Eerdmans Biblical Studies Upgrade (16 vols.)

As usual, James Crenshaw has done his homework for this little book. And what homework it is, for he brings to this quite accessible introduction long years of pondering. As a result, an entire tradition of scholarship is on offer for the reader. In addition to presenting all of the ‘necessities’ of an introduction, the book offers peculiar gifts that only Crenshaw can give. These include his careful sorting of ‘wisdom psalms’ and his exposition of specific psalms, most notably Psalm 73. Readers are introduced not only to substantive learning but also to careful method—Crenshaw’s signature contribution.

—Walter Brueggemann, professor of Old Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary

Out of his many years of teaching and studying the book of Psalms, James Crenshaw has given us the fruits of his wisdom. This book looks broadly at matters that have to do with composition, collection, types of psalms, and aspects of their poetry and imagery. But Crenshaw’s close, detailed look at some particular and often ignored psalms is the best part of the book.

—Patrick D. Miller, Charles T. Haley Professor of Old Testament Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary

This volume offers a study of the psalms as a collection of prayers and praises, as discrete efforts to plumb the depths of life’s meaning, and as a central part of ancient Israel’s theological achievement. What a rich and splendid interpretation of a rich and splendid portion of the Bible!

—Walter Harrelson, dean, Vanderbilt Divinity School

Crenshaw has a long record as a highly respected scholar in biblical studies, having published numerous books, articles and studies. An excellent teacher, Crenshaw has written this introduction out of years of teaching the book of Psalms in the classroom. Crenshaw has developed his own approach to the Psalms, and his book would serve well as a textbook. In his survey of the collections in the Psalter and of the psalms outside, Crenshaw gives skillfully written, brief summaries of individual psalms, written in fine English style. The reader could stop at many places for further study and reflection on the psalms summarized.

—Hebrew Studies

These essays show Gordon Fee at his characteristic work, fusing exegetical accuracy and evangelical passion. Words are never mere words for this master exegete. I think of him as our ‘resurrection scholar,’ calling the words out of the text and setting them before us pulsing with life.

—Eugene Peterson, professor of spiritual theology, Regent College

This set of biblical explorations—mostly Pauline, as we would expect—demonstrates Gordon Fee’s strength in exegesis, biblical theology, and hermeneutics as he pursues his trinitarian, churchly, life-centered concerns. Fee is a Pentecostal pneumatologist without peer. In his large hearted service of the biblical text he is in every way a model. Brilliant and simple, these chapters will enrich all who take the Bible seriously.

—J.I. Packer, professor of theology, Regent College

Leonhard’s Goppelt’s book is notable among commentaries on 1 Peter for two things. The first is the extensive and creative use made of evidence from the Qumran literature; the second is the fruitful attempt to point out the social consequences of this letter’s ethics, which have often— and wrongly—been assumed to be of a quietistic nature. Goppelt’s commentary is a fine key for unlocking the theological riches of this undeservedly ignored jewel of a letter.

—Paul J. Achtemeier, professor of biblical interpretation, Union Theological Seminary

The publication of Goppelt’s commentary on 1 Peter in English translation is excellent news for all serious students of the letter. John Alsup’s labor of love in translating the work of his teacher will earn him the gratitude of English-speaking students everywhere as they are now able to profit from the feast of good things in this fine commentary—especially its careful delineation of 1 Peter’s theological message.

—I. Howard Marshall, professor of New Testament, University of Aberdeen

This commentary is surely one of the most important to have been published on 1 Peter in the twentieth century. Marked by the same careful attention to the text and respect of the judgments of other scholars that characterize all of Goppelt’s work, it stands right alongside his Theology of the New Testament as a major scholarly achievement.

—Victor Paul Furnish, professor of New Testament, Perkins School of Theology

Gorman deftly integrates the results of recent debates about Pauline theology into a powerful constructive account that overcomes unfruitful dichotomies and transcends recent controversies between the ‘New Perspective on Paul’ and its traditionalist critics. Gorman’s important book points the way forward for understanding the nonviolent, world-transforming character of Paul’s gospel.

