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Andreas J. Köstenberger, A Theology of John’s Gospel and Letters: The Word, the Christ and the Son of God Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009.
Stephen J. Bedard, Meaford, ON04/03/2010
Craig R. Koester, The Word of Life: A Theology of John’s Gospel Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008.
Rocky Fong, McMaster Divinity College04/03/2010
Andrew Chester, Messiah and Exaltation: Jewish Messianic and Visionary Traditions and New Testament Christology WUNT, 1.207; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2007.
Andrew W. Pitts, McMaster Divinity College04/03/2010
Nancy Calvert-Koyzis, Paul, Monotheism and the People of God: The Significance of Abraham for the Traditions for Early Judaism and Christianity JSNTSup, 273; London/New York: T. & T. Clark International, 2005.
Andrew W. Pitts, McMaster Divinity College03/20/2010
James F. Davis, Lex Talionis in Early Judaism and the Exhortation of Jesus in Matthew 5.38-42 JSNTSup, 281; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2005.
Andrew W. Pitts, McMaster Divinity College03/20/2010
Jung Hoon Kim, The Significance of Clothing Imagery in the Pauline Corpus JSNTSup, 268; London/New York: T. & T. Clark International, 2005.
Andrew W. Pitts, McMaster Divinity College02/14/2010
John S. Kloppenborg with John W. Marshall (eds.), Apocalypticism, Anti-Semitism and the Historical Jesus: Subtexts in Criticism JSHJ; JSNTSup, 275; London/New York: T. & T. Clark International, 2005.
Andrew W. Pitts, McMaster Divinity College02/14/2010
Barry C. Joslin, Hebrews, Christ, and the Law: The Theology of the Mosaic Law in Hebrews 7:1–10:18 Paternoster Biblical Monographs; Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2008.
Bryan R. Dyer, McMaster Divinity College01/12/2009
Jorunn Økland, Women in their Place: Paul and the Corinthian Discourse of Gender and Sanctuary Space JSNTSup, 269; London: T. & T. Clark, 2004.
Justin A.J. Comber, McMaster Divinity College01/12/2009
Richard Liong-Seng Phua, Idolatry and Authority: A Study of 1 Corinthians 8.1–11.1 in the Light of the Jewish Diaspora LNTS, 299; London: T. & T. Clark, 2005.
Christopher Land, McMaster Divinity College01/12/2009
Kasper Bro Larsen, Recognizing the Stranger: Recognition Scenes in the Gospel of John Biblical Interpretation Series, 93. Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2008.
Michael P. Knowles, McMaster Divinity College08/3/2009
Charles E. Hill, The Johannine Corpus in the Early Church Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.
Beth Stovell, McMaster Divinity College08/3/2009
George M. Wieland, The Significance of Salvation: A Study of Salvation Language in the Pastoral Epistles Paternoster Biblical Monographs; Carlisle: Paternoster, 2006.
Matthew Forrest Lowe , McMaster Divinity College08/3/2009
Brevard S. Childs, The Church’s Guide for Reading Paul: The Canonical Shaping of the Pauline Corpus Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008.
Brad Williams, McMaster Divinity College08/03/2009
Stanley E. Porter (ed.), The Messiah in the Old and New Testaments McMaster New Testament Studies; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007.
Benjamin J. Baxter , Oakridge Bible Chapel, Oakville, ON05/31/2009
Warren Carter, John and Empire: Initial Explorations London and New York: T. & T. Clark, 2008.
Matthew Forrest Lowe , McMaster Divinity College05/31/2009
Thomas A. Robinson, Mastering New Testament Greek: Essential Tools for Students Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 3rd edn, 2007.
Benjamin J. Baxter , Oakridge Bible Chapel, Oakville, ON05/31/2009
Michael W. Holmes, The Apostolic Fathers in English Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 3rd edn, 2006.
Jon Stovell, McMaster Divinity College05/31/2009
Charles H. Talbert, Ephesians and Colossians Paideia Commentaries on the New Testament; Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2007.
Byung Pill Choi, McMaster Divinity College05/31/2009
Charles H. Talbert, Reading the Sermon on the Mount: Character Formation and Ethical Decision Making in Matthew 5–7 Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006.
Francis Pang, McMaster Divinity College05/31/2009
David, E. Aune (ed.), Rereading Paul Together: Protestant and Catholic Perspectives on Justification Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006.
Brad Williams, McMaster Divinity College12/25/2008
David L. Dungan, Constantine’s Bible: Politics and the Making of the New Testament Minneapolis: Fortress, 2007.
