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Religious Studies Contact collegesales@cambridge.org to request an examination copy of any of the listed titles, ensuring you provide your contact details at your institution and course details including course code and title, the estimated enrolment numbers and when you expect to next teach the course. Higher Education E D W A R D COOK An Introduction Biblical A RAMAIC AND Related DIALECTS is a comprehensive, introductorythe language of the Old Testament from the last few centuries BCE. method that guides students into inductively, with selections taken from papyrus discoveries from ancient comprehensive view of ancient Aramaic to advanced levels with a solid Aramaic in light of modern previous textbooks description of Biblical dialect, along period and of the Dead Sea Scrolls primary sources, enabling students historical texts Professor of Semitic Languages at Washington, DC. He is the author of Sea Scrolls: A New Translation (2005, Wise) and Dictionary of Qumran BIBLICAL A R AMAIC AND RELATED DIALECTS COOK Bill T. Arnold John H. Choi a guide t o Biblical Hebrew Syntax second edition a guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax Arnold & Choi Arnold&Choi ISBN 978110707801 CVR C M Y K Advance Praise for the second edition of A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax “The goal of this volume is to ‘bridge the gap’ between ‘students and the best of current research on Biblical Hebrew Syntax.’ It achieves this goal admirably and has been a required textbook in my Hebrew grammar and exegesis courses ever since it was first published. This new, revised and expanded edition is most welcome. Its various updates, including increased attention to discourse linguistics, ensures the volume will be the standard intermediate textbook for years to come.” – Brent A. Strawn, Professor of Old Testament, Emory University A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax introduces and abridges the syntactical features of the original language of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. An intermediate-level reference grammar for Biblical Hebrew, it assumes an understanding of elementary phonology and morphology, and it defines and illustrates the fundamental syntactical features of Biblical Hebrew that most intermediate-level readers struggle to master. The volume divides Biblical Hebrew syntax and morphology into four parts. The first three cover the individual words (nouns, verbs, and particles) with the goal of helping the reader move from morphological and syntactical observations to meaning and significance. The fourth section moves beyond phrase-level phenomena and considers the larger relationships of clauses and sentences. Since publication of the first edition, research on Biblical Hebrew syntax has substantially evolved. This new edition incorporates these developments through detailed descriptions of grammatical phenomena, including occasional insights from discourse linguistics. It retains the labels and terminology used in the first edition to maintain continuity with the majority of entry-level and more advanced grammars. Bill T. Arnold is the Paul S. Amos Professor of Old Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary, Kentucky. He is the author of Genesis (Cambridge, 2009), and Introduction to the Old Testament (Cambridge, 2014). John H. Choi (1975–2015) earned degrees from the University of Chicago, Asbury Theological Seminary, Kentucky, and the Ph.D. in Hebraica and Cognate Studies from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He authored Traditions at Odds: The Reception of the Pentateuch in Biblical and Second Temple Period Literature (2010). Cover design by James F. Brisson second edition 1 Peter New Cambridge Bible Commentary general editor: Ben Witherington iii Reese ISBN 9781316502068 CVR C M Y K The New Cambridge Bible Commentary (NCBC) aims to elucidate the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures for a wide range of intellectually curious individuals. While building on the work and reputation of the Cambridge Bible Commentary popular in the 1960s and 1970s, the NCBC takes advantage of many of the rewards provided by scholarly research over the last four decades. Volumes utilize recent gains in rhetorical criticism, social scientific study of the Scriptures, narrative criticism, and other developing disciplines to exploit the growing advances in biblical studies. Accessible jargon-free commentary, an annotated “Suggested Readings” list, and the entire New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) text under discussion are the hallmarks of all volumes in the series. 