ible Interpretation

Bible & Interpretation

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Ancient isrAel’s HistoryAn IntroductIon to Issues And sources

Bill T. Arnold and Richard S. Hess, eds.560 pp. • cloth • $44.99978-0-8010-3930-0ebook available

For tHe Glory oF GodrecoverIng A BIBlIcAl theology of WorshIp

Daniel I. Block432 pp. • cloth • $34.99978-0-8010-2698-0ebook available

invitAtion to tHe PsAlmsA reAder’s guIde for dIscovery And engAgement

Rolf A. Jacobson and Karl N. Jacobson192 pp. • paper • $19.99978-0-8010-3644-6ebook available

encounterinG tHe new testAmentA hIstorIcAl And theologIcAl survey, 3rd ed.Walter A. Elwell and Robert W. Yarbrough448 pp. • cloth • $49.99978-0-8010-3964-5ebook available

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Encountering the Old TestamentA 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

P r a i s e f o r P r e v i o u s E d i t i o n s

“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

“Arnold and Beyer have produced an exciting survey of the Old Testament with the college student specifically in mind. I enthusiastically recommend this volume.” —Tremper Longman III, professor of Old Testament, Westmont College

“For college students who are encountering the Old Testament for the first time, this attractively produced textbook offers a clear and helpful orientation to the world and literature of the Old Testament. The full-color photographs and maps, as well as the user-friendly charts, sidebars, and review aids, combine to invite everyone who opens this book to begin reading it immediately—a refreshing improvement over the standard textbook fare!”—Richard Schultz, Wheaton College

June 2015 • 512 pp. • cloth • $49.99 • 978-0-8010-4953-8Old Testament Survey

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Bill T. Arnold (PhD, Hebrew Union College) is Paul S. Amos Professor of Old Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary. He is the author or editor of twelve books, including Ancient Israel’s History, Encountering the Book of Genesis, and a commentary on 1 and 2 Samuel. Bryan E. Beyer (PhD, Hebrew Union College) is dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Columbia International University, where he has taught for more than 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.

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tHe JewisH world Around tHe new testAmentRichard Bauckham560 pp. • paper • $60.00978-0-8010-3903-4USA and Canada only

tHe testimony oF tHe Beloved disciPlenArrAtIve, hIstory, And theology In the gospel of John

Richard Bauckham320 pp. • paper • $30.00978-0-8010-3485-5

essAys on JoHn And HeBrewsHarold W. Attridge456 pp. • paper • $55.00978-0-8010-4850-0USA and Canada only

interPretinG tHe GosPel oF JoHnA prActIcAl guIde, 2nd ed.Gary M. Burge240 pp. • paper • $24.00978-0-8010-4884-5ebook available

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August 2015 • 240 pp. • paper • $24.99 • 978-0-8010-9612-9Biblical Theology, Gospels/Acts, New Testament General Studies

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Richard Bauckham (PhD, University of Cambridge) is senior scholar at Ridley Hall, Cambridge University, where he teaches for the

Cambridge Federation of Theological Colleges. He is also a visiting professor at St. Mellitus College, London, and emeritus professor of

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.


Gospel of GloryMajor Themes in Johannine Theology

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.

C o n t e n t s 1. “Individualism” 2. Divine and Human Community 3. Glory 4. Cross, Resurrection, and Exaltation 5. Sacraments? 6. Dualisms 7. Dimensions of Meaning in the Gospel’s First Week 8. The Johannine Jesus and the Synoptic Jesus Indexes



GAlAtiAnsDouglas J. Moo496 pp. • cloth • $44.99978-0-8010-2754-3ebook available

ePHesiAnsFrank Thielman544 pp. • cloth • $46.99978-0-8010-2683-6ebook available

Jude And 2 PeterGene L. Green448 pp. • cloth • $42.99978-0-8010-2672-0ebook available

mArkRobert H. Stein848 pp. • cloth • $54.99978-0-8010-2682-9ebook available

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2 CorinthiansGeorge H. Guthrie

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.

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“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

P r a i s e f o r t h e B E C N T S e r i e s

“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 commentaries on the Greek text of the New Testament book or books treated.” —Craig Blomberg, Denver Journal

April 2015 • 736 pp. • cloth • $49.99 • 978-0-8010-2673-7Commentaries, Pauline Studies

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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.