—Richard B. Hays, professor of New Testament, Duke Divinity School

This collection of outstanding essays by veteran scholars and by younger scholars who are rapidly advancing in the field of New Testament is a fitting tribute to Professor I. Howard Marshall, who is himself a scholar of the first order. Jesus of Nazareth: Lord and Christ is well focused, its themes and passages carefully chosen and expertly considered. Readers looking for studies that address many of the most important issues relating to the historical Jesus and the emergence of New Testament Christology will not be disappointed. I highly recommend this book.

—Craig A. Evans, professor of New Testament, Trinity Western University

Appropriately titled Jesus of Nazareth: Lord and Christ, this substantial volume is offered in well-deserved tribute to I. Howard Marshall, and it also merits attention in its own right as a significant contribution to New Testament scholarship. There are items here, expertly treated by a bevy of scholars linked with the honoree, that are designed to excite the interest and stimulate the minds of a wide variety of readers. This design is all the more satisfying as we recall the manifold concerns of Howard Marshall himself, whose work is both celebrated and interacted with in this timely and worthy volume.

—Ralph P. Martin, professor of Bible, London Bible College

Between Two Horizons is a thoughtful presentation of the major issues that have separated exegesis and theology in the past, and it provides a blueprint for the construction of a bridge between the two disciplines.

—Pacifica

For pastors looking for a wide-ranging discussion on the intermingling of contemporary thought between biblical studies and theology, this book would be a good place to begin.

—Clergy Journal

This is a bold and provocative book that addresses a question at the very heart of Evangelical identity at the start of the twenty first century: the relationship of Christian faith to the present world. Working from an exegesis of the Gospel of John and through contemporary discussions in the sociology of contemporary American Evangelicalism, theologian Robert Gundry challenges the often unreflective way Evangelicals relate—and acquiesce—to their social and cultural milieu. This book will surely enrage as many as it will encourage.

—James Davison Hunter, LaBrosse-Levinson Distinguished Professor of Religion, Culture, and Social Theory, University of Virginia

Seeking the Identity of Jesus is a ‘wiki-Christology,’ a series of chapters whose central story about Jesus Christ is alive and growing and developing. This is not the final word; it is an invitation to join in on listening to the Word. The bonus in this book is that it gathers world-class experts who write from faith about the Christian’s most important question: Who was Jesus? In your hands is a gift to the church.

—Scot McKnight, professor of New Testament, North Park University

This dialogue of biblical scholars and theologians both challenges and enlightens. Anyone interested in historical Jesus issues, in understanding how Jesus is known, or in grasping his true character must pay attention to these essays.

—Klyne Snodgrass, professor of New Testament, North Park Theological Seminary

All those who teach the Old Testament will find themselves poring over each chapter, discovering many points pertinent to the task to which we have been called. Whether one is considering how better to teach Hebrew, how to organize lectures on Old Testament theology, or how courses on the Old Testament should fit into a specific curriculum, this volume offers help around every corner. Full of practical ideas on how to make the Old Testament live for today’s students.

—Bill T. Arnold, professor of Old Testament interpretation, Asbury Theological Seminary

This book is filled with fascinating and practical advice for students and teachers of the Old Testament. It forms part of an important movement to revitalize the teaching of the Old Testament, and I commend it.

—William Dyrness, professor of theology and culture, Fuller Theological Seminary

An interestingly nuanced, in-depth, and balanced study with important theological as well as missiological implications for the contemporary church. This important study is of particular value to biblical interpreters, theological professors, missiologists, missionaries, mission leaders, and parish pastors and should be in their school and church libraries.

—Missiology

Kostenberger’s study has many strengths. It is well written and a number of important issues are resolved with clarity and conviction. Careful scholarship makes this book another valuable contribution to scholarly reflection upon the theme of mission in the fourth Gospel.

—Pacifica

Longenecker’s exposition of the major contours of New Testament social ethics is nothing less than brilliant. I heartily commend this book to all who seek to take God’s Word seriously.

—W. Ward Gasque, president, Pacific Association for Biblical Studies in Seattle

A stimulating, provocative book. Longenecker offers a clear hermeneutical alternative within an evangelical framework that should elicit considerable discussion.

—Gordon D. Fee, professor emeritus of New Testament, Regent College

It is refreshing to read Richard Longenecker’s thoughtful book. He is to be commended for his forthright struggle with the unavoidable hermeneutical issues and for his ‘developmental’ hermeneutic.

