Fortress Press

Interpretation of Epistle to the Hebrews and the Epistle of James

Richard C. H. Lenski (Author)

Interpretation of: 1 & II Epistles of Peter, Three Epistles of John & the Epistle of Jude

Richard C. H. Lenski (Author)

Hebreos: Hebrews

Pablo A. Jimenez (Author)

ACNT -- Hebrews

Robert H. Smith (Author)

In this volume, the book of Hebrews receives a thorough commentary, a summary of the book as a whole, a breakdown of the theological thought in the text, and...

1 Corinthians: An Exegetical and Contextual Commentary

Andrew B. Spurgeon (Author)

The India Commentary on the New Testament (ICNT) series aims to give a well-informed exposition of the meaning of the text and relevant reflections in...

Hebrews, the General Epistles, and Revelation: Fortress Commentary on the Bible Study Edition

Margaret Aymer (Editor), Cynthia Briggs Kittredge (Editor), David A. Sánchez (Editor)

This commentary on the Hebrews, the General Epistles, and Revelation, excerpted from the Fortress Commentary on the Bible: The New Testament, engages readers in the work of biblical interpretation. Contributors connect historical-critical analysis with sensitivity to current theological, cultural, and interpretive issues. Each chapter (Hebrews through Revelation) includes an introduction and commentary based on three lenses: ancient context, the interpretative tradition, and contemporary questions and challenges. Hebrews, the General Epistles, and Revelation introduces fresh perspectives and draws students, preachers, and interested readers into the challenging work of interpretation. 

Hebrews: A Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews

Harold W. Attridge (Author), Helmut Koester (Editor)

The first major and comprehensive English- language commentary on Hebrews in over fifty years. Presents a balanced and richly documented interpretation.

The Pastoral Epistles: A Commentary on the Pastoral Epistles

Hans Conzelmann (Author), Martin Dibelius (Author), Helmut Koester (Editor), Philip Buttolph (Translator), Adela Yarbro (Translator)

There are many English commentaries on these letters, but none so replete with quotations (some quite extensive) from extra-biblical materials, whether...

Colossians and Philemon: A Commentary on the Epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon

Eduard Lohse (Author), Helmut Koester (Editor), Robert J. Karris (Translator), William R. Poehlmann (Translator)

Lohse gives the reader solid interpretation and access to other scholars' efforts.

James in Postcolonial Perspective: The Letter as Nativist Discourse

K. Jason Coker (Author)

James confronts the exploitive wealthy; it also opposes Pauline hybridity. K. Jason Coker argues that postcolonial perspectives allow us to understand how these themes converge in the letter.

The Pastoral Epistles: 1–2 Timothy, Titus: An Exegetical and Contextual Commentary

Graham Simpson (Author)

The India Commentary on the New Testament (ICNT) series aims to give a well-informed exposition of the meaning of the text and relevant reflections in...

Johannine Ethics: The Moral World of the Gospel and Epistles of John

Sherri Brown (Editor), Christopher W. Skinner (Editor)

The Gospel and Epistles of John are commonly overlooked in discussions of New Testament ethics, often seen as of only limited value. Here, prominent scholars...

The Jewish Pseudepigrapha: An Introduction to the Literature of the Second Temple Period

Susan Docherty (Author)

Designed with the beginning student in mind, this volume introduces the reader to the books that did not make it into the Bible or the Apocrypha but that remained popular among Jews and early Christians for centuries.

Threshing Floors In Ancient Israel: Their Ritual and Symbolic Significance

Jaime L. Waters (Author)

Jaime L. Waters here examines the various personnel active in the construction and operation of threshing floors to draw a more complete picture of ancient Israelite social life.

Jesus and the Village Scribes: Galilean Conflicts and the Setting of Q

William E. Arnal (Author)

This volume challenges Gerd Theissen's dominant thesis of "wandering radicals" as the earliest spreaders of the Jesus tradition. Several conclusions emerge:...

The Social World of the Sages: An Introduction to Israelite and Jewish Wisdom Literature

Mark R. Sneed (Author)

The notion of a distinct "wisdom tradition" in ancient Israel has a long history-but does it have a basis in the evidence? Mark R. Sneed argues for a redefinition of the wisdom literature as a loosely cohering collection of books aimed at educating scribal apprentices in moral instruction and the art of living.

Rethinking Early Christian Identity: Affect, Violence, and Belonging

Maia Kotrosits (Author)

Maia Kotrosits challenges the contemporary notion of "early Christian literature," showing that a number of texts usually so described are "not particularly interested" in a distinctive Christian identity. By appealing to trauma studies and diaspora theory and giving careful attention to the dynamics within these texts, she shows that this sample of writings offers complex reckonings with chaotic diasporic conditions and the transgenerational trauma of colonial violence.