From Hope to Despair in Thessalonica: Situating 1 and 2 Thessalonians — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 126): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: Colin R. Nicholl examines the situations giving rise to each Thessalonian Epistle to determine how the two relate historically. His book presents a compelling hypothesis, arguing that the two letters reflect two stages of a single crisis plaguing a recently... Details...

Greco-Roman Culture and the Galilee of Jesus — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series: (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: Greco-Roman Culture and the Galilee of Jesus, the first book-length investigation of this topic, challenges the conventional scholarly view that first-century Galilee was thoroughly Hellenized. Examining architecture, inscriptions, coins, and art from Alexa... Details...

Hebrews and Hermeneutics: The Epistle to the Hebrews as a New Testament Example of Biblical Interpretation — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 36): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This book offers a thesis about the interests underlying the Epistle. Dr Hughes argues that the major concern of the author has been to achieve a theological understanding of the relationship between the now out-moded forms and institutions of Old Testament... Details...

Hebrews and Perfection: An Examination of the Concept of Perfection in the Epistle to the Hebrews — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 47): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: The concept of perfection is central to the Epistle to the Hebrews but what is the precise meaning to be attached to the perfecting of Christ and the perfecting of Christians? Is teleioun to be understood in a cultic or ethical sense, or with reference to gl... Details...

Irony in Mark's Gospel: Text and Subtext — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 72): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: In recent years an increasing number of interpreters have found dramatic and verbal ironies widely distributed in Mark's Gospel. This lucid study makes an important contribution to our understanding of Mark's irony, and combines a literary-critical approach... Details...

Isaiah's Christ in Matthew's Gospel — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 123): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: Matthew's Jesus is typically described as the humble, compassionate messiah. However, Matthew's theologically rich quotation of Isaiah 42.1-4 underscores the manifestation of justice in Jesus' powerful message and deeds, that is thought to accompany the arr... 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...