1 PeTeR AN INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY Delbert Burkett Second Edition AN INTRODUCTION TO Ch RI s TIAN The O l O gy Far from being solely an academic enterprise, the practice of theology can pique the interest of anyone who wonders about the meaning of life. Inviting readers on a journey of “faith seeking understanding,” this introduction to Christian theology – exploring its basic concepts, confessional content, and history – emphasizes the relevance of the key convictions of Christian faith to the challenges of today’s world. Part introduces the project of Christian theology and sketches the critical context that confronts Christian thought and practice today. Part II offers a survey of the key doctrinal themes of Christian theology, including revelation, the triune god, and the world as creation, identifying their biblical basis and the highlights of their historical development before giving a systematic evaluation of each theme. Part III provides an overview of Christian theology from the early church to the present. Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of An Introduction to Christian Theology includes a range of new visual and pedagogical features, including images, diagrams, tables, and more than eighty text boxes, which call attention to special emphases, observations, and applications to help deepen student engagement with the themes and history of Christian theology. “This is the best book currently on the market for introductory classroom use. It surpasses its competitors in clarity, content, and methodology.” Biblical Studies Bulletin 41, no. 4 (2011) plantinga, thompson, and lundberg Cover illustration: Andrei Rublev, Holy Trinity (Troitsa) 1425–1427. Tretyakov allery, Moscow, Russia (PAINTIN / Alamy tock Photo) an introduction to Ch RI s TIAN The O l O gy s e COND eDITION an introduction to Ch RI s TIAN The O l O gy Richard J. Plantinga, Thomas R. Thompson, and Matthew D. lundberg s e COND eDITION Ephesians David A. deSilva Ephesians DE SILVA Series cover design by James Brisson New Cambridge Bible Commentary general editor: Ben Witherington iii NC B C New Cambridge Bible Commentary NC B C The New Cambridge Bible Commentary (NCBC) aims to elucidate the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures for wide range of intellectually curious individuals. While building on the work and reputation of the Cambridge Bible Commentary popular in the 1960s and 1970s, the NCBC takes advantage of many of the rewards provided by scholarly research over the last four decades. Volumes utilize recent gains in rhetorical criticism, social scientific study of the Scriptures, narrative criticism, and other developing disciplines to exploit the growing advances in biblical studies. Accessible jargon-free commentary, an annotated “Suggested Readings” list, and the entire New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) text under discussion are the hallmarks of all volumes in the series. EPHESIANS David A. deSilva In this commentary, David A. deSilva approaches Ephesians as Paul’s contribution to the ongoing work of forming his converts’ individual and collective identity in Christ through the celebration of God’s activity (past, ongoing, and future) on behalf of all who had responded in trust and faithfulness toward Jesus throughout the eastern Roman empire. He explores how Paul’s first-century audiences in Roman Asia would have understood and responded to his message, particularly his promotion of the attitudes, pursuits, and practices that would constitute an appropriate response of gratitude for so costly a deliverance and so magnificent a destiny. deSilva’s discussion is richly grounded in the Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts that both informed Paul as he composed and his audiences as they engaged his message. He is also attentive to points of relevance to the modern contexts of today’s readers who continue to wrestle with Paul’s vision for Christian discipleship and human community. David deSilva is Trustees’ Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Ashland Theological Seminary and holds ordination in the United Methodist Church. He is the author of thirty books, including An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods & Ministry Formation (2nd ed., 2018), which has been translated into four languages. Cover image: The Madonna in the Church by Jan van Eyck. Circa 1438. Oil on panel, 31 x 14 cm (12.2 x 5.5 in). Gemaldegalerie, Berlin, Germany. (Photo by VCG Wilson/ Corbis via Getty Images) This classic book, now in a second, expanded edition, is an invitation to think along with major theologians and spiritual authors, men and women from the time of St. Augustine to the end of the 14th century, who profoundly challenge our (post)modern assumptions. Medieval theology was radically theocentric, Trinitarian, scriptural and sacramental, yet it also operated with a rich notion of human understanding. In a postmodern setting, when modern views on “autonomous reason” are increasingly questioned, it is fruitful to reengage with premodern thinkers who did not share our modern and postmodern presuppositions. Their different perspective does not antiquate their thought, as some of the “cultured despisers” of medieval thought might imagine. 