Hallvard Hagelia is Professor of Old Testament at Ansgar School of Theology, NorwayMarkus Zehnder is Professor of Old Testament at EFT Leuven, Belgium

• PrefacePart 1: Old Testament 1. Plurality of Theologies in Bible and Church Life - Erhard Gerstenberger, Marburg University, Germany2. Yahweh and the Other Gods: Acceptance, Rejection, and Cognitive Care - Hans Jørgen Lundager Jensen, Aarhus University, Denmark3. Inter-Religious Relations and the Challenge of Multiculturalism: Some Biblical Principles - Cornelis Van Dam, Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary, Canada4. Creation and Covenant: God’s Direct Relationship with the Non-Israelite Nations in the Old Testament - Robin Routledge, Mattersey Hall, UK5. Models of Inclusion and Exclusion in Joshua - David Firth, Trinity College Bristol, UK; Research Associate of the University of the Free State, South Africa6. Interreligious Relations in the Future as Described in the Latter Prophets - Markus Zehnder, EFT Leuven, Belgium7. Religious Observance in Space and Time in Ancient Israel and Ancient Near East - Hallvard Hagelia, Ansgar School of Theology, NorwayPart 2: New Testament and Greco-Roman Texts 8. Interreligious Encounters in the Book of Acts - Christoph Stenschke, University of South Africa, South Africa9. Different Beliefs in the Rhetoric of the New Testament Letter to the Ephesians - Tor Vegge, University of Agder, Norway10. Christians, Jews, and Pagans in the Book of Revelation: Persecution, Perseverance, and Purity in the Shadow of the Last Judgement - Eckhard J. Schnabel, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, USA11. Acts of God in History According to Pagan, Jewish, and Christian Historiography - Armin Baum, Freie Theologische Hochschule Giessen, GermanyPart 3: Reception History 12. Jonah and the Foreigners - Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, Aberdeen University, UK13. Hanina ben Dosa Heals from a Distance: A Case of Christian Influences upon Talmudic Judaism? - Hilde Brekke Møller, Norwegian School of Theology, Norway14. Jesus in Islamic and Rabbinic Traditions - Craig A. Evans, Houston Baptist University, USAPart 4: Hermeneutical Reflections 15. The Word in Dialogue and Interreligious Relation - Jože Krašovec, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, SloveniaIndex

Hallvard Hagelia is Professor of Old Testament at Ansgar School of Theology, NorwayMarkus Zehnder is Professor of Old Testament at EFT Leuven, Belgium

• PrefacePart 1: Old Testament 1. Plurality of Theologies in Bible and Church Life - Erhard Gerstenberger, Marburg University, Germany2. Yahweh and the Other Gods: Acceptance, Rejection, and Cognitive Care - Hans Jørgen Lundager Jensen, Aarhus University, Denmark3. Inter-Religious Relations and the Challenge of Multiculturalism: Some Biblical Principles - Cornelis Van Dam, Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary, Canada4. Creation and Covenant: God’s Direct Relationship with the Non-Israelite Nations in the Old Testament - Robin Routledge, Mattersey Hall, UK5. Models of Inclusion and Exclusion in Joshua - David Firth, Trinity College Bristol, UK; Research Associate of the University of the Free State, South Africa6. Interreligious Relations in the Future as Described in the Latter Prophets - Markus Zehnder, EFT Leuven, Belgium7. Religious Observance in Space and Time in Ancient Israel and Ancient Near East - Hallvard Hagelia, Ansgar School of Theology, NorwayPart 2: New Testament and Greco-Roman Texts 8. Interreligious Encounters in the Book of Acts - Christoph Stenschke, University of South Africa, South Africa9. Different Beliefs in the Rhetoric of the New Testament Letter to the Ephesians - Tor Vegge, University of Agder, Norway10. Christians, Jews, and Pagans in the Book of Revelation: Persecution, Perseverance, and Purity in the Shadow of the Last Judgement - Eckhard J. Schnabel, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, USA11. Acts of God in History According to Pagan, Jewish, and Christian Historiography - Armin Baum, Freie Theologische Hochschule Giessen, GermanyPart 3: Reception History 12. Jonah and the Foreigners - Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, Aberdeen University, UK13. Hanina ben Dosa Heals from a Distance: A Case of Christian Influences upon Talmudic Judaism? - Hilde Brekke Møller, Norwegian School of Theology, Norway14. Jesus in Islamic and Rabbinic Traditions - Craig A. Evans, Houston Baptist University, USAPart 4: Hermeneutical Reflections 15. The Word in Dialogue and Interreligious Relation - Jože Krašovec, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, SloveniaIndex