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This Strange and Sacred ScriptureWrestling with the Old Testament and Its Oddities

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

C o n t e n t s 1. Is the Old Testament an Enemy, Stranger, or Friend to the Christian Faith? 2. Our Fleeting Moments in Paradise 3. Darkness over the Face of the Deep 4. The R-Rated Bible 5. Killing All That Breathes: Violence in the Old Testament 6. Male and Female God Created Them: Gender and the Old Testament 7. God Commands Us to Do What?! The Strange Laws of the Bible 8. Is the Law Engraved in Stone? The Dynamic Nature of God’s Law 9. Truth Is Many Sided 10. Drowning in Tears and Raging at God 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 Indexes

Now Available • 272 pp. • paper • $22.99 • 978-0-8010-3979-9Old Testament General Studies

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Matthew Richard Schlimm (PhD, Duke University) is assistant professor of Old Testament at University of Dubuque Theological

Seminary. He previously taught at Duke Divinity School and has held various ministry positions in United Methodist churches. He is the

author of From Fratricide to Forgiveness: The Language and Ethics of Anger in Genesis and coeditor of the CEB Study Bible.

A l s o o f I n t e r e s tcAn we still Believe tHe BiBle?An evAngelIcAl engAgement WIth contemporAry QuestIons

Craig L. Blomberg304 pp. • paper • $19.99978-1-58743-321-4ebook available

From PArAdise to tHe Promised lAndAn IntroductIon to the pentAteuch, 3rd ed.T. Desmond Alexander384 pp. • paper • $29.99978-0-8010-3998-0ebook available

insPirAtion And incArnAtionevAngelIcAls And the proBlem of the old testAment

Peter Enns208 pp. • paper • $19.99978-0-8010-2730-7ebook available

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Bible & InterpretationOld Testament TheologyReading the Hebrew Bible as Christian Scripture

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 applicable to the church in the early twenty-first century.”—David Pettus, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society

“It is [Moberly’s] creative imagination married with his methodological discipline and critical thinking that produce this stimulating volume. . . . Anyone who is interested in thinking deeply about the intersection of scripture and faith would benefit from Moberly’s thoughtful and honest reflections. The book will also be of great import for interfaith dialogue as it uncovers the logic behind how certain texts are construed and translated into doctrinal formulations.”—Kengo Akiyama, Biblical and Early Christian Studies

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

April 2015 • 352 pp. • paper • $29.99 • 978-0-8010-3080-2Biblical Theology, Old Testament General Studies

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R. W. L. Moberly (PhD, University of Cambridge) is professor of theology and biblical interpretation at Durham University, where he has taught for more than twenty-five years. He is the author of eight books, including The Theology of the Book of Genesis; Prophecy and Discernment; and The Bible, Theology, and Faith: A Study of Abraham and Jesus. He is also an ordained priest in the Church of England.


A new testAment BiBlicAl tHeoloGythe unfoldIng of the old testAment In the neW

G. K. Beale1,072 pp. • cloth • $54.99978-0-8010-2697-3ebook available

reAdinG tHe HistoricAl BooksA student’s guIde to engAgIng the BIBlIcAl text

Patricia Dutcher-Walls208 pp. • paper • $21.99978-0-8010-4865-4ebook available

PsAlms As torAHreAdIng BIBlIcAl song ethIcAlly

Gordon J. Wenham256 pp. • paper • $24.00978-0-8010-3168-7ebook available

BeGinninG BiBlicAl HeBrewA grAmmAr And IllustrAted reAder

John A. Cook and Robert D. Holmstedt324 pp. • paper • $39.99978-0-8010-4886-9

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love in tHe GosPel oF JoHnAn exegetIcAl, theologIcAl, And lIterAry study

Francis J. Moloney, SDB272 pp. • cloth • $34.99978-0-8010-4928-6ebook available

tHe GosPel oF mArkA commentAry

Francis J. Moloney416 pp. • paper • $33.00978-0-8010-4841-8ebook available

simon Peter in scriPture And memorythe neW testAment Apostle In the eArly church

Markus Bockmuehl240 pp. • paper • $25.00978-0-8010-4864-7ebook available

elements oF BiBlicAl exeGesisA BAsIc guIde for students And mInIsters, rev. And exp. ed.Michael J. Gorman304 pp. • paper • $21.99978-0-8010-4640-7ebook available

Reading the New Testament in the ChurchA Primer for Pastors, Religious Educators, and Believers

