Paul and the Cosmic Tyrant: Sin and Emergence Theory
Wesley Hill on Croasmun’s The Emergence of Sin: The Cosmic Tyrant in Romans A pastor friend in the midst of sermon preparation recently emailed
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Early Christianity
When Jesus Was Jewish
Larry W. Hurtado on Paula Fredriksen’s When Christians Were Jews This latest book by Paula Fredriksen is aimed at a broad readership, and
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Children of God
The meaning of children in early Christianity What is childhood? Does it correspond to age? Is it a stage of psychological development? Is
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Biblical Bridal Songs and Latin Reception – by E. Ann Matter
E. Ann Matter on Karl Shuve’s The Song of Songs Scholarly interest in the traditions of biblical exegesis of the medieval Latin tradition
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A New Synoptic Gospel? – by Sarah E. Rollens
Sarah E. Rollens on James Barker’s John’s Use of Matthew For someone outside the field, New Testament scholarship can occasionally appear to be
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Feeling Sorry the Wrong Way – by Anthony Bash
Anthony Bash on David Lambert’s How Repentance Became Biblical In some ways, regret, repentance, and remorse are popular emotions in the modern world.
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The Summit of Spiritual Perfection in the Messiness of Worldly Affairs – By John Moorhead
John Moorhead on George Demacopoulos’s Gregory the Great Pope Gregory the Great was one of those people who found himself pulled in very
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Why Isn’t the Rhetorical Real? The Case of Epiphanius of Cyprus – By Todd S. Berzon
Todd S. Berzon on Young Richard Kim’s Epiphanius of Cyprus Epiphanius of Cyprus (ca. 315–403 C.E.) has never been held in especially high
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What Has Practice to Do with Theology? – By Bradley Peper
Bradley Peper on J. Patout Burns Jr. and Robin M. Jensen’s Christianity in Roman Africa Traditionally, studies in early Christianity have emphasized one
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An Ordinary Saint – By Elizabeth Clark
Elizabeth Clark on Gillian Clark’s Monica Gillian Clark’s exemplary book, Monica: An Ordinary Saint, is aptly subtitled. Monica, mother of the North African
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