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The Africana Bible, Second Edition: Reading Israel's Scriptures from Africa and the African Diaspora

Hugh R. Page Jr. (General Editor), Valerie Bridgeman (Editor), Stacy Davis (Editor), Cheryl A. Kirk-Duggan (Editor), Madipoane Masenya (Ngwan’a Mphahlele) (Editor), Rodney S. Sadler Jr. (Editor), Randall C. Bailey (Contributor), Wilma Ann Bailey (Contributor), Harold V. Bennett (Contributor), Theodore W. Burgh (Contributor), Dexter E. Callender Jr. (Contributor), Steed Vernyl Davidson (Contributor), Judy Fentress-Williams (Contributor), Naomi Franklin (Contributor), Wilda C. Gafney (Contributor), Wallace Hartsfield (Contributor), Jamal-Dominique Hopkins (Contributor), Leslie R. James (Contributor), Vivian Johnson (Contributor), Temba L. J. Mafico (Contributor), Herbert R. Marbury (Contributor), Andrew Mbuvi (Contributor), Dora Rudo Mbuwayesango (Contributor), Madeline McClenney (Contributor), Samuel Murrell (Contributor), CL Nash (Contributor), Kenneth N. Ngwa (Contributor), Emerson B. Powery (Contributor), Stephen Breck Reid (Contributor), Cleotha Robertson (Contributor), Jerome Clayton Ross (Contributor), Adam Oliver Stokes (Contributor), Robert Wafawanaka (Contributor), Renita J. Weems (Contributor)

The second edition features an updated commentary on each book of the Hebrew Bible that is authoritative for African and African-diaspora communities worldwide. It highlights issues of the Black community (such as globalization and the colonial legacy) and the distinctive norms of interpretation in African and African-diaspora settings.

2 Chronicles: A Commentary

Ralph W. Klein (Author), Paul D. Hanson (Editor)

Ralph W. Klein's magisterial commentary on 1 and 2 Chronicles is now complete. Klein brings to lively expression the unique theological voice of the Chronicler...

2 Maccabees: A Critical Commentary

Robert Doran (Author), Harold W. Attridge (Editor)

The second-century B.C.E. Maccabean revolt against Seleucid oppression was a watershed event in early Jewish history and Second Maccabees is an important...

The Odes of Solomon

Michael Lattke (Author), Marianne Ehrhardt (Translator)

Known until the 18th century only from fragmentary quotations and references in patristic literature, more recent discoveries of Greek, Coptic, and Syriac...

Introduction to the Hebrew Bible, Third Edition

John J. Collins (Author)

A Leading Introduction to the Hebrew Bible John J. Collins's Introduction to the Hebrew Bible is one of the most reliable and widely adopted critical...

Texts of Terror (40th Anniversary Edition): Literary-Feminist Readings of Biblical Narratives

Phyllis Trible (Author), Gale A. Yee (Foreword by)

In this seminal work of biblical scholarship, Phyllis Trible focuses on four variations on the theme of terror in the Bible as she reinterprets the stories of four women in ancient Israel. Trible shows how these neglected stories--interpreted in memoriam--challenge both the misogyny of Scripture and its use in church, synagogue, and academy.

The Historical Writings: Introducing Israel's Historical Literature

Mark A. Leuchter (Author), David T. Lamb (Author)

The Historical Writings introduces students to the character of the Deuteronomistic History and other historical writings (Ezra, Nehemiah, and 1 and 2 Chronicles); to the different roles history-writing plays throughout the Hebrew Bible; and to the key historical questions and methods shaping contemporary scholarly debate.

From Genesis to Chronicles: Explorations in Old Testament Theology

Gerhard von Rad (Author), K. C. Hanson (Editor)

This volume contains some of the most important and enduring work of Gerhard von Rad, the most influential Old Testament theologian of the twentieth century....

A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible, Third Edition

John J. Collins (Author)

John J. Collins's A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible has become a popular option for college and seminary classrooms. Enriched by decades of classroom teaching, it is aimed explicitly at motivated students, regardless of their previous exposure to the Bible. This more compact version of Collins's renowned Introduction to the Hebrew Bible is combined with even more student-friendly features.

The third edition is presented in a new and engaging format with new maps and images. An index has been added to the volume for the first time.

Fortress Commentary on the Bible: The Old Testament and Apocrypha

Gale A. Yee (Editor), Hugh R. Page Jr. (Editor), Matthew J. M. Coomber (Editor)

This commentary on the Old Testament and Apocrypha presents a balanced synthesis of current scholarship, enabling readers to interpret Scripture for a complex and pluralistic world. The result is a commentary that is comprehensive and useful for preaching, teaching, and research.

Joshua and Judges: Texts @ Contexts series

Athalya Brenner (Editor), Gale A. Yee (Editor)

Joshua and Judges focuses attention on themes and tensions at the beginning of Israel's story in the Bible.

Old Testament Theology: Canon or Testimony

Walter Brueggemann (Author), Brevard S. Childs (Author)

For decades, two Old Testament interpretive giants, Walter Brueggemann and Brevard S. Childs, debated unity vs. diversity, canon vs. testimony, text vs. speech. Here in one place their respective approaches are contrasted and compared.

Disturbing Divine Behavior: Troubling Old Testament Images of God

Eric A. Seibert (Author)

How should we understand biblical texts where God is depicted as acting irrationally, violently, or destructively? If we distance ourselves from disturbing...

Genesis: An Introduction

Claus Westermann (Author)

The introductions from Westermann's three-volume commentary on Genesis in one volume.

Genesis 1 - 11: Continental Commentaries

Claus Westermann (Author), John J. Scullion S.J. (Translator)

Genesis 12 - 36: Continental Commentaries

Claus Westermann (Author), John J. Scullion S.J. (Translator)

Genesis 37 - 50: Continental Commentaries

Claus Westermann (Author), John J. Scullion S.J. (Translator)

Stony the Road We Trod: African American Biblical Interpretation. Thirtieth Anniversary Expanded Edition

Cain Hope Felder (Editor)

A hallmark of American Black religion is its distinctive use of the Bible in creating community, resisting oppression, and fomenting social change. Stony the Road We Trod accomplishes this--and much more. This expanded edition contains a new introduction and three new essays that underscore the historic importance of this book for a new generation.

Preaching from the Old Testament

Walter Brueggemann (Author), Rolf A. Jacobson (Foreword by)

Walter Brueggemann shows Christian preachers how to consider the faith witnessed in several Old Testament traditions and to help them discover rich and suggestive connections to our contemporary faith challenges. He claims that sustained engagement with the Old Testament is worth the effort for the preacher. This volume is part of the new Working Preacher Books series designed to provide timely and compelling books on biblical preaching. God uses good preaching to change lives.

Psalms 3: A Commentary on Psalms 101-150, Hermeneia series

Frank Lothar Hossfeld (Author), Erich Zenger (Author), Klaus Baltzer (Editor), Linda M. Maloney (Translator)

In this "meticulous" commentary, "brilliantly" translated by Linda M. Maloney (Review of Biblical Literature), Hossfeld and Zenger provide for each psalm a...