Francis J. Moloney, SDB

“Reading the New Testament in the Church succinctly describes the first-century context, insightfully probes what we know about the ‘historical Jesus,’ 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)

“Frank Moloney, after decades devoted to rigorous yet creative historical analysis of biblical texts and from a lifetime of service to the church, equips religious teachers and 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. Esler, University of Gloucestershire

“Moloney’s latest book is a gift for Catholics who want to read the New Testament as both serious Christians and intelligently critical citizens of the modern world. It will also serve as a comprehensive textbook for students who may read only one book on the subject.”—Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM, Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University and Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California

“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 excellent textbook for seminaries and training programs for deacons and lay Catholic ministers.”—William S. Kurz, SJ, Marquette University

April 2015 • 240 pp. • paper • $22.99 • 978-0-8010-4980-4New Testament Survey, New Testament General Studies

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Francis J. Moloney, SDB (DPhil, University of Oxford), is a Senior Professorial Fellow of Australian Catholic University at its Melbourne campus. He is the former Provincial Superior of the Salesians of Don

Bosco for Australia and the Pacific region and former Katharine Drexel Professor of Religious Studies and dean of the School of Theology

at the Catholic University of America. Father Moloney is a Fellow of 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 of the editorial board for Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament.


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A Compact Guide to the Whole BibleLearning to Read Scripture’s Story

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

C o n t e n t s 1. Reading the Bible as Scripture 2. Reading the Bible as Story 3. The Beginning of the Story: Genesis–Deuteronomy 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 6. The Witness of Israel’s Prophets: Isaiah–Malachi 7. Israel in Waiting: The Time between the Two Testaments 8. The Story of Jesus: The Four Gospels 9. The Story of the Church: Acts and the Letters 10. The Story’s Conclusion: The Revelation to John 11. Epilogue Glossary Index

Now Available • 176 pp. • paper • $17.99 • 978-0-8010-4983-5Biblical Studies

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Robert W. Wall (ThD, Dallas Theological Seminary) is Paul T. Walls Professor of Scripture and Wesleyan Studies at Seattle Pacific University. He has authored numerous journal articles and several books, including commentaries on Revelation, Colossians/Philemon, James, Acts, and the Pastoral Epistles. David R. Nienhuis (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is associate professor of New Testament studies at Seattle Pacific University and the author of Not by Paul Alone: The Formation of the Catholic Epistle Collection and the Christian 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.

A l s o o f I n t e r e s tinductive BiBle studyA comprehensIve guIde to the prActIce of hermeneutIcs

David R. Bauer and Robert A. Traina464 pp. • paper • $32.99978-0-8010-9743-0ebook available

HAndBook on tHe new testAment use oF tHe old testAmentexegesIs And InterpretAtIon

G. K. Beale192 pp. • paper • $17.99978-0-8010-3896-9ebook available

A BAsic Guide to interPretinG tHe BiBleplAyIng By the rules, 2nd ed.Robert H. Stein240 pp. • paper • $21.99978-0-8010-3373-5ebook available

A HAndBook oF new testAment exeGesisCraig L. Blomberg with Jennifer Foutz Markley320 pp. • paper • $24.99978-0-8010-3177-9ebook available



Matthewstanley 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%) • 978-1-58743-381-8Commentaries, Gospels/Acts, Theological InterpretationEU rights: SCM-Canterbury Press

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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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2 SamuelRobert Barron

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.


“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

N o w A v a i l a b l e i n t h e S e r i e s

GenesisR. R. Reno

LeviticusEphraim Radner

NumbersDavid L. Stubbs

DeuteronomyTelford Work

1 SamuelFrancesca Aran Murphy

1 & 2 KingsPeter J. Leithart

Ezra & NehemiahMatthew Levering

Esther & DanielSamuel Wells and George Sumner

Proverbs & EcclesiastesDaniel J. Treier

Song of SongsPaul J. Griffiths

EzekielRobert W. Jenson

JonahPhillip Cary

MatthewStanley Hauerwas

LukeDavid Lyle Jeffrey

ActsJaroslav Pelikan

ColossiansChristopher R. Seitz

The Pastoral Epistles with Philemon & JudeRisto Saarinen

1 & 2 PeterDouglas Harink

RevelationJoseph L. Mangina

May 2015 • 240 pp. • cloth • $29.99 • 978-1-58743-291-0Commentaries, Historical Books, Theological Interpretation

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Robert Barron (STD, Institut Catholique de Paris) is rector of Mundelein Seminary and president of the University of St. Mary

of the Lake. He founded Word on Fire, a Catholic ministry of evangelism, and has written numerous books, including Exploring

Catholic Theology, Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith, and The Priority of Christ.