Stephen L. Young , Brown University, Department of Religious Studies 12/25/2008
Magnus Zetterholm, The Formation of Christianity in Antioch: A Social-Scientific Approach to the Separation between Judaism and Christianity Routledge Early Church Monographs Series; Abingdon: Routledge, 2003; repr. New York: Routledge, 2005.
Matthew Forrest Lowe , McMaster Divinity College12/25/2008
Brian S. Rosner, Greed as Idolatry: The Origin and Meaning of a Pauline Metaphor Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007.
Matthew Forrest Lowe , McMaster Divinity College12/25/2008
T.J. Kraus, Ad fontes: Original Manuscripts and their Significance for Studying Early Christianity—Selected Essays Texts and Editions for New Testament Study, 3; Leiden: Brill, 2007.
Andrew W. Pitts, McMaster Divinity College12/25/2008
L. Ann Jervis, At the Heart of the Gospel: Suffering in the Earliest Christian Message Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007.
Matthew Forrest Lowe , McMaster Divinity College12/25/2008
Stanley E. Porter (ed.), Paul and his Theology PAST, 3; Leiden: Brill, 2006.
Andrew W. Pitts, McMaster Divinity College11/22/2008
Paul Rhodes Eddy and Gregory A. Boyd, The Jesus Legend: A Case for the Historical Reliability of the Synoptic Tradition Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2007.
Andrew W. Pitts, McMaster Divinity College07/22/2008
Fernando F. Segovia and R.S. Sugirtharajah (eds.), A Postcolonial Commentary on the New Testament Writings The Bible and Postcolonialism, 13; London/New York: T. & T. Clark, 2007.
Matthew Forrest Lowe, McMaster Divinity College11/22/2008
Jerry L. Sumney, Philippians: A Greek Student’s Intermediate Reader Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2007.
Jan Nylund, McMaster Divinity College11/22/2008
Sheila E. McGinn (ed.), Celebrating Romans: Template for Pauline Theology Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004.
Jae Hyun Lee, McMaster Divinity College07/22/2008
BibleWorks LLC, BibleWorks 7 Norfolk, VA: BibleWorks, 2006.
James D. Dvorak, McMaster Divinity College05/14/2008
Kuo-Wei Peng, Hate the Evil, Hold Fast to the Good: Structuring Romans 12:1—15:13 LNTS, 300; London: T&T Clark, 2006.
Andrew W. Pitts, McMaster Divinity College05/10/2008
Thomas R. Yoder Neufeld, Recovering Jesus: The Witness of the New Testament London: SPCK; Grand Rapids: Brazos, 2007.
Matthew Forrest Lowe, McMaster Divinity College05/10/2008
Brant Pitre, Jesus, the Tribulation, and the End of the Exile: Restoration Eschatology and the Origin of the Atonement WUNT, 2.204; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck; Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2005; repr. 2006.
Matthew Forrest Lowe, McMaster Divinity College05/10/2008
Logos Research Systems, Scholar’s Library: Gold. Logos Bible Software 3 Belling, WA: Logos Research Systems, 2006. Software. DV.
Andrew W. Pitts, McMaster Divinity College04/14/2008
Dale C. Allison, Jr, Studies in Matthew: Interpretation Past and Present Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005.
James D. Dvorak, McMaster Divinity College03/29/2008
Robert L. Plummer, Paul’s Understanding of the Church’s Mission Paternoster Biblical Monographs; Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2006.
James D. Dvorak, McMaster Divinity College03/29/2008
Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2006.
Stephen J. Bedard, Meaford, ON03/29/2008
N.T. Wright, The Resurrection of the Son of God Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2003.
Stephen J. Bedard, Meaford, ON03/29/2008
Panayotis Coutsoumpos, Community, Conflict, and the Eucharist in Roman Corinth: The Social Setting of Paul’s Letter Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2006.
Brandon Wason, Candler School of Theology, Emory University03/29/2008
Craig A. Evans, Ancient Texts for New Testament Studies: A Guide to the Background Literature Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2005.
Matthew Forrest Lowe, McMaster Divinity College03/29/2008
Loveday C.A. Alexander, Acts in its Ancient Literary Context: A Classicist Looks at the Acts of the Apostles LNTS, 298; ECC; London: T. & T. Clark, 2006; pbk edn, 2007.
Andrew W. Pitts, McMaster Divinity College03/22/2008
Darrell L. Bock, The Missing Gospels: Unearthing the Truth behind Alternative Christianities Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2006.
Stephen J. Bedard, Meaford, ON03/22/2008
I. Howard Marshall et al., Beyond the Bible: Moving from Scripture to Theology Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology; Grand Rapids: Baker Academic; Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2004.
Michael P. Knowles, McMaster Divinity College03/22/2008
Stanley E. Porter (ed.), Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation London/New York: Routledge, 2007.