—David M. Scholer, professor, Fuller Theological Seminary

Longenecker’s clarity, his grasp of the issues, and his firm and moderate handling of a controversial theme are much to be welcomed.

—C.F.D. Moule, Lady Margaret’s Professor of Divinity, Cambridge University

Stephen Westerholm’s book is the ideal entry into the discussion on Paul, the law, and justification. Only here will readers find both contemporary and historic contributions to the debate explained. Westerholm reminds us that Augustine, Luther, Calvin, and Wesley must be reckoned with seriously as profound interpreters of Paul. He also provides his own incisive and insightful contribution to the biblical text, repristinating the perspective of Luther for our day. Throughout, Westerholm writes with the sparkling clarity and wit that is characteristic of all his work.

—Thomas R. Schreiner, James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

This eagerly awaited volume is a gem. After years of debate about the ‘new perspective,’ a debate bogged down with multiple confusions, Stephen Westerholm describes and analyzes all the main viewpoints on Paul’s theology of law, grace, and justification from Augustine onward. With enviable clarity, incisive observation, and shafts of humor, Westerholm reaffirms and refines the ‘old perspective’ while also incorporating the strong points of the new. This is the book we all have needed, both scholars and students. It will surely help us escape the impasse in our current debates.

—John Barclay, Lightfoot Professor of Divinity, Durham University

Since its publication in 1988, Stephen Westerholm’s book Israel’s Law and the Church’s Faith has served as one of the best explorations of Paul’s view of justification by faith. That book is now superseded by Perspectives Old and New on Paul. Westerholm here elongates the temporal parameters of his earlier work, reconstructing the views of Paul’s most significant interpreters from the distant past to the turn of the twenty first century. Against the backdrop of his fair and principled survey of scholarship, Westerholm’s own examination of Paul’s texts is characterized by a depth of analytical and theological perception rarely found in scholarly studies. For those with time to read only one book about Paul’s view of justification by faith, this should be the book. And for those with time to read more, this is the book to start with.

—Bruce W. Longenecker, professor of religion, Baylor University

Written with sparkling humor, this book is a landmark work both in its treatment of the vast scholarly literature and in its crisp exegesis of Paul himself. Perspectives Old and New on Paul is proof again, if proof were needed, that Stephen Westerholm is still head and shoulders above almost everyone else as an interpreter of Paul.

—Simon J. Gathercole, senior lecturer in New Testament studies and director of studies at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University

Stephen Westerholm’s most recent missive from the battlefield of Pauline studies will enliven the most dazed student and cheer the crustiest scholar. With his clear head and winsome sense of humor, Westerholm has once again produced one of the most insightful and readable studies available on the role of the Mosaic law, divine grace, and Christian faith in Pauline theology.

—Frank Thielman, Presbyterian Professor of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University.

Dr. Young makes it abundantly plain that the issue is not between good and bad, intelligent and obscurantist, scientific and unscientific scholarship but between a believing scholarship and a skeptical and rationalistic scholarship.

—Oswald T. Allis, professor of Semitic philology, Princeton Theological Seminary

This collection of cutting-edge essays by eminent scholars at once advances dialogue between European and American scholars and provides a fitting tribute to one of the most prolific interpreters of Isaiah in this generation.

—John J. Collins, Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation, Yale Divinity School

For anyone interested in the book of Isaiah, this volume provides a wealth of studies (as well as a warm and witty appreciation of Joseph Blenkinsopp by Philip Davies). This collection not only honors a major scholar in the field but also makes its own original contribution, which all future students of Isaiah will need to take account of.

Lester L. Grabbe, emeritus professor of Hebrew Bible and early Judaism, University of Hull

A series of significant studies treating Isaian texts and issues, these essays offer a wealth of diachronic and synchronic observations, broad thematic considerations, and studies of words and phrases. Most are written by leading biblical scholars and address fundamental questions. Highly recommended.

—Mark S. Smith, Skirball Professor of Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, New York University

A positive view in this volume of the role of redactors as creators in their own right marks a new perspective on the relationship between the three major sections of the book of Isaiah. The bibliographic entries are invaluable for current Isaiah studies.

—Chris Franke, professor of theology, St. Catherine University