has written a balanced, clear, Dennis Hamm, SJ informative, and insightful commentary on Revelation that 256 pp. • paper • $20.00 978-0-8010-3646-0 is both Catholic and catholic. Attentive to the first-century ebook available context, the history of interpretation, and Christian liturgy and life, it offers us—like Revelation itself—guidance for the spiritual struggle between the first and second comings of the Lord.”—Michael J. Gorman, St. Mary’s Seminary and University, Baltimore March 2015 • 384 pp. • paper • $22.99 978-0-8010-3650-7 Commentaries, General Epistles/Revelation ebook available l For the most complete and updated information on these titles, visit www.bakeracademic.com | www.brazospress.com 19 Bible & Interpretation First, Second, and Third John George L. Parsenios (PhD, Yale George L. Parsenios University) is associate professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary. Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament He has written two books and several articles Mikeal C. Parsons, Charles H. Talbert, and Bruce W. on the Johannine literature. Longenecker, series editors Also in the Series “Amid a crowded field of commentaries on the Letters of John, Second Corinthians this volume is perhaps first among its peers. At once accessible, Raymond F. Collins thorough, and conversant with the intricacies of the Greek text, 320 pp. • paper • $30.00 Parsenios provides both scholar and preacher with enormously 978-0-8010-3186-1 ebook available valuable insights. This may just become the first commentary many will reach for when working in these short letters.” —Gary M. Burge, Wheaton College and Graduate School

“This concise and able mid-range interaction with John’s letters draws on rich resources—ancient Greco-Roman backgrounds, James and Jude patristic commentators, medieval art, and modern scholarship John Painter like that of Raymond Brown and Judith Lieu. John’s letters are and David A. deSilva seen as a coherent literary development of themes laid down 272 pp. • paper • $30.00 978-0-8010-3634-7 earlier in the Fourth Gospel. Parsenios’s creative exposition will ebook available stimulate fresh reflection on these letters’ literary strategy and on the characteristics of faithful fellowship in the Johannine tradition of ‘christomorphic life.’”—Robert W. Yarbrough, Covenant Theological Seminary Now Available • 208 pp. • paper • $30.00 (maximum discount 40%) 978-0-8010-3342-1 Commentaries, General Epistles/Revelation l ebook available

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“No one is better suited than Parsons for the task of creating Also in the Series such a multifaceted commentary on the Gospel of Luke, and he John delivers an innovative and helpful work—brilliant yet succinct Jo-Ann A. Brant and accessible.”—David B. Gowler, Oxford College of Emory 352 pp. • paper • $30.00 978-0-8010-3454-1 University ebook available “Contract a Greco-Roman historian, a literary critic, and a theologian—or commission Mikeal Parsons! Filled with rich interdisciplinary and intertextual insights, Luke in the Paideia Commentaries is vintage Parsons: tersely brilliant.”—David P. Moessner, Texas Christian University Acts Mikeal C. Parsons “Mikeal Parsons deftly navigates through Luke’s Gospel, 464 pp. • paper • $30.00 attending to its rhetoric, theology, historical context, and 978-0-8010-3188-5 ebook available interpretive history. His rich engagement with the text itself makes this companion volume to his Acts Paideia commentary a welcome read.”—Brittany E. Wilson, Duke University Divinity School

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