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The Ancient World
A Grammar of New Testament Greek
Rodney A. Whitacre A reader’s guide to the morphology and syntax of Koine Greek
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From the pen of a seasoned instructor, this second-year Greek textbook provides a basic overview of the language for new learners and for those looking for a brief refresher before moving into nuanced matters of morphology and syntax. With an eye toward helping readers understand the subtleties of language on the pages of the New Testament, Rodney Whitacre engages with the biblical text on both a grammatical and an exegetical level—including several illustrative examples throughout.
“Where may one find a readable, reliable, text-centered grammar of New Testament Greek? In answering this commonly posed question, I will now point people to Rodney A. Whitacre’s substantive, authoritative volume. Every student of the Greek New Testament should own and use this volume, which has been carefully and lovingly composed by a seasoned master teacher who continues to be captivated by the beauty and profundity of the Greek texts that comprise our New Testament.” — TODD D. STILL
George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University
“Whitacre distinguishes this text by the breadth of his references and by his careful, non-partisan engagement with the literature of linguistics scholarship. He writes with a teacher’s sensitivity to what needs explaining and a scholar’s respect for getting details right (even when that means acknowledging that certain constructions defy definite resolution). I firmly recommend this book as a grammatical resource for intermediate Greek and exegetical classes; it enters a crowded field as my top choice.” — A. K. M. ADAM
University of Oxford
Rodney A. Whitacre has been a teacher of Greek for over forty years. He is the author of Using and Enjoying Biblical Greek, A Patristic Greek Reader, and a commentary on the Gospel of John in the IVP New Testament Commentary series.
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A Greek Reader
This companion to A Primer of Biblical Greek offers dozens of simple narratives that reinforce the content and skills introduced in Clayton Croy’s textbook, so that Greek language learners might have ample opportunity for practice. Too often, Greek readers include difficult primary texts encumbered with glosses, but this reader from Mark Jeong is instead comprised of originally written texts keyed to the vocabulary and grammar taught in Croy. Thus fluent, comprehensive reading—rather than painstaking translation— can be the goal.
In addition to providing useful practice, Jeong’s engaging narratives will help students of Greek grasp the nuances of particularly complicated aspects of Koine—such as the imperfect tense—by allowing them to see the language “in action” in various textual situations. Each narrative also follows a larger story about the adventures of Philemon, Onesimus, and Paul, making for enjoyable reading that better prepares one for the daunting task of eventually reading the Greek New Testament.
Mark Jeong is an instructor of Hellenistic Greek and a doctoral student in New Testament at Duke Divinity School. He has published articles on the New Testament in the Journal for the Study of the New Testament and New Testament Studies.
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978-0-8028-6733-9 • Paperback • 282 pages $30.00 US • $39.99 CAN • £23.99 UK An Introduction to Sayings Collections Walter T. Wilson
This book surveys and analyzes twenty-seven major collections of wisdom sayings from antiquity, including texts from ancient Egypt, the ancient Near East, ancient Israel and early Judaism, early Christianity, and the Greco-Roman world. Through the diversity of these selections, readers are exposed to wisdom literature from a wide array of historical, cultural, and linguistic settings, which unfolds into a larger understanding of how different ancient peoples articulated a gnomic understanding of life.
Throughout this useful guide, Walter Wilson keeps a constant eye on the relation of the wisdom texts to the worlds from which they emerged—paying close attention to each text’s distinctive thematic profile and how its moral agenda was mapped onto the reader’s social landscape. Where appropriate, he discusses affinities between the different collections and draws conclusions about ancient wisdom literature as a genre.
