Biblical Studies
Books on biblical studies, including reference, commentaries, textual analysis and biblical theology, covering both the Old Testament and the New.
Corporate Decision-Making in the Church of the New Testament
By Jeff Brown
A socio-historical examination of decision-making processes in the New Testament Church, emphasising interaction between the leadership and their congregations.
ISBN: 9780227902790
A Darkened Reading:
A Reception History of the Book of Isaiah in a Divided Church
By Robert L. Knetsch
A challenging view of how church divisions have influenced competing approaches to biblical interpretation, using 19th-century Anglican debate as a model.
ISBN: 9780227174951
ISBN: 9780227903803
Death and Resurrection:
The Shape and Function of a Literary Motif in the Book of Acts
By Dennis J. Horton
An exploration of the motifs of death and resurrection in the Acts of the Apostles, and its theological and sociological role in the Lukan narrative.
ISBN: 9780227173657
ISBN: 9780227903049
Death in Second-Century Christian Thought:
The Meaning of Death in Earliest Christianity
By Jeremiah Mutie
A carefully researched analysis of how the early church developed a distinctively Christian understanding of death, synthesising pagan and scriptural ideas.
ISBN: 9780227175415
ISBN: 9780227904787
The Death of the Messiah and the Birth of the New Covenant:
A (Not-So) New Model of the Atonement
By Michael J. Gorman
A biblically informed study of the Atonement, focussing on the ultimate purpose of Christ's redemptive sacrifice – ushering in a covenant of peace.
ISBN: 9780227174913
ISBN: 9780227903766
Did Jesus Speak Greek?:
The Emerging Evidence of Greek Dominance in First-Century Palestine
By G. Scott Gleaves
A critique of the Aramaic Hypothesis that has dominated historical Jesus studies, suggesting that the language Jesus and his followers spoke was Greek.
ISBN: 9780227175484
ISBN: 9780227905173
Divine Remaking:
St Bonaventure and the Gospel of Luke
By Douglas Dales
An introduction to the thought and writings of the Franciscan theologian St Bonaventure, through his insightful commentary on the Gospel of St Luke.
ISBN: 9780227176535
ISBN: 9780227176276
ISBN: 9780227906019
ISBN: 9780227905999
Dust or Dew:
Immortality in the Ancient Near East and in Psalm 49
By Janet K. Smith
An examination of how Psalm 49, in the context of Ancient Middle Eastern literature, offers insight into the development of Hebrew concepts of the afterlife.
ISBN: 9780227680216
ISBN: 9780227900444
Dynamic Oneness:
The Significance and Flexibility of Paul's One-God Language
By Suzanne Nicholson
A study showing how, through the analysis of key passages in his epistles, Paul's theology was influenced by his understanding of the oneness of God.
ISBN: 9780227173664
ISBN: 9780227903063
Ecclesiology and the Scriptural Narrative of 1 Peter
By Patrick T. Egan
A study of 1 Peter, showing how the text's model of the Church, based on participation in Christ's atoning suffering, is influenced by the Old Testament.
ISBN: 9780227176306