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Bible & InterpretationThe Cultural World of the BibleAn Illustrated Guide to Manners and Customs, 4th ed.

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.

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“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.” —Mark S. Smith, Skirball New York University

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June 2015 • 320 pp. • paper • $26.99 • 978-0-8010-4973-6Old Testament Backgrounds/Historical Studies/Archaeology, New Testament Backgrounds/Historical Studies/ArchaeologyPreviously published as Manners and Customs in the Bible, 3rd ed.

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Victor H. Matthews (PhD, Brandeis University) is dean of the College of Humanities and Public Affairs and professor of religious studies at Missouri State University, where he has taught for thirty years. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books on the Old Testament and its world, including The Hebrew Prophets and Their Social World, The Old Testament: Text and Context, Studying the Ancient Israelites, and Old Testament Turning Points.

tHe old testAment: text And context, 3rd ed.Victor H. Matthews and James C. Moyer336 pp. • paper • $35.00978-0-8010-4835-7ebook available

tHe HeBrew ProPHets And tHeir sociAl worldAn IntroductIon, 2nd ed.Victor H. Matthews256 pp. • paper • $27.00978-0-8010-4861-6ebook available

reAdinGs From tHe Ancient neAr eAstprImAry sources for old testAment study

Bill T. Arnold and Bryan E. Beyer, eds.240 pp. • paper • $24.99978-0-8010-2292-0

APocAlyPticism in tHe BiBle And its worldA comprehensIve IntroductIon

Frederick J. Murphy448 pp. • paper • $40.00978-0-8010-3978-2ebook available


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(Deut. 21:10–14) or concubines, and construction workers (2 Sam. 12:31). Not all prisoners of war, however, were spared to become slaves. In one instance (2 Sam. 8:2) David executed two-thirds of his Moabite prisoners, perhaps to strike terror into the people of that nation.

Solomon’s public works projects were built by forced labor battalions drafted from the Israelite villages (1 Kings 5:13–18). The text states that Is-raelites were not to be relegated to the status of slaves since their role was to serve in the army and in positions of authority (1 Kings 9:22). By whatever title, Israelite “workers” would have been required to participate in the grandiose building programs of their kings along with the levies of captured Canaanite slaves (1 Kings 9:20–21).

Due to periodic economic downturns, droughts, or the heavy taxes imposed on them, poor Israelites occasionally were forced to become slaves, selling themselves or members of their family into slavery to satisfy a debt (see Amos 2:6). According to the Covenant Code of law, this servitude was to only last six years for males; in the seventh they were freed and their debt cancelled (Exod. 21:2). Another law pro-tecting the rights of slaves is recorded in Exodus 21:26–27. This statute required that male and female slaves be freed if their masters had brutalized them. This early legal code (Exod. 21:7–11) also stated that daughters, sold by their father into slavery, did not obtain their freedom in the same way as males. Many of these women became concubines or wives, and thus their position as slaves or free women was determined by their eventual marital status.

The later Deuteronomic Code (dating to after 620 BCE) also required that slaves be freed after six years of service (in a similar case, CH 117 mandated only three years of service) and that they should not be sent away empty-handed (Deut. 15:12–15). In other words, former debt slaves are given some form of economic support so they do not immediately fall back into debt service. This Deuteronomic Code further

with their father for this crime, leaving no direct male heir to inherit the property (2 Kings 9:26).

When Ahab, as the ultimate heir of property within the kingdom, goes to take possession of Naboth’s field, he is confronted there by the prophet Elijah (1 Kings 21:15–19). The king and his entire family are cursed for having “sold themselves” in order to take possession of land that is not theirs. The “King’s Call to Justice” theme, employed here by the Deuteronomistic Historian, emphasizes that even the king is not above the law and will be called to justice by Yahweh, a justice that will affect his rule and that of his descendants. This same theme also occurs in the narrative of David’s adul-tery with Bathsheba (2 Sam. 12:1–23) and of Solomon’s idolatry (1 Kings 11:1–13).