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Written by scholars from backgrounds and religious commitments – many of whom their respective fields – the volume covers a range scholarly methods and interpretive frameworks. reflects the diversity and globalized character interpretation in which neat boundaries between text-focused, and reader-focused approaches significant space devoted to the reception of literature, liturgy, and religious practice also distinction between professional and popular biblical The volume provides an ideal introduction to the scholars are currently interpreting the Bible. beginning and advanced students an understanding biblical interpretation and how to explore each topic Associate Professor of New Testament at The Catholic America. He has published widely on New Testament reception. His recent publications include Reception History of the Apocalypse (Oxford 2013), Matthew through the Centuries (Wiley, in the Book of Revelation (Paulist Press, 2021). Gregory University of America. He is the author of Like Signet Ring: Generosity in the Book of Sirach 2010), The Theology and Spirituality of the Psalms of Press, 2022), and numerous articles on Second and early biblical interpretation. THE NEW CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION Boxall and Gregory THE NEW CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION credit: Photo. RELIGION THE NEW CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE THE NEW CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE Allen This Companion guides the reader through the main topics and the most significant methods for practicing Christian theology. The essays in this first part engage the ten most notable loci in Christian doctrine. The essays in the second part address the most significant movements that have broad impact upon the practice of Christian doctrine. Edited by Michael Allen Reformed Theological Seminary, Florida Part Doctrines The Triune God Michael Allen Creation and Providence Simon Oliver Humanity John Behr Israel Matthew Levering Christ Katherine Sonderegger Adam Johnson Holy Spirit Daniel Castelo Holy Scripture Kevin J. Vanhoozer Church and Sacraments Tom Greggs Eschatology Ian A. McFarland Part II Movements Feminist Theology Shelli Poe Theological Interpretation of Scripture Andrea D. Saner Radical Orthodoxy Catherine Pickstock Public Theology Kristen Deede Johnson Disability Theology John Swinton Black Theology Willie James Jennings Pentecostal Theology Harvey Kwiyani Analytic Theology Oliver D. Crisp Apocalyptic Theology Wesley Hill Reformed Catholicity J. Todd Billings Thomas Joseph White, OP Cover image: St Augustine (354-430), Juste de Gand (active 1460-1475 at Urbino). Oil on wood. Louvre, Paris. World History Archive (Alamy Stock Photo). Cover design: Cover image: New England Sturbridge Massachusetts. Photo by Alamy stock photo. Cover design: THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO AMERICAN PROTESTANTISM Edited by Jason E. Vickers and Jennifer Woodruff Tait synagogue, symbol of Franconia, Bavaria, Helmut Meyer The Ca MBRI dge Co M pa NI o N T o Ant se MI t s M Katz Companion examines the history, culture, and literature of from antiquity to the present. With contributions international team of scholars, whose essays were specially commissioned for this volume, it covers the long history of starting with ancient greece and egypt, through the of early Christianity, and the medieval era in both the Muslim worlds when Jews were defined as outsiders, Christian europe. This portrayal often led to violence, pogroms that often accompanied the Crusades, as well as against Jews. The volume also explores the roles of luther Reformation, the enlightenment, the debate over Jewish Marxism, and the social disruptions after World War the rise of Nazism and genocide. Finally, it considers issues, including the dissemination of hate on social media internet and questions of definition and method. is the alvin J. and Shirley Slater professor of Jewish olocaust Studies in the department of Religion at Boston ditor of the journal Modern Judaism he is the author prize-winning books, most recently The Holocaust and Slavery: A Comparison (Cambridge University p serves on the academic committee of the US holocaust Museum and acted as academic advisor to the thirty-six International holocaust Remembrance alliance from 2011 The CaMBRIdge CoMpaNIoN To AntIseMItIsM edited by steven Katz RELIGION THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO CHRISTIANITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO CHRISTIANITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT Hampton and Hedley Cover image: The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise Artist: Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) (Italian, Siena 1398-1482 Siena) Cover design: Andrew Ward Christianity has understood the environment as a gift to nurture and steward, book of revelation disclosing the divine mind, a wild garden in need of cultivation and betterment, and as resource for the creation of a new Eden. This Cambridge Companion details how Christianity, one of the world’s most important religions, has shaped one of the existential issues of our age, the environment. Engaging with contemporary issues, including gender, traditional knowledge, and enchantment, it brings together the work of international scholars on the subject of Christianity and the Environment from diversity of