Philip R. Davies, Whose Bible Is It Anyway?

Bibliographical details: Davies, P. R. (2004). Whose Bible Is It Anyway? 2nd ed. London: T & T Clark International. Publisher’s information: Can religious writings make sense to any reader who does not accept the reality of the deities to which they refer? Do Christians understand the Old Testament better than the Jews understand their Bible? [...]

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N. T. Wright, The New Testament and the People of God

Bibliographical details: Wright, N. T. (1992). The New Testament and the People of God. Christian Origins and the Question of God, vol. 1. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. Publisher’s information: This major new five-volume project presents a comprehensive, detailed, yet highly readable assessment of the historical and theological questions surrounding the origins of Christianity. ‘In this volume [...]

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Journal of Theological Interpretation 1.1 (2007)

The welcome trend towards an unashamedly theological interpretation of Scripture continues, with one of the latest developments being the launch of the Journal of Theological Interpretation published by Eisenbrauns. The editorial board includes: Joel B. Green, Asbury Theological Seminary, USA (editor-in-chief) Craig Bartholomew, Redeemer College, Canada Tony Cummins, Trinity Western University, Canada Stephen Fowl, Loyola [...]

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Bruce C. Birch, Walter Brueggemann, Terence E. Fretheim and David L. Petersen, A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament

Bibliographical details: Birch, B. C., W. Brueggemann, T. E. Fretheim, and D. L. Petersen. (1999). A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament. Nashville: Abingdon Press. Publisher’s information: This Theological Introduction to the Old Testament helps readers come to a critically informed understanding of the Old Testament as the church’s scripture. It introduces the Old Testament [...]

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John Barton (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation

Bibliographical details: Barton, John (ed.) (1998). The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Publisher’s information: This book provides the first complete guide for students to the present state of biblical studies. The twenty-one specially commissioned chapters are written by established scholars from North America and Britain, and represent both traditional and contemporary [...]

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