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  • Paul and the Corinthians

    Leadership, Ordeals, and the Politics of Displacement

    by Dr. Jonathan B. Ensor ...
    Series series The Library of New Testament Studies
    Jonathan B. Ensor revisits the scholarly consensus concerning Paul's intermediate visit to the Corinthians between his first and second epistles. Ensor re-evaluates the textual evidence, interpreting the event through a socio-historical lens that focuses upon ancient trial by ordeal and exit in the context of communal conflict, shedding significant light upon the social behaviours involved in this ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

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  • Jesus and the Eyewitnesses, 2nd ed.

    The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony

    by Richard Bauckham ...
    A groundbreaking work in New Testament studies expanded and updatedWinner of the 2007 Christianity Today Book Award in Biblical Studies, this momentous volume argues that the four Gospels are closely based on the eyewitness testimony of those who personally knew Jesus. Noted New Testament scholar Richard Bauckham challenges the prevailing assumption that the Jesus accounts circulated as "anonymous ... Read more

    $59.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Forgery and Counterforgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics

    The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics

    by Bart D. Ehrman ...
    "Arguably the most distinctive feature of the early Christian literature," writes Bart Ehrman, "is the degree to which it was forged." The Homilies and Recognitions of Clement; Paul's letters to and from Seneca; Gospels by Peter, Thomas, and Philip; Jesus' correspondence with Abgar, letters by Peter and Paul in the New Testament--all forgeries. To cite just a few examples. Forgery and ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Acts: An Exegetical Commentary

    Introduction and 1:1-247

    by Craig Keener ...
    Highly respected New Testament scholar Craig Keener is known for his meticulous and comprehensive research. This commentary on Acts, his magnum opus, may be the largest and most thoroughly documented Acts commentary available. Useful not only for the study of Acts but also early Christianity, this work sets Acts in its first-century context.In this volume, the first of four, Keener introduces the ... Read more

    $57.59 USD

  • The Origins of Early Christian Literature

    Contextualizing the New Testament within Greco-Roman Literary Culture

    by Robyn Faith Walsh ...
    Conventional approaches to the Synoptic gospels argue that the gospel authors acted as literate spokespersons for their religious communities. Whether described as documenting intra-group 'oral traditions' or preserving the collective perspectives of their fellow Christ-followers, these writers are treated as something akin to the Romantic poet speaking for their Volk - a questionable framework ... Read more

    $27.09 USD

  • Women in the Church (Third Edition)

    An Interpretation and Application of 1 Timothy 2:9-15

    by Andreas J. Köstenberger, Thomas R. Schreiner, S. M. Baugh, Denny Burk, Albert Wolters, Robert W. Yarbrough, Theresa Bowen, Monica Brennan, Rosaria Butterfield, Gloria Furman, Mary A. Kassian, Tony Merida, Trillia Newbell ...
    The role of women in the church is more hotly debated today than ever. Christians on all sides of the issue often turn to the apostle Paul's words in 1 Timothy to justify their position, arguing over the meaning and application of this challenging passage. Now in its third edition, this classic exposition of 1 Timothy 2:9–15 includes contributions by Thomas Schreiner, Andreas Köstenberger, Robert ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Paul and the Gift

    by John M. G. Barclay ...
    A fresh scholarly reading of grace in Paul's theologyIn this book esteemed Pauline scholar John Barclay presents a strikingly fresh reading of grace in Paul's theology, studying it in view of ancient notions of "gift" and shining new light on Paul's relationship to Second Temple Judaism.Paul and the Gift centers on divine gift-giving, which for Paul, Barclay says, is focused and fulfilled in the ... Read more

    $70.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Paul, Women, and Wives

    Marriage and Women's Ministry in the Letters of Paul

    by Craig Keener ...
    Paul's letters stand at the center of the dispute over women, the church, and the home, with each side championing passages from the Apostle. Now, in a challenging new attempt to wrestle with these thorny texts, Craig Keener delves as deeply into the world of Paul and the apostles as anyone thus far. Acknowledging that we must take the biblical text seriously, and recognizing that Paul's letters ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

  • Sex and Virtue

    An Introduction to Sexual Ethics

    by John S. Grabowski ...
    Series Book 2 - Catholic Moral Thought
    "Grabowski offers a compelling rationale for the virtue of chastity that takes into account the sensibilities and challenges of the contemporary world" (Raymond Dennehy, Professor Emeritus, University of San Francisco)."A welcome addition to an often contentious literature," Sex and Virtue provides a theological foundation for consideration of the moral dimensions of human sexuality from a Roman ... Read more

    $15.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Stoicism in Early Christianity

    Edited by Tuomas Rasimus, Troels Engberg-Pedersen, Ismo Dunderberg ...
    Highlighting the place of Stoic teaching in early Christian thought, an international roster of scholars challenges the prevailing view that Platonism was the most important philosophical influence on early Christianity. They suggest that early Christians were more often influenced by Stoicism than by Platonism, an insight that sheds new light on the relationship between philosophy and religion at ... Read more

    $33.89 USD

  • The Original Bishops

    Office and Order in the First Christian Communities

    by Alistair Stewart ...
    A Jesus Creed 2015 Book of the YearThis work provides a new starting point for studying the origins of church offices. Alistair Stewart, a leading authority on early Christianity and a meticulous scholar, provides essential groundwork for historical and theological discussions. Stewart refutes a long-held consensus that church offices emerged from collective leadership at the end of the first ... Read more

    $39.59 USD

  • Acts: An Exegetical Commentary

    15:1-23:35

    by Craig Keener ...
    Highly respected New Testament scholar Craig Keener is known for his meticulous and comprehensive research. This commentary on Acts, his magnum opus, may be the largest and most thoroughly documented Acts commentary available. Useful not only for the study of Acts but also early Christianity, this work sets Acts in its first-century context.In this volume, the third of four, Keener continues his ... Read more

    $57.59 USD