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Bibliographical details: Schüle, A. (2006). Der Prolog der hebräischen Bibel: Der literar- und theologiegeschichtliche Diskurs der Urgeschichte (Genesis 1–11). Abhandlungen zur Theologie des Alten und Neuen Testaments, vol. 86. Zurich: TVZ. Publisher’s information: Die biblische Urgeschichte erzählt nicht nur von Anfängen, sie ist ein Anfang – derjenige des Alten Testaments, der Hebräischen Bibel. Gemäß der [...]

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Bibliographical details: Theissen, G., and A. Merz. (1998). The Historical Jesus: A Comprehensive Guide, trans. J. Bowden. London: SCM Press. Publisher’s information: This textbook by Germany’s most interesting New Testament scholar and his assistant is likely to become a standard work on Jesus. After surveying the quest for the historical Jesus, it assesses the sources, [...]

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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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Bibliographical details: Rowland, C. (2002). Christian Origins: An Account of the Setting and Character of the Most Important Messianic Sect of Judaism. 2nd ed. London: SPCK. Publisher’s information: This new edition of Professor Rowland’s authoritative classic has been thoroughly revised and updated. In the light of recent work, the author has rewritten the chapter entitled [...]

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Bibliographical details: Eaton, J. H. (2003). The Psalms: A Historical and Spiritual Commentary with an Introduction and New Translation. London: T & T Clark International. Publisher’s information: Remarkably enough, there is a scarcity of modern commentaries on the Psalms for the more general reader, despite the fact that, after the Gospels, they are probably the [...]

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Bibliographical details: Koch, K. (1982). The Prophets. Vol. 1, The Assyrian Period, trans. M. Kohl. London: SCM Press. Publisher’s information: ‘This illuminating study of the major prophets of the Assyrian period, Amos, Hosea, Micah and Isaiah, should be of special interest to Christian readers primarily because the author, professor of OT in the University of [...]

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Bibliographical details: Blenkinsopp, J. (1995). Wisdom and Law in the Old Testament: The Ordering of Life in Israel and Early Judaism. Rev. ed. The Oxford Bible Series. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Publisher’s information: ‘What a pleasure to find a book that takes seriously the meaning and importance of “law” in the Hebrew Bible … This [...]

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Bibliographical details: Goldingay, J. (1995). Models for Interpretation of Scripture. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. Publisher’s information: This definitive study looks at the task of interpreting Scripture by exploring four broad models for understanding Scripture, namely, ‘witnessing tradition,’ ‘authoritative canon,’ ‘inspired word,’ and ‘experienced revelation.’ The diversity of interpretive approaches implied by the use of these [...]

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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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