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  • God, Slavery, and Early Christianity

    Divine Possession and Ethics in the Shepherd of Hermas

    by Chance E. Bonar ...
    Ancient Christians understood themselves to be enslaved to God, an attitude that affected their ethics, theology, and self-understanding. This widespread belief is made especially clear in the Shepherd of Hermas, an overlooked early Christian text written by an enslaved person, which was nearly included in the New Testament. In this book, Chance Bonar provides a robust analysis of the ancient ... Read more

    $98.39 USD

  • The Author in Early Christian Literature

    by Chance E. Bonar ...
    Series series Elements in Early Christian Literature
    While scholars of ancient Mediterranean literature have focused their efforts heavily on explaining why authors would write pseudonymously or anonymously, less time has been spent exploring why an author would write orthonymously (that is, under their own name). This Element explores how early Christian writers began to care deeply about 'correct' attribution of both Christian and non-Christian ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • Sex, Violence, and Early Christian Texts

    by Christy Cobb, Eric Vanden Eykel, Tara Baldrick-Morrone, Chance E. Bonar, Jennifer Collins-Elliott, Arminta Fox, Midori Hartman, LaToya M. Leary Francis, Travis W. Proctor0, Joshua M. Reno1, Laura Robinson2, Jeannie Sellick3, Meredith J. C. Warren4, Stephen Young5 ...
    Examples of sexual violence and mentions of it appear with a disturbing level of frequency in the literature of early Christianity. This collection of essays explores these occurrences in canonical and noncanonical Christian texts from the first until the fifth centuries CE. Drawing from a range of interpretive lenses, scholars of early Christianity approach these writings with the goal of ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

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    Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts

    Edited by T. J. Lang, Bruce Longenecker, Elizabeth Shively ...
    Series series Behind the Scenes of the Bible
    2026 Christian Book Award® Finalist (Bible Reference Works)Southwestern Journal of Theology 2024 Book Award (Biblical Reference / Biblical Backgrounds)This authoritative volume brings together a team of world-class scholars to cover the full range of New Testament backgrounds in a concise, up-to-date, and comprehensive manner.Drawing on the expertise of specialists in the areas of archaeological, ... Read more

    $39.59 USD

  • Christian Theologies of Scripture

    A Comparative Introduction

    by Justin S Holcomb ...
    "[ I]t represents more than a collection of essays. It is a helpful, at times profound, mapping of Christians reflections on their Scriptures." Choice, RecommendedAll religious traditions that ground themselves in texts must grapple with certain questions concerning the texts' authority. Yet there has been much debate within Christianity concerning the nature of scripture and how it should be ... Read more

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  • Engaging the Doctrine of Revelation

    The Mediation of the Gospel through Church and Scripture

    by Matthew Levering ...
    How do human beings today receive divine revelation? Where and in what ways is it mediated so that all generations can hear the fullness of the gospel? In this volume, distinguished theologian Matthew Levering shows that divine revelation has been truthfully mediated through the church, the gospel, and Scripture so that we can receive it in its fullness today. Levering engages past and present ... Read more

    $34.59 USD

  • Paul within Paganism

    Restoring the Mediterranean Context to the Apostle

    Edited by Alexander Chantziantoniou, Paula Fredriksen, Stephen L. Young ...
    A collaborative project, this work introduces a burgeoning new approach to the study of Paul, which contextualizes the pagans' apostle within the wider world of ancient Mediterranean religion (so-called "paganism"). The anthology assembles cutting-edge essays from both senior and rising scholars, whose contributions collectively demonstrate how Paul's Jewish religious program is native to the ... Read more

    $37.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Gospels before the Book

    by Matthew Larsen ...
    What does it look like to read the texts we now call the gospels like first- and second-century readers? There is no evidence of anyone regarding the gospel as a book published by an author until the end of the second century. So, put differently, what does it mean to read the gospels "before the book"? For centuries, the ways people discuss the gospels have been shaped by later ideas that have ... Read more

    $30.59 USD

  • Engaging the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit

    Love and Gift in the Trinity and the Church

    by Matthew Levering ...
    A Distinguished Theologian on the Doctrine of the Holy SpiritDistinguished theologian Matthew Levering offers a historical examination of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, defending an Augustinian model against various contemporary theological views. A companion piece to Levering's Engaging the Doctrine of Revelation, this work critically engages contemporary and classical doctrines of the Holy ... Read more

    $37.49 USD

  • Rethinking ‘Authority’ in Late Antiquity

    Authorship, Law, and Transmission in Jewish and Christian Tradition

    Edited by A.J. Berkovitz, Mark Letteney ...
    Series series Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies
    The historian’s task involves unmasking the systems of power that underlie our sources. A historian must not only analyze the content and context of ancient sources, but also the structures of power, authority, and political contingency that account for their transmission, preservation, and survival. But as a tool for interpreting antiquity, "authority" has a history of its own. As authority ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • The Cambridge History of Ancient Christianity

    Edited by Bruce W. Longenecker, David E. Wilhite ...
    The first three hundred years of the common era witnessed critical developments that would become foundational for Christianity itself, as well as for the societies and later history that emerged thereafter. The concept of 'ancient Christianity,' however, along with the content that the category represents, has raised much debate. This is, in part, because within this category lie multiple forms ... Read more

    $154.99 USD

  • Acts: An Exegetical Commentary

    Introduction and 1:1-247

    by Craig Keener ...
    Highly respected New Testament scholar Craig Keener is known for his meticulous and comprehensive research. This commentary on Acts, his magnum opus, may be the largest and most thoroughly documented Acts commentary available. Useful not only for the study of Acts but also early Christianity, this work sets Acts in its first-century context.In this volume, the first of four, Keener introduces the ... Read more

    $57.59 USD