For further study, each entry includes a short bibliography directing the reader to an up-to-date translation of the collection in question and other relevant secondary texts, making this an ideal starting point for anyone studying wisdom literature of the ancient world.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 1. ’Abot 2. Ahiqar 3. Amenemope 4. Anii 5. Ankhsheshonqy 6. Ben Sira 7. Cato 8. Counsels of Wisdom 9. Democritus 10. Epictetus 11. Papyrus Insinger 12. Isocrates 13. Menander 14. Merikare 15. Pseudo-Phocylides 16. Porphyry 17. Proverbs 18. Ptahhotep 19. Publilius 20. Pythagorean Collections 21. The Seven Sages 22. Sextus 23. Shuruppak 24. Silvanus 25. Sumerian Proverb Collections 26. Syriac Menander 27. The Gospel of Thomas Appendix: Minor Collections
“At a time when there is lively debate about the category ‘wisdom literature,’ Walter Wilson expands the debate by putting proverbial and gnomic texts of the Jewish and Christian traditions in conversation with a wide corpus of GrecoRoman and Near Eastern sayings collections. While he does not simply repeat traditional categorizations, he shows that there is much to be gained by a generic approach to wisdom literature, especially when it is informed by all the relevant comparative material from the ancient world.” — JOHN J. COLLINS
Yale University
“Walter T. Wilson introduces readers to the world of intellectual elites who wrote or collected gnomic sayings long ago: their ideals, their aspirations, their realism, their fears. Anyone who values ancient wisdom will treasure this analysis focusing on the origin, themes, structure, and style of texts spanning millennia.”
— JAMES L. CRENSHAW
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Walter T. Wilson is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of New Testament at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. His other books include a critical edition of The Sentences of Sextus and a commentary on Philo of Alexandria’s On Virtue.
“This wide-ranging volume offers students at all levels an authoritative guide to a complex and fascinating genre. It will become an indispensable companion for anyone interested in ancient wisdom literature and its social context.” — TERESA MORGAN
University of Oxford
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Jodi Magness is the Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a past president of the Archaeological Institute of America.
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James C. VanderKam is the John A. O’Brien Professor of Hebrew Scriptures Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame. Among his many other books are The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible, The Dead Sea Scrolls Today, and the two-volume commentary on the book of Jubilees in the Hermeneia series. SECOND EDITION Jodi Magness A Choice Outstanding Academic Title and winner of the Biblical Archaeology Society Publication Award for Best Popular Book on Archaeology
“In this fluent, clearly written book, whose vivid account of the Qumran excavations is no less engaging than a literary thriller, Jodi Magness also succeeds in providing an accurate, updated picture of the archaeological finds and their significance against the backdrop of the Dead Sea Scrolls. A straightforward report of conflicting scholarly interpretations and academic scandals, accompanied by rich bibliographical notes, combine to create a robust picture of the status quaestionis of the most dramatic twentieth-century archaeological discovery.”
— VERED NOAM
Tel Aviv University
“Now revised and updated, this second edition is even better than the first. Taking twenty years of new data, publications, and interpretations into account, Magness has ensured that her accessible presentation of the archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls will remain at the forefront of required readings for colleagues, students, and the general public alike for decades to come.” — ERIC H. CLINE
The George Washington University
PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION:
“The latest and best discussion of Qumran. . . . This book is essential reading for specialists and general readers alike.”
— ARCHAEOLOGY
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An Introduction to Early Judaism
SECOND EDITION James C. VanderKam
This accessible introduction surveys the history and literature of the Second Temple period, summarizes major archaeological discoveries, and describes the leadership positions, groups, and institutions that existed during this era of Judaism. Now in its second edition, with additional material and updated throughout, this book remains the preeminent guide to early Judaism from one of the foremost experts in the field.
“VanderKam’s An Introduction to Early Judaism is a standard in the field—a wide-ranging, popular, informative, and accessible volume. A newly revised and expanded edition of it is a welcome addition, for students and teachers alike.” — MATTHEW GOFF
Florida State University
“This resource is ideal for students and lay readers alike, whether interested in historical details or Jewish literary traditions. As one of the most respected Second Temple scholars today, VanderKam has done us a great service with this work by helping to sustain interest in our important discipline.” — PATRICIA D. AHEARNE-KROLL
University of Minnesota
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“A fine and accessible introduction to early Judaism. . . . Elementary but elegant, this primer is perfect for classroom or individual use.” — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“One of the best-written exemplars of its genre. Both its didactic structure and enjoyable style make it capable of being a widely read scholarly best-seller.” — JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF JUDAISM Joseph Sievers and Amy-Jill Levine, editors Who the Pharisees were, what they taught, and how they have been understood and depicted throughout history
For centuries, Pharisees have been well known but little understood—due at least in part to their outsized role in the Christian imagination arising from select negative stereotypes based on the Gospels. Yet historians see Pharisees as respected teachers and forward-thinking innovators who helped make the Jewish tradition more adaptable to changing circumstances and more egalitarian in practice. Seeking to bridge this gap, the contributors to this volume provide a multidisciplinary appraisal of who the Pharisees actually were, what they believed and taught, and how they have been depicted throughout history.