James D. Dvorak, McMaster Divinity College03/22/2008
Keith Warrington, Discovering the Holy Spirit in the New Testament Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2005.
Andrew K. Gabriel, McMaster Divinity College03/22/2008
Josep Rius-Camps and Jenny Read-Heimerdinger, The Message of Acts in Codex Bezae: A Comparison with the Alexandrian Tradition. II. Acts 6.1–12.25: From Judaea and Samaria to the Church in Antioch LNTS, 302; New York/London: T. & T. Clark, 2006.
Sean A. Adams, McMaster Divinity College03/22/2008
Thomas R. Hatina (ed.), Biblical Interpretation in Early Christian Gospels. I. The Gospel of Mark London: T. & T. Clark International, 2006.
Andrew W. Pitts, McMaster Divinity College03/22/2008
Michelle V. Lee, Paul, the Stoics, and the Body of Christ SNTSMS, 137; Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Andrew W. Pitts, McMaster Divinity College03/22/2008
Pamela E. Kinlaw, The Christ is Jesus: Metamorphosis, Possession, and Johannine Christology SBL Academia Biblica, 18; Leiden: Brill, 2005.
Douglas Estes, San Jose, CA03/22/2008
Larry W. Hurtado, The Earliest Christian Artifacts: Manuscripts and Christian Origins Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2006.
Sean A. Adams, McMaster Divinity College03/22/2008
Anthony C. Thiselton, Thiselton on Hermeneutics: Collected Works with New Essays Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2006.
Sean A. Adams, McMaster Divinity College03/22/2008
L.L. Welborn, Paul, the Fool of Christ: A Study of 1 Corinthians 1–4 in the Comic-Philosophic Tradition JSNTSup, 293; New York: T. & T. Clark International, 2005.
Sean A. Adams, McMaster Divinity College12/10/2007
Astuhiro Asano, Community-Identity Construction in Galatians: Exegetical, Social-Anthropological and Socio-Historical Studies JSNTSup, 285; New York: T. & T. Clark, 2005.
Andrew W. Pitts, McMaster Divinity College12/10/2007
Stephen E. Fowl, Philippians Two Horizons New Testament Commentary; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005.
Sean A. Adams, McMaster Divinity College12/10/2007
Loveday Alexander, Acts in Its Ancient Literary Context: A Classicist Looks at the Acts of the Apostles LNTS, 289; New York: T. & T. Clark International, 2005.
Sean A. Adams, McMaster Divinity College12/10/2007
Chang-Wook Jung, The Original Language of the Lukan Infancy Narrative JSNTSup, 267; New York: T. & T. Clark, 2004.
Sean A. Adams, McMaster Divinity College12/10/2007
James D.G. Dunn, A New Perspective on Jesus: What the Quest for the Historical Jesus Missed Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005.
Ronald D. Peters, McMaster Divinity College12/10/2007
Ivan Shing Chung Kwong, The Word Order of the Gospel of Luke: Its Foregrounded Message Library of New Testament Studies, 298; Studies in New Testament Greek, 12; London: T. & T. Clark, 2005.
Andrew W. Pitts, McMaster Divinity College12/10/2007
Bruce W. Longenecker, Rhetoric at the Boundaries: The Art and Theology of New Testament Chain-Link Transitions Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2005.
Andrew W. Pitts, McMaster Divinity College12/10/2007
Donald L. Denton, Jr, Historiography and Hermeneutics in Jesus Studies: An Examination of the Work of John Dominic Crossan and Ben F. Meyer JSNTSup, 262; JSHJSup; London and New York: T. & T. Clark, 2004.
Andrew W. Pitts, McMaster Divinity College12/10/2007
Fredrick J. Long, Ancient Rhetoric and Paul’s Apology: the Composi- tional Unity of 2 Corinthians SNTSMS, 131; Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Andrew W. Pitts, McMaster Divinity College12/10/2007
Ray Van Neste, Cohesion and Structure in the Pastoral Epistles JSNTSSup, 280; New York/London: T. & T. Clark, 2005.
Sean A. Adams, McMaster Divinity College02/10/2007
Albert Wifstrand, Epochs and Styles: Selected Writings on the New Testament, Greek Language and Greek Culture in the Post-Classical Era ed. Lars Rydbeck and Stanley E. Porter; trans. Denis Searby; WUNT, 179; Tübingen: Mohr–Siebeck, 2005.
Sean A. Adams, McMaster Divinity College02/10/2007
Karen H. Jobes, 1 Peter Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament; Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005.
