Jeremiah 2: A Commentary on the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah, Chapters 26–52: (Augsburg Fortress) Publisher's Comments:Includes a full introduction, which deals with the development of the text and the literary development from the earlist dictated scrolls to its final form. Details...

Jesus according to Paul- Series: Understanding Jesus Today: (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: Paul's letters are the earliest surviving Christian writings and therefore the earliest documentary evidence for what Jesus' followers knew and said about him. The present volume deals with questions frequently asked about Paul, examines what can be known a... Details...

Jesus and the Angels: Angelology and the Christology of the Apocalypse of John — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 95): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This study is an examination of the influence of angelology on the Christology of the Apocalypse of John. In the Apocalypse, Jesus appears in glorious form reminiscent of angels in Jewish and Christian literature. Dr. Carrell asks what significance this has... Details...

Jesus of Nazareth in New Testament Preaching — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 27): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This book argues that an account of the life and character of Jesus formed an integral part of the early church's preaching. Against many modern scholars, Dr Stanton seeks to show that interest in the life of Jesus was not a late development within primitiv... Details...

Jesus und der Täufer Schlüssel zur Theologie und Ethik des Lukas — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 99): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This German language title presents a new interpretation of Luke's theology and ethics. The author demonstrates how Luke develops his theological agenda by contrasting the teaching of Jesus with that of John the Baptist. Throughout his writing, Luke develop... Details...

Jesus' Defeat of Death: Persuading Mark's Early Readers — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 125): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: Peter Bolt explores the impact of Mark's Gospel on early readers in the first-century Graeco-Roman world. Focusing upon the thirteen characters in Mark who come to Jesus for healing or exorcism, Bolt analyzes their crucial role in the communication of the G... Details...

Jewish Communities in Asia Minor — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 69): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments:Scholarly assessment of Jewish communities in the Hellenistic and Graeco-Roman Diaspora has generally been dominated by our knowledge of the large and influential communities in Rome and Alexandria. This is the first study to draw together the evidence for si... Details...

John 1: A Commentary on the Gospel of John, Chapter 1—6: (Augsburg Fortress) Publisher's Comments:Contains a number of valuable insights. The introductory material on Johannine criticism is some of the clearest exposition for students available anywhere. Details...

John 2: A Commentary on the Gospel of John, Chapters 7—21: (Augsburg Fortress) Publisher's Comments:Contains a number of valuable insights. The introductory material on Johannine criticism is some of the clearest exposition for students available anywhere. Details...

John as Storyteller: Narrative Criticism and the Fourth Gospel — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 73): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: In this widely acclaimed study of John's Gospel, Mark W.G. Stibbe shows how the fourth evangelist uses all the tactics of a skilled storyteller to promote his distinctive Christology. Literary and historical methodologies are integrated by the author in his... Details...