The volume concludes with an address by Pope Francis on correcting the negative stereotypes of Pharisees that have led to anti-Semitic prejudices and finding resources that “will positively contribute to the relationship between Jews and Christians, in view of an ever more profound and fraternal dialogue.”
CONTRIBUTORS
Luca Angelelli, Harold W. Attridge, Vasile Babota, Shaye J. D. Cohen, Philip A. Cunningham, Deborah Forger, Paula Fredriksen, Yair Furstenburg, Massimo Grilli, Susannah Heschel, Angela La Delfa, Amy-Jill Levine, Hermut Löhr, Steve Mason, Eric M. Meyers, Craig E. Morrison, Vered Noam, Henry Pattarumadathil, Adele Reinhartz, Jens Schröter, Joseph Sievers, Matthias Skeb, Abraham Skorka, Günter Stemberger, Christian Stückl, Adela Yarbro Collins, and Randall Zachman.
“This volume provides an authoritative and comprehensive update on the Pharisees. The articles, written by leading scholars, consider the Pharisees—including their reception history and legacy up to the present—from multiple perspectives, based on careful analyses of diverse sources such as the Qumran scrolls, Josephus, the New Testament, rabbinic literature, and Christian writers.” — JODI MAGNESS
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“Sievers and Levine are to be warmly congratulated on bringing together a remarkable multidisciplinary array of scholars not only to dispel myths about the role of the Pharisees in Jewish society in the time of Jesus but also to explore the role of those myths in Jewish-Christian relations over the centuries down to the present.”
— MARTIN GOODMAN
University of Oxford
“This valuable collection of modern scholarship not only is important in providing a more accurate understanding of who the Pharisees were and what they stood for but also is a significant contribution toward combatting anti-Judaism and anti-Semitism which continue to blight our world.” — RABBI DAVID ROSEN
International Director of Interreligious Affairs, American Jewish Committee
“Who hasn’t heard a homily denouncing the Pharisees as the archenemies of Jesus? This volume breaks open the complexity of the Pharisaic Movement and the stereotypical understanding that Christians have had of it, and it demonstrates the Pharisaic themes that positively influenced Jesus’s teachings. The inclusion of Pope Francis’s address on the Pharisees is a plus. The book is a must-read for anyone who preaches from the New Testament.” — JOHN T. PAWLIKOWSKI, OSM
professor emeritus at Catholic Theological Union and honorary life president of the International Council of Christians and Jews
“In this book is everything you’d want to know about the Pharisees, from ancient origins to modern films, from Jesus and the Pharisees to the Pharisees and the rabbis. Elegantly edited, the more than two dozen essays in this volume strike the ideal balance between scholarship and accessibility.” — LEONARD GREENSPOON
Creighton University 978-0-8028-7929-5 • Hardcover • 506 pages • $54.99 US • $73.99 CAN • £44.99 UK
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Joseph Sievers has taught Jewish history and literature of the Hellenistic period at the Pontifical Biblical Institute since 1991. In addition, he served as director of the Cardinal Bea Centre for Judaic Studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University from 2003 to 2009.
Amy-Jill Levine is the University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies and the Mary Jane Werthan Chair of Jewish Studies Emerita at Vanderbilt University. Her numerous publications include The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus.
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David G. Hunter is the Margaret O’Brien Flatley Chair of Catholic Theology at Boston College. A past president of the North American Patristics Society, he is coeditor of the Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Studies and the Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity. He is also the author of several monographs, including Marriage, Celibacy, and Heresy in Ancient Christianity: The Jovinianist Controversy.
Jonathan P. Yates is professor of historical theology at Villanova University. In addition to publishing numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, he served as editor of the international peer-reviewed academic journal Augustinian Studies for over ten years. He is the coeditor of a twovolume handbook entitled The Reception and Interpretation of the Bible in Christian North Africa.