Slavery

Slavery was a part of Israelite tribal society from the earliest periods. Abra-ham acquired at least two slaves in his travels, Eliezer of Damascus (Gen. 15:2) and the Egyptian woman Hagar (Gen. 16:1). It is unclear how many slaves were held by the Israelites during the early settlement period. The Judges narra-tive notes that Gibeon’s son Abimelech was born to a slave woman (Judg. 9:18), and it is likely that raids and warfare provided some slaves (1 Sam. 4:9). The number of slaves increased significantly during the early monarchy due to Da-vid’s almost continuous wars, which pro-vided a steady flow of prisoners. These non-Israelite men and women became perpetual household servants, wives

Fig. 3.10. Stele of Hammurabi, depicting the king before a seated deity; the rest of the stele is inscribed with the Code of Hammurabi. (Baker Photo Archive/Musée du Louvre; Autorisation de photographer et de filmer—LOUVRE)

The King’s Call to Justice Motif

• The king sins.• The king is confronted by a prophet about his sin.• The king repents.• The punishment that should be imposed on the king is instead im-

posed on the next generation.

If an obligation is out-standing against a man and he sells or gives into debt service his wife, his son, or his daughter, they shall perform service in the house of their buyer or of the one who holds them in debt service for three years; their release shall be secured in the fourth year (CH 117; LCMAM, 103).

(Unpublished manuscript—copyright protected Baker Publishing Group) (Unpublished manuscript—copyright protected Baker Publishing Group)



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GalatiansPeter Oakes

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Bible & InterpretationThe Kingdom according to Luke and ActsA Social, Literary, and Theological Introduction

Karl Allen Kuhn

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C o n t e n t s Introduction: The Heart of Luke’s Witness to the Kingdom

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Part 3: luke’s kingdom story

9. Yahweh Is King and Lord of All 10. The Corruption and Redemption of Creation

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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 10. Time and Aspect in New Testament Greek: A Response to K. L. McKay 11. Three Arguments regarding Aspect and Temporality: A Response to Buist Fanning, with an Excursus on Aspectually Vague Verbs 12. The Perfect Tense-Form and Stative Aspect: The Meaning of the Greek Perfect Tense-Form in the Greek Verbal System

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13. A Register Analysis of Mark 13: Toward a Context of Situation 14. The Grammar of Obedience: Matthew 28:19–20 15. Verbal Aspect and Synoptic Relations 16. Study of John’s Gospel: New Directions or the Same Old Paths? 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? 20. Proper Nouns in the New Testament 21. Hyponymy and the Trinity

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Douglas J. Moo (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is Kenneth T. Wessner Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College Graduate School. He has authored many books, including Galatians in the BECNT series, and chaired the Committee on Bible Translation for the New International Version revision.


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Encountering the Book of RomansA Theological Survey, 2nd ed.douglas J. moo

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This new edition of Douglas Moo’s accessible guide to the book of Romans has been updated throughout and features a new design.


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The Gospel of JohnFrancis martin and william m. wright iv

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Peter S. Williamson and mary healy, series editors

“This extraordinary book is a result of the rich renewal in biblical studies that has taken place in the last twenty-five years. Increasingly scholars see the importance of putting historical analysis of the scriptural texts in dialogue with theology, spirituality, and the dogmatic tradition. Francis Martin and William Wright have produced just such a reading of the Gospel of John. Their commentary is textured, smart, accessible, and spiritually alert. I would recommend it to novices and scholars alike.”—Robert Barron, Mundelein Seminary

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Seasoned New Testament scholar and popular speaker Peter Williamson interprets Revelation from within the living tradition of the Church for pastoral ministers, lay readers, and students alike.


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Peter S. Williamson (STD, Pontifical Gregorian University) holds the Adam Cardinal Maida Chair in Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary. He is the author of several books, including Ephesians in the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture and Catholic Principles for Interpreting Scripture.


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George L. Parsenios (PhD, Yale University) is associate professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary. He has written two books and several articles on the Johannine literature.


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First, Second, and Third JohnGeorge l. Parsenios



“Amid a crowded field of commentaries on the Letters of John, this volume is perhaps first among its peers. At once accessible, thorough, and conversant with the intricacies of the Greek text, Parsenios provides both scholar and preacher with enormously 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

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Lukemikeal c. Parsons



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“Mikeal Parsons deftly navigates through Luke’s Gospel, attending to its rhetoric, theology, historical context, and 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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Mikeal C. Parsons (PhD, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the Kidd L. and Buna Hitchcock Macon Chair in Religion at Baylor University. He is the author of Acts in the Paideia series and serves as editor of Perspectives in Religious Studies.


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