The Myth of a Gentile Galilee — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 118): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This investigation of Galilee during the time of Jesus demonstrates that, contrary to the perceptions of many New Testament scholars, the overwhelming majority of Galilee's population were Jews. Utilizing the gospels, the writings of the Jewish historian Jo... Details...

The Myth of a Gentile Galilee — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 118): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This investigation of Galilee during the time of Jesus demonstrates that, contrary to the perceptions of many New Testament scholars, the overwhelming majority of Galilee's population were Jews. Utilizing the gospels, the writings of the Jewish historian Jo... Details...

The New Testament Christological Hymns: Their Historical Religious Background — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 15): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: A study of the hymnic and liturgical material in the New Testament which describes Christ’s nature and person. Professor Sanders analyzes the hymns in detail and finds in them a common mythological pattern. He traces its origin to a particular and unortho... Details...

The New Testament Concept of Witness — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 31): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: Terms like ‘witness' and ‘testimony' occur frequently in religious contexts and have special significance there, culminating in the development of the Greek martus (witness) into the English ‘martyr'. They also have a legal context, and Professor Trit... Details...

The Paradox of Salvation: Luke's Theology of the Cross — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 87): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This study refutes the allegation that Luke showed no systematic thought about the significance of Jesus' death. Doble focuses on the unique features of Luke's death scene and extends the results into the account of Jesus' final days; he demonstrates how sp... Details...

The Passion Narrative of St Luke: A Critical and Historical Investigation — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 19): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This is the last of the late Vincent Taylor’s many notable contributions to NT scholarship and in particular to the controversy about the sources of St Luke’s gospel. Taylor defends and develops the arguments in favour of a non-Markan basis for Luke whi... Details...

The Pastoral Letters as Composite Documents — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 93): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: The authorship of the Pastoral Letters has long been a matter of intense scholarly debate. The arguments have centered on the question of whether Paul or a gifted pseudonymist composed these letters. Dr. Miller argues against both these positions, suggestin... Details...

The Pauline Churches: A Socio-Historical Study of Institutionalization in the Pauline and Deutrero-Pauline Writings — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 60): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: The author studies the Pauline corpus in order to trace the process of institutionalisation in the Pauline communities. She claims that development can be traced since we have not only letters from Paul himself, but also the Pastoral epistles from the begin... Details...

The People of God in the Apocalypse: Discourse, Structure, and Exegesis — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 128): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This book examines how the original audience of the Apocalypse would have heard themselves portrayed in the visions of Revelation 4-22, and in what directions it would have motivated them. The challenge is following Christ's example of faithful witness, eve... Details...

The Plan of God in Luke-Acts — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 76): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This study examines one significant theological theme in Luke-Acts, that of ‘The plan of God’. It traces the way this theme is developed throughout Luke-Acts, both through direct statements by the writer and through various associated means such as divi... Details...