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Augustine through the Ages
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The Way That Leads There
Augustinian Reflections on the Christian Life
Gilbert Meilaender
978-0-8028-3213-9 Influences, Contexts, Legacy David G. Hunter and Jonathan P. Yates, editors An indispensable resource for those looking to understand Augustine’s place in religious and cultural heritage
Augustine towers over Western life, literature, and culture—both sacred and secular. His ideas permeate conceptions of the self from birth to death and have cast a long shadow over subsequent Christian thought. But as much as tradition has sprung from Augustinian roots, so was Augustine a product of and interlocutor with traditions that preceded and ran contemporary to his life.
This extensive volume examines and evaluates Augustine as both a receiver and a source of tradition. The contributors—all distinguished Augustinian scholars influenced by J. Patout Burns and interested in furthering his intellectual legacy— survey Augustine’s life and writings in the context of North African tradition, philosophical and literary traditions of antiquity, the Greek patristic tradition, and the tradition of Augustine’s Latin contemporaries. These various pieces, when assembled, tell a comprehensive story of Augustine’s significance, both then and now.
CONTRIBUTORS
Alden Bass, Michael Cameron, John C. Cavadini, Thomas Clemmons, Stephen A. Cooper, Theodore de Bruyn, Mark DelCogliano, Geoffrey D. Dunn, John Peter Kenney, Brian Matz, Andrew McGowan, William Tabbernee, Joseph W. Trigg, Dennis Trout, and James R. Wetzel.
“So vast is the space that Augustine occupies in Christian memory that few recognize he stands in the midst of a cloud of witnesses. In this collection of original essays on Scripture and liturgy, North African writers like Tertullian, Greek philosophers like Plato, Eastern Christian thinkers like Origen, and Latin bishops like Ambrose, the reader will be introduced to the lively spiritual and intellectual world that nourished Augustine’s theological imagination.” — ROBERT LOUIS WILKEN
University of Virginia
“This book may deal with Augustine and tradition, but it does not construe tradition as in any way restrictive. The distinguished contributors deftly place Augustine amid his intellectual networks, Latin and Greek, Christian and otherwise: each essay develops a new facet of the picture.” — CATHERINE CONYBEARE
Bryn Mawr College
“This collection of essays on Augustine’s thought, by fifteen of today’s most recognized North American Augustine scholars, brings together substantive new reflections on most major aspects of his thought, offering not simply surveys of current Augustinian scholarship but also new ways forward in evaluating his contributions. It is perhaps the most significant new book in English on Augustine’s theology to appear in the last twenty years.” — BRIAN E. DALEY, SJ
University of Notre Dame
“Patout Burns is fittingly honored by this impressive collection. Contributors follow his example of wide knowledge, clear writing, and attention to context and to development of thought. Each essay provides stimulus for specialists and could also serve as an introduction to central topics in research on Augustine.” — GILLIAN CLARK
University of Bristol
“This fascinating and substantial volume is the perfect tribute to Patout Burns. Many of its essays, produced by an impressive list of major figures, will become regular readings when teachers search for scholarly, clear, and incisive treatments of Augustine’s place in the Christian tradition. It is a must for all our libraries, personal and institutional.”
— LEWIS AYRES
Durham University
The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah
Hannah K. Harrington
The books of Ezra and Nehemiah represent a significant turning point in biblical history. They tell the story not only of the temple in Jerusalem being rebuilt but also of God resurrecting his people from the death of exile. Hannah Harrington thus begins her commentary with an evocative description of these books as “the story of a new Israel forged out of the old” and “the text of a people clinging to their genealogical past and attempting to preserve their heritage while walking forward into uncharted territory.”
Throughout this commentary, Harrington combines analytical research on the language and culture behind the books of Ezra and Nehemiah with challenging thoughts for the Christian church today, bringing to bear a unique perspective on these books not as the end of Old Testament history but as some of the earliest Jewish books written during the Second Temple period. Accordingly, Harrington incorporates a wealth of information from other Jewish literature from this time period to freshly illuminate many of the topics and issues at hand while focusing on the interpretation and use of these books for Christian life today.
Hannah K. Harrington is professor of Old Testament at Patten University, Oakland, California. Along with her numerous articles on the Bible, Second Temple Judaism, and Christianity, Harrington’s other books include Holiness: Rabbinic Judaism and the GraecoRoman World and The Purity and Sanctuary of the Body in Second Temple Judaism.
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The Book of Jeremiah
John Goldingay
“An immensely valuable resource for all serious readers of the Old Testament.”
