Probing into numerous questions about gender and sexuality, Dale Martin delves into the
biblical texts anew and unearths surprising findings. Avoiding preconceptions about ancient …

FOR THE PAST SEVERAL years I have been planning to write a book about how Jesus
became God. How is it that a scarcely known, itinerant preacher from the rural backwaters of …

Page 1 MATTHEW From biblical text…to contemporary life MICHAELJ. WILKINS Page 2 THE
NIV APPLICATION COMMENTARYFrombiblicaltext...tocontemporarylife Matthew Page 3 THE …

This is an accessible, comprehensive, and persuasive resource providing detailed evidence
for the resurrection of Jesus. It also demonstrates how to share the material clearly, honestly …

What does it look like to read the texts we now call the gospels like first-and second-century
readers? There is no evidence of anyone regarding the gospel as a book published by an …

A much-overlooked aspect of the Gospel of Matthew is the theme of heaven and earth.
Rather than being a reverential circumlocution for God,'heaven'in Matthew is part of a highly …

Although most people acknowledge that Jesus was a first-century Jew, interpreters of the
Gospels often present him as opposed to Jewish law and customs--especially when …

Since the advent of the cinema, Jesus has frequently appeared in our movie houses and on
our television screens. Indeed, it may well be that more people worldwide know about Jesus …

This book is a revised form of a doctoral dissertation submitted to London School of
Theology in 2006. The presentation of the material has benefited from the addition of a new …

In this sweeping narrative, Michael Satlow tells the fascinating story of how an ancient
collection of obscure Israelite writings became the founding texts of both Judaism and …