James D. Dvorak, McMaster Divinity College02/10/2007
I. Howard Marshall, New Testament Theology: Many Witnesses, One Gospel Downers Grove: IVP, 2004.
Lois K. Fuller, McMaster Divinity College02/10/2007
Craig S. Keener, The Gospel of John: A Commentary 2 vols.; Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2003.
Sean A. Adams, McMaster Divinity College01/05/2007
John Riches and David C. Sim (eds.), The Gospel of Matthew in Its Roman Imperial Context JSNTSup, 276; New York/London: T. & T. Clark [Continuum], 2005.
Matthew Forrest Lowe, McMaster Divinity College01/05/2007
Loren T. Stuckenbruck and Wendy E.S. North (eds.), Early Jewish and Christian Monotheism London: T. & T. Clark [Continuum], 2004.
Steve Bedard, Meaford, ON01/05/2007
John Granger Cook, The Interpretation of the New Testament in Greco- Roman Paganism Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2000; [repr. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2002].
Matthew Forrest Lowe, McMaster Divinity College01/05/2007
Moisés Silva, Philippians BECNT; Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2nd edn, 2005.
Sean A. Adams, McMaster Divinity College11/17/2005
Kenneth Duncan Litwak, Echoes of Scripture in Luke–Acts: Telling the History of God’s People Intertextually JSNTSup, 282; New York: T. & T. Clark, 2005.
Sean A. Adams, McMaster Divinity College11/17/2005
Douglas A. Campbell, The Quest for Paul’s Gospel: A Suggested Strategy JSNTSup, 274; New York: T. & T. Clark, 2005.
Sean A. Adams, McMaster Divinity College11/17/2005
P.J. Williams, Andrew D. Clarke, Peter M. Head and David Instone- Brewer (eds.), The New Testament in Its First Century Setting: Essays on Context and Background in Honour of B.W. Winter on His 65th Birthday Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004).
Sean A. Adams, McMaster Divinity College11/17/2005
Todd Klutz (ed.), Magic in the Biblical World: From the Rod of Aaron to the Ring of Solomon JSNTSup, 245; New York: T. & T. Clark.
Sean A. Adams, McMaster Divinity College10/10/2005
Tricia Gates Brown, Spirit in the Writings of John: Johannine Pneumatology in Social-Scientific Perspective JSNTSup, 253; London: T. & T. Clark International, 2003).
Andrew K. Gabriel, McMaster Divinity College10/10/2005
C.K. Barrett, Acts: A Shorter Commentary (London: T. & T. Clark, 2002).
Lee Beach, McMaster Divinity College10/10/2005
Bruce W. Longenecker, with excerpts from Ben Witherington III, The Lost Letters of Pergamum: A Story from the New Testament World (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2003).
Matthew Forrest Lowe, McMaster Divinity College06/12/2005
David E. Garland, 1 Corinthians Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament; Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003).
Jae Hyun Lee, McMaster Divinity College06/12/2005
Alan J.P. Garrow, The Gospel of Matthew’s Dependence on the Didache (JSNTSup 254; New York/London: T & T Clark, 2004).
Sean A. Adams, McMaster Divinity College06/12/2005
George K. Barr, Scalometry and the Pauline Epistles (JSNT Sup Series, 261; New York and London: T. & T. Clark, 2004).
Sean A. Adams, McMaster Divinity College06/06/2005
Susan Miller, Women in Mark’s Gospel (JSNT Sup Series, 266; London and New York: T. & T. Clark [Continuum], 2004).
Lois Fuller, McMaster Divinity College / Emmanuel Bible College06/06/2005
C. Marvin Pate, Communities of the Last Days: The Dead Sea Scrolls, the New Testament and the Story of Israel (Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2000).
Daniel So, McMaster Divinity College06/06/2005
Josep Ruis-Camps and Jenny Read-Heimerdinger, The Message of Acts in Codex Bezae: A Comparison with the Alexandrian Tradition I. Acts 1.1–5.42: Jerusalem x(JSNTSup, 257; New York/London: T. & T. Clark, 2004).
Sean A. Adams, McMaster Divinity College06/06/2005
Ben Witherington, III, New Testament History: A Narrative Account (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2001).
David A. Huctwith, McMaster Divinity College05/30/2005
Richard A. Burridge, What Are the Gospels? A Comparison with Graeco-Roman Biography (Biblical Resource Series; Grand Rapids/ Cambridge, UK: Eerdmans, 2nd edn, 2004).
Sean A. Adams, McMaster Divinity College05/30/2005
James G. Crossley, The Date of Mark’s Gospel: Insight from the Law in Earliest Christianity (JSNTSup 266. London/New York: T. & T. Clark [Continuum], 2004).
Lois Fuller, McMaster Divinity College / Emmanuel Bible College05/30/2005

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