— J. GORDON McCONVILLE
University of Gloucestershire
“Drawing from a well of interpretation two millennia deep, Goldingay provides to beginning students as well as experts a coherent, accessible commentary on Jeremiah as a book of Scripture. His discussions of the diction and structure, poetry and rhetoric of the Hebrew text enable readers to join him in investigating Jeremiah with empathetic historical imagination.”
— PAMELA J. SCALISE
Fuller Theological Seminary
“With a refreshing approach to the commentary genre, Goldingay outstandingly leads his audience to navigate the depth, complexity, and ambiguity of the Jeremiah scroll. Using lucid, reader-friendly, and empowering rhetoric, he has eloquently demonstrated the power of imagination with fresh angles of perception.” — BARBARA M. LEUNG LAI
Tyndale University
John Goldingay is the David Allan Hubbard Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author of numerous commentaries and books, including Reading Jesus’s Bible: How the New Testament Helps Us Understand the Old Testament and an original translation of the Old Testament entitled The First Testament.
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The Book of Lamentations
John Goldingay
This commentary from widely respected Old Testament scholar John Goldingay addresses the book of Lamentations in its original context while still reading it as authoritative Christian Scripture. After a thorough introduction that explores matters of background, composition, and theology, Goldingay provides an original translation of the book from the Masoretic Text along with verseby-verse commentary.
“We need a wise guide in navigating the poetry of funerary lament and human anguish. Fortunately, we have one in John Goldingay.”
— J. ANDREW DEARMAN
Fuller Theological Seminary
“Goldingay offers a masterful analysis of the book of Lamentations—a fresh translation of this poetic masterpiece with thoughtful commentary and reflection that incorporates the latest biblical scholarship. This volume will be a valuable and timely resource for students, ministers, and scholars who will find it a joy to consult as they study Lamentations.”
— NANCY L. deCLAISSÉ-WALFORD
McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University
“Goldingay is one of my favorite commentators. He is an expert in getting in tune with the biblical book, he masters the scholarship, and he offers the reader a plain-spoken and sympathetic exposition. In his hands, Lamentations becomes a text for our times.”
— DAVID J. A. CLINES
University of Sheffield
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O. Palmer Robertson is an American Old Testament scholar who has taught at several institutions, including the African Bible Colleges of Malawi and Uganda. His other books include The Christ of the Covenants, The Christ of the Prophets, and The Christ of Wisdom.
The Books of Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah
O. Palmer Robertson
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— WALTER C. KAISER JR.
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
“Robertson has produced an outstanding volume that treats three of the lesser-known Old Testament prophecies. He writes in a clear style with an emphasis on the rich theological meaning of these prophets and with a pastor’s insight regarding their relevance to Christians today.”
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Andrew T. Abernethy is associate professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College. His other books on Isaiah include God’s Messiah in the Old Testament: Expectations of a Coming King and The Book of Isaiah and God’s Kingdom: A ThematicTheological Approach.
Discovering Isaiah
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“Isaiah is the richest book with the richest story, from its origins to the present day. Andrew Abernethy has written a rich guide to this story and to the book itself.”
— JOHN GOLDINGAY
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“Skillfully integrates careful readings of texts in their historical settings with illuminating examples of their reception across the centuries.”
— M. DANIEL CARROLL R.
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“An updated, extensive, and accessible gem.”
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Douglas J. Moo is the Kenneth T. Wessner Professor of New Testament at Wheaton Graduate School. His other commentaries include the NICNT volume on Romans and the PNTC volume on Colossians and Philemon.
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SECOND EDITION Douglas J. Moo
“Douglas Moo is well known to New Testament commentary readers, both from his magisterial volume on Romans in The New International Commentary on the New Testament and from his excellent little work on James in the Tyndale series. Fully abreast of the latest scholarship on James, Moo here walks readers with remarkable clarity through even complex exegetical issues. He consistently comes to convincing conclusions. As a bonus, he occasionally inserts comments by way of application that reflect his warm pastoral heart. Highly recommended.”
— CRAIG L. BLOMBERG
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Joel B. Green is associate dean for the Center for Advanced Theological Studies and professor of New Testament interpretation at Fuller Theological Seminary. The editor of the New International Commentary on the New Testament series, his other books include Hearing the New Testament and Introducing the New Testament.