fields. Together, their work offers a comprehensive guide to the complex relationship between Christianity and the environment that moves beyond disciplinary boundaries. To do this, the volume explains the key concepts concerning Christianity and the environment, outlines the historical development of this relationship from antiquity to the present, and explores important contemporary issues. Alexander J.B. Hampton is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, specialising in metaphysics, poetics and nature. His publications include Romanticism and the Re-Invention of Modern Religion (Cambridge 2019), and Christian Platonism: A History (ed.) (Cambridge, 2021). Douglas Hedley is Professor of the Philosophy of Religion and Fellow of Clare College at the University of Cambridge. He is the author The Iconic Imagination and co-editor of Revisioning Cambridge Platonism Cover image: Detail of St. Catharine College Chapel’s The Wisdom Window, Cambridge, U.K. Artist: Thomas Denny. Photo courtesy of James O. Davies Copyright, James O. Davies. Cover design: Andrew Ward RELIGION Study of the wisdom literature in the Hebrew Bible and in the contemporary cultures of the ancient Near Eastern world is evolving rapidly as old definitions and assumptions are being questioned. Scholars are now interrogating the role of oral culture, the rhetoric of teaching and didacticism, the understanding of genre and the relationship of these factors to the corpus of wisdom writings. The scribal culture in which wisdom literature arose is also under investigation, alongside questions of social context and character formation. This Companion serves as an essential guide to wisdom texts, a body of biblical literature with ancient origins that continue to have universal and timeless appeal. Reflecting new interpretive approaches, including virtue ethics and intertextuality, the volume includes essays by an international team of leading scholars. They engage with the texts, provide authoritative summaries of the state of the field and open up to readers the exciting world of biblical wisdom. and Theology at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of St Catharine’s College. She is the author of The Book of Proverbs in Social and Theological Context (Cambridge University Press, 2006), Interpreting Ecclesiastes: Readers Old and New (Eisenbrauns, 2013) and The Solomonic Corpus of ‘Wisdom’ and Its Influence (Oxford University Press, 2020). Suzanna R. Millar is a Chancellor’s Fellow in Hebrew Bible at the University of Edinburgh and assistant director of its Centre for Theology and Public Issues. She is the author of Genre and Openness in Proverbs (SBL Press, 2020). Arthur Jan Keefer is schoolmaster and chaplain in the Divinity Department of Eton College. He is the author of The Book of Proverbs and Virtue Ethics (Cambridge University Press, 2020). THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO BIBLICAL WISDOM LITERATURE Dell, Millar and Keefer THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO BIBLICAL WISDOM LITERATURE Edited by Katharine J. Dell, Suzanna R. Millar and Arthur Jan Keefer THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO THE NEW TESTAMENT Edited by Patrick Gray Cover image: CPA Media Pte Ltd Alamy Stock Photo Cover design:
9781108423755: Arnold: PPC: C M Y K Cover image: Stained glass of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (c) Art Directors & TRIP Alamy Stock Photo Cover design: RELIGION THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO GENESIS Arnold THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO GENESIS Edited by Bill T. Arnold The Cambridge Companion to Genesis explores the first book of the Bible, the book that serves as the foundation for the rest of the Hebrew Scriptures. Recognizing its unique position in world history, the history of religions, as well as biblical and theological studies, the volume summarizes key developments in Biblical scholarship since the Enlightenment, while offering an overview of the diverse methods and reading strategies that are currently applied to the reading of Genesis. It also explores questions that, in some cases, have been explored for centuries. Written by an international team of scholars whose essays were specially commissioned, the Companion provides a multi-disciplinary update of all relevant issues related to the interpretation of Genesis. Whether the reader is taking the first step on the path or continuing a research journey, this volume will illuminate the role of Genesis in world religions, theology, philosophy, and critical biblical scholarship. Bill T. Arnold is the Paul S. Amos Professor of Old Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary. Previous publications include biblical commentaries (Genesis, Cambridge, 2009; and 1-2 Samuel, 2003), A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax (coauthored with John H. Choi, Cambridge, 2003 and 2018), and (Cambridge, 2014). He was awarded a Lilly Faculty Fellowship for his proposal to study the oneness or singularity of God in the Old Testament. The Cambridge Companion to
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