Approaches to the Bible

From exploring the Bible and modern-day politics, identities, and colonialism to viewing biblical texts through Latinx, African, and gender-critical lenses, Approaches to the Bible offers scholars, students, and socially engaged readers modern, inclusive scholarship for studying Scripture. Comprised of leading scholarly eBooks and reference, this dynamic collection provides a holistic, thought-provoking resource for advancing and shaping the future of biblical study and theology.

Approaches to the Bible

The Apocalyptic Letter to the Galatians : Paul and the Enochic Heritage

Augustine’s Preaching and the Healing of Desire in the Enarrationes in Psalmos

Begging for Their Daily Bread : Beggar-Centric Interpretations of Matthew 6

Bible and Theory : Essays in Biblical Interpretation in Honor of Stephen D. Moore

The Bible in American Law and Politics : A Reference Guide

Bible, Interpretation, and Context : Reading Meaning from an African Perspective

Biblical Economic Ethics : Sacred Scripture’s Teachings on Economic Life

Biblical Foundations of Spirituality : Touching a Finger to the Flame

A Biblical Path for a Prosperous Society

Bitter the Chastening Rod : Africana Biblical Interpretation after Stony the Road We Trod in the Age of BLM, SayHerName, and MeToo

Cast Out of the Covenant : Jews and Anti-Judaism in the Gospel of John

Class Struggle in the New Testament

Colonialism and the Bible : Contemporary Reflections from the Global South

Come And Read : Interpretive Approaches to the Gospel of John

Contested Masculinities : Polysemy and Gender in 1 Thessalonians

The Corinthian Correspondence : Redaction, Rhetoric, and History

Daniel’s Mysticism of Resistance in Its Seleucid Context

Divine Shepherd Christology in the Gospel of Matthew

The Doctrine of the Trinity : Christianity's Self-Inflicted Wound

Does the Bible Tell Me So?

Doing “the Good” in Paul’s Ethical Vision

The Dynamics of Human Life in the Bible : Receptivity and Power

The Exile of Adam in Romans : The Reversal of the Curse against Adam and Israel in the Substructure of Romans 5 and 8

Favor and Gratitude : Reading Galatians in Its Greco-Roman Context

Follow Me : The Benefits of Discipleship in the Gospel of John

From The Earliest Gospel (Q+) To The Gospel Of Mark : Solving the Synoptic Problem with Mimesis Criticism

Gender in the Rhetoric of Jesus : Women in Q

Gifts and Ritual : The Charismata of Romans 12:6–8 in the Context of Roman Religion

Goat for Yahweh, Goat for Azazel : The Impact of Yom Kippur on the Gospels

Good Girls, Bad Girls of the New Testament : Their Enduring Lessons

The Gospels and Homer : Imitations of Greek Epic in Mark and Luke-Acts

An Introduction to Theological Research : A Guide for College and Seminary Students

Israel and the Nations : Paul's Gospel in the Context of Jewish Expectation

Jesus and Materialism in the Gospel of Mark : Traveling Light on the Way

Jesus the Oracle : Reading Mark in Roman Egypt

Jesus the Sacrifice : A Historical and Theological Study

Latinx Perspectives on the New Testament

The Lost Supper : Revisiting Passover and the Origins of the Eucharist

Luke and Vergil : Imitations of Classical Greek Literature

Luke, Widows, Judges, and Stereotypes

Mark and Literary Materialism : A Lesson in Reading Liberation

Marriage in the Bible : What Do the Texts Say?

A Marxist Interpretation of Church Leadership : Romans 13:1–7

The Massacre of the Innocents : Studies in the Cultural Afterlife of a Gospel Scene

Matthew and the Roman Military : How the Gospel Portrays and Negotiates Imperial Power

Matthew, Disability, and Stress : Examining Impaired Characters in the Context of Empire

The Meaning and Interpretation of Desire in the Bible : The Semantic Study of ḥmd and ʾwh Word Fields

The Ministry of Paul the Apostle : History and Redaction

Morality, Not Mortality : Moral Psychology and the Language of Death in Romans 5–8

Nightmares With The Bible: The Good Book And Cinematic Demons

The Nonviolent Apocalypse : Revelation’s Nonviolent Resistance Against Rome

Paul And Image : Reading First Corinthians in Visual Terms

Paul and Participation in Christ : The Patristic Witness

Paul and Virtue Ethics : Building Bridges between New Testament Studies and Moral Theology

Paul, Politics, and New Creation : Reconsidering Paul and Empire

Paul’s New Creation : Vision for a New World and Community

People of the Covenant : An Invitation to the Old Testament

Portraits of Jesus : A Reading Guide

Portraits of Jesus : A Reading Guide

Reading John through Johannine Lenses

Reading Romans with Roman Eyes : Studies on the Social Perspective of Paul

Reading the Bible with Horror

Receiving Back One’s Deeds : A Protestant Reading of Justification and Final Judgment According to Works in 2 Corinthians

Recovering the Monstrous in Revelation

Revelation And The Marble Economy Of Roman Ephesus : A People's History Approach

Rhetoric, History, and Theology : Interpreting the New Testament

The Roman Army and the New Testament

Roman Self-Representation and the Lukan Kingdom Of God

Sacrifice, Brotherhood, and the Body : Abraham and the Nations in Romans

The Scandal of Community : Pauline Factions and the Circulation of Grace

A Scribe Trained for the Kingdom of Heaven : Essays on Christology and Ethics in Honor of Richard B. Hays

Scripture, Texts, And Tracings In 1 Corinthians

Scripture, Texts, and Tracings in Galatians and 1 Thessalonians

Scripture, Texts, and Tracings in Romans

Scriptures, Texts, and Tracings in 2 Corinthians and Philippians

The Sheep and the Goats : A Matthean Teaching in Historical Context

Silhouettes of Scripture : Considering the Contextual Approach with Form Criticism

Sin in Origen’s Commentary on Romans

The Solar Nature of Yahweh : Reconsidering the Identity of the Ancient Israelite Deity