DISCOVERING BIBLICAL TEXTS
Discovering Luke
Joel B. Green
“A comprehensive account of Luke’s Gospel from an established and respected interpreter, Discovering Luke will be an indispensable resource for those studying Luke, the Gospels, and the New Testament. As he engages with timeless questions and interlocutors from every era, Green has produced a must-read volume for our generation.”
— AMY PEELER
Wheaton College
“Joel Green has crafted a remarkable invitation into the worlds of the Gospel according to Luke. Green’s career-long engagement with the literary character, theology, and ethical vision of Scripture is in evidence throughout this volume. It is a brilliant addition to this series, and it admirably fulfills its goals.”
— DAVID A. deSILVA
Ashland Theological Seminary
Romans
A Theological and Pastoral Commentary Michael J. Gorman
This commentary engages the letter to the Romans as Christian scripture and highlights the Pauline themes for which Michael Gorman is best known—participation and transformation, cruciformity and new life, peace and justice, community and mission. With extensive introductions both to the apostle Paul and to the letter itself, Gorman provides the needed background on Paul’s first-century context before proceeding into the rich theological landscape of the biblical text.
In line with Paul’s focus on Christian living, Gorman interprets Romans at a consistently practical level, highlighting the letter’s significance for Christian theology, daily life, and pastoral ministry. Questions for reflection and sidebars on important concepts make this especially useful for those preparing to preach or teach from Romans—the “epistle of life,” as Gorman calls it, for its extraordinary promise that, through faith, we might walk in newness of life with Christ.
“As one expects from Michael Gorman, this commentary is theologically rich as well as spiritually inviting and edifying. It is accessible and practical yet wellinformed. Aware of debates and engaging controversial questions, where necessary, Gorman remains characteristically generous and Christ-focused.”
— CRAIG S. KEENER
Asbury Theological Seminary
“Michael Gorman’s commentary on Romans is an accessible and enriching journey into Paul’s most important letter. Gorman offers a cogent and compelling approach to the letter, full of great insights and details, in order to help pastors and students come to grips with Paul’s most famous text. This is Gorman at his exegetical best!” — MICHAEL F. BIRD
Ridley College, Melbourne
Michael J. Gorman holds the Raymond E. Brown Chair in Biblical Studies and Theology at St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore, Maryland, where he has taught since 1991. A highly regarded New Testament scholar, he has also written Cruciformity, Inhabiting the Cruciform God, Becoming the Gospel, and Apostle of the Crucified Lord, among other significant works.
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The Letter to the Romans
A Short Commentary Frederick Dale Bruner
In this concise commentary on Paul’s letter to the Romans, Frederick Dale Bruner offers an interpretation of what he calls the “Fifth Gospel” and its central claim that “human beings can have a perfectly right relationship with God—by simple faith in His Christ.” As he did in his commentaries on Matthew and John, Bruner heavily engages historical interpreters of Romans—including Origen, Augustine, Chrysostom, Aquinas, Luther, and Calvin—while offering his own lucid translation of the text and a contemporary application.
“As a trusted interpreter of the great teaching gospels of the church—Matthew and John—Dale Bruner now treats readers to the theological manifesto of the church—what can rightly be called ‘the Fifth Gospel’—Paul’s Epistle to the Romans. Citing some of the most memorable and salient comments from key interpreters over the centuries, this short commentary will be of particular value for preachers and interpreters today.” — PAUL N. ANDERSON
George Fox University
“In this short commentary Bruner offers a clear, accessible interpretation of Paul’s account of our deep need of the gospel and God’s loving provision in Christ. Mercifully free of jargon and arcane scholarly debate, but filled with contemporary allusions, the book is perfect for small Bible studies or adult education classes.”
— WILLIAM A. DYRNESS
Fuller Theological Seminary
“This commentary on the premier exposition of the gospel comes from one of America’s premier expositors of the gospel. Dale Bruner’s translation of Romans is fresh and clever, his exposition of Romans is disarmingly straightforward and insightful, and his personal testimonies at key passages illustrate the relevance of Romans for modern readers.” — JAMES R. EDWARDS
Whitworth University
Frederick Dale Bruner is the George and Lyda Wasson Professor of Religion Emeritus at Whitworth University. His other books include A Theology of the Holy Spirit: The Pentecostal Experience and the New Testament Witness and commentaries on the Gospels of Matthew and John.
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