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If you discovered that pagan scholars influenced Paul’s thinking, would this shake your faith? On the contrary! Author Dr. Joseph R. Dodson argues that the more you understand Paul, the more your faith will grow.

Paul the Rabbi Philosopher: Stoic and Jewish Philosophy in the Apostle’s Thought is an exegetical and comparative study of Paul’s letters in dialogue with first-century Jewish and philosophical texts. This work argues for understanding Paul in his diverse context, where he is both rabbi and philosopher in his presentation of the good news and instruction of obedience to Christ.

In placing Paul amid his rabbinic and philosophical conversation partners, this study provides greater understanding of Paul’s gospel and his utilization of first-century language, rhetoric, and tropes to communicate the uniqueness of Jesus Christ as cosmological Victor, the glory of his cross, and our faithful response to the gift of righteousness. Section one places Paul alongside his Jewish contemporaries in their employment of personification and scripture citation to convey the cosmological victory of the Lord. Next, Paul is set in comparison to Stoic philosophers, chiefly Seneca, in their understanding of human depravity, suffering and glory, and apocalyptic eschatology.

Reading Paul with the lenses of his contemporaries is a necessary, invaluable framework for conceptualizing how Paul aligns with, contradicts, and surpasses the first-century presentation of elements such as good news, powers, grace, human depravity, and obedience. As these comparative studies allow readers to understand Paul more clearly, they also allow readers to understand the Jewish and philosophical texts more clearly—evidencing the value of comparative dialogue in Pauline and biblical studies.

Excellent for undergraduate, seminary and graduate students as well as pastors, teachers, and laypersons interested in comparative dialogue of the New Testament letters.

Did the Exodus of Israel out of Egypt really happen, or is it just an ancient narrative? Deepen your knowledge of Old Testament history with updated archaeological evidence and expert scholarship.

In this new volume, Israel In and Out of Egypt: The Archaeological and Historical Background to the Exodus, James K. Hoffmeier examines the most current Egyptological evidence and argues that it indeed supports the biblical record concerning this famous biblical account. This volume includes:

Over the past thirty or more years, scholars of the Hebrew Bible have been questioning the historical accuracy of the Israelite sojourn in Egypt as described in the book of Exodus. The reason for this rejection of the Exodus tradition is due to an alleged lack of historical and archaeological evidence in Egypt of this event. Those advancing these claims, however, are not specialists in the study of Egyptian history, culture, or archaeology.

In this new and updated edition of his pioneering book, James Hoffmeier examines the most current Egyptological evidence and argues that it supports the biblical record concerning Israel in Egypt.

This updated edition includes new and relevant archaeological data discovered at archaeological sites critical to the geography of the Exodus such as:

These new discoveries help clarify some of the chronological issues and settle problems that align with traditional biblical history. In addition to important discoveries in the Isthmus of Suez, excavations at Tell el-Borg in north Sinai now shed new light on passages from the book of Exodus.

Perfect for use as a textbook, for seminary and graduate studies, but also a valuable resource for laypeople and Christians alike.

A series of expert and yet accessible essays on how the Pentateuch came to be, written by leading scholars worldwide.

The Pentateuch constitutes the foundational text for Judaism and by extension for Christianity, hence its Hebrew name, Torah, which means “teaching.” How, when, and why did this text come to be? How did the remarkable authors in ancient Israel compose, compile, and create such a singular achievement as the five books from Genesis through Deuteronomy, with its masterful stories, moral and ethical legal system, and detailed information about the sacrifices?

The present volume paves new ground, with over forty essays by leading scholars worldwide (Jewish and Christian; American, European, and Israeli), as it provides expert and yet accessible studies covering all aspects of Pentateuchal study. Through these studies, the authors argue collectively that the Torah is to be seen (contrary to the view of many scholars) as ancient Israel’s earliest literature, dating to the very emergence of Israel as a people.

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The book seeks to return the role of the Pentateuch to its honored position as the foundation of Judaism and by extension Christianity, contrary to what so many biblical scholars have argued over the past several decades.

Preachers know that understanding Greek and Hebrew can strengthen their sermons. However, years after taking language courses, it becomes challenging to study texts in the original languages, especially when time is limited.

This volume offers:

Whether one’s Greek is beginner or advanced, this series will empower readers to deepen their study of the Greek text and preach engaging, content-driven sermons. This book—as well as the entire Preacher’s Companion Series—is a fresh and helpful companion to traditional commentaries and a valuable addition to every preacher’s library.

Discover up-to-date findings—and debates—in the field of New Testament textual criticism from the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts.

Intersection explores ways in which New Testament textual criticism interacts with other disciplines such as paleography, exegesis, manuscript studies, and early Christianity—all of which informs our understanding of the New Testament transmission in its broad context. It provides cutting-edge scholarship in textual criticism, a field that is rapidly evolving with the use of digital data analysis.

Comprised of stimulating papers presented at the Text and Manuscript Conference, hosted by the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts, Intersection brings together multiple disciplines to further our understanding of the transmission and use of the New Testament text reflected in the manuscript tradition. These excellent essays cover a wide range of topics related to New Testament text and manuscripts.

In just a single volume, readers learn about the following:

Written by established scholars and up-and-coming specialists, this volume represents an opportunity to hear the fresh voices emerging in fields related to New Testament text and manuscript studies.

A visually accessible, pedagogically friendly reference guide to New Testament Greek morphology (that is, the forms the words in the language take). By grouping the vocabulary words that occur in the New Testament according to the forms in which they appear, this volume gives students a solid conceptual framework in which they can mentally categorize the disparate “puzzle pieces” that make up the Greek language.

Preachers know that understanding Greek and Hebrew can strengthen their sermons. However, years after taking language courses, it becomes challenging to study texts in the original languages, especially when time is limited. This volume offers the following:

Whether readers’ Hebrew is beginner or advanced, this series will empower them to deepen their study of the Hebrew text and preach a content-driven, engaging sermon. This book, as well as the entire Preacher’s Companion series, is a fresh and helpful companion to traditional commentaries and a valuable addition to every preacher’s library.

In Christ and Conquest, Old Testament scholar George M. Schwab explores the meaning of the biblical book of Joshua and how it connects to the Gospels’ portrayal of Christ and to Christians today.

For each section of the book of Joshua, the author asks: What would the described events have meant in the time of Joshua? What was the historical situation? How does each section warn, encourage, exhort, and teach? What would the book have meant to the Israelites during the time of the exile?

The book also discusses such questions as: How does this text advance the gospel of Jesus Christ? How is it fulfilled in him? How does it anticipate his work? How does the book of Joshua lead the reader to draw closer to Jesus, and serve him with more knowledge and fidelity? What does it say to the church today? How does it yearn for the end of all things? How does it offer hope?

Written in a conversational and even sometimes humorous manner, Christ and Conquest brings a fresh Christian perspective to the book of Joshua.

Biblical Hebrew Simplified is a collection of twenty-five familiar passages from the Hebrew Bible, each of which is adapted to promote the reading of authentic Biblical Hebrew for language students at all levels, from beginner to advanced, thereby promoting vocabulary mastery and reading fluency.

The book begins with an introduction that briefly explains the Second Language Acquisition (