These essays explore new methods and overlooked traditions that appear to shed light on how the founders of the Christian movement understood the older sacred t

This book, which grew out of the Society of Biblical Literature’s Paul and Scripture Seminar, explores some of the methodological problems that have arisen du

This book gives attention to the language and style of the letter of James, with a hypothesis about its rhetorical purpose in mind. It focuses on what we can le

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Transforming Memory into Literary Narratives about the Past -- 2. Shaping History in the

Leading biblical scholar Stanley Porter critiques the state of research regarding the New Testament's use of the Old Testament and sacred traditions. He provide