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Mark’s Other Gospel
Did the evangelist Mark write two versions of his gospel? According to a letter ascribed to Clement of Alexandria, Mark created a second, more spiritual edition of his gospel for theologically advanced ...
Whose Historical Jesus?
The figure of Jesus has fascinated Western civilization for centuries. As the year 2000 approaches, eliciting connections with Jesus’ birth and return, excitement grows — as does the number of studies ...
Parables of War
What makes the Book of Revelation so hard to understand?
How does the Book of Revelation fit into Judaism and the beginning of
Christianity?
John W. Marshall proposes a radical reinterpretation of ...
Playing a Jewish Game
Is it possible that early Christian anti-Judaism was directed toward people other than Jews?
Michele Murray proposes that significant strands of early Christian anti-Judaism were directed against Gentile ...
Religious Rivalries and the Struggle for Success in Sardis and Smyrna
This volume, one in a series of books examining religious rivalries, focuses in detail on the religious dimension of life in two particular Roman cities: Sardis and Smyrna. The essays explore the relationships ...
Text and Artifact in the Religions of Mediterranean Antiquity
Can archaeological remains be made to “speak” when brought into conjunction with texts? Can written remains, on stone or papyrus, shed light on the parables of Jesus, or on the Jewish view of afterlife? ...
The Social Setting of the Ministry as Reflected in the Writings of Hermas, Clement and Ignatius
Focussing on three first- and early-second-century documents (the Shepherd of Hermas, 1 Clement and the Ignatian epistles), this work contributes to a growing body of literature concerned with the social ...
A Common Written Greek Source for Mark and Thomas
This book uncovers an early collection of sayings, called N, that are ascribed to Jesus and are similar to those found in the Gospel of Thomas and in Q, a document believed to be a common source, with ...
Dangerous Food
Recognizing the social meaning of food and meals in Greco-Roman culture and, in particular, the social meaning of idol-food, is an integral part of understanding the impact of Paul’s instructions to ...
From Sermon to Commentary
The Bible has always been vital to Jewish religious life, and it has been expounded in diverse ways. Perhaps the most influential body of Jewish biblical interpretation is the Midrash that was produced ...