A Biblical History of Israel: (Westminster John Knox) Publisher's Comments: In this much-anticipated textbook, three respected evangelical biblical scholars have written a history of ancient Israel that takes the biblical text seriously as an historical document. While also considering non-biblical sources and being attentive to wh... Details...

A Survey of Israel's History: (Zondervan) Publisher's Comments: Since its first publication in 1970, this book has established itself as a popular, useful text in Bible colleges and seminaries. The usefulness of the book has been increased by the addition of a chapter on the Inter-testamental Period. Since its first publ... Details...

Acts and the History of Earliest Christianity: (Wipf & Stock Publishers) Publisher's Comments: In a comprehensive and detailed survey on its remarkably widespread employment in the Roman empire, Dr. Hengel examines the way in which "the most vile death of the cross" was regarded in the Greek-speaking world and particularly in Roman-occupied Palestine. Details...

Ancient Israelite Religion: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: Ancient Israelite Religion offers a brief, accessible, and perceptive account of the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Israelites, analyzing the complex and varied ways in which they present and preserve themselves in the Hebrew Bible. Drawing ... Details...

Bible History Old Testament: (Hendrickson Publishers) Publisher's Comments: In this enduring classic, Alfred Edersheim explores the broad sweep of Old Testament history. He brings to his work his immense learning and familiarity with Judaism, as well as his love for Scripture and his desire for every Christian to know and understan... Details...

Cambridge History of the Bible- Series: The Cambridge History of the Bible: (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: Volume 3 covers the effects of the Bible on the history of the West between the Reformation and the publication of the New English Bible. Details...

Deuteronomy and the Hermeneutics of Legal Innovation: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: This study argues that the authors of Deuteronomy--a corpus of laws purportedly given to Israel through Moses--radically transformed ancient Israelite religion and society. Their new vision, says author Bernard Levinson, was completely without precedent and... Details...

Deuteronomy and the Hermeneutics of Legal Innovation: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments:Positioned at the boundary of traditional biblical studies, legal history, and literary theory, Deuteronomy and the Hermeneutics of Legal Innovation shows how the legislation of Deuteronomy reflects the struggle of its authors to renew late seventh- century J... Details...

Evil and Suffering in Jewish Philosophy- Series: Cambridge Studies in Religious Traditions (No. 6): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: In this study Oliver Leaman poses two questions: how can a powerful and caring deity allow terrible things to happen to obviously innocent people, and why have the Jewish people been so harshly treated throughout history, given their status as the chosen pe... Details...

Ezekiel and the Ethics of Exile (Oxford Theological Monographs): (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: Mein aims to set Ezekiel's ethics firmly in the social and historical context of the Babylonian Exile. Ezekiel's moral concerns and priorities, Mein suggests, are substantially shaped by the social experience of deportation and resettlement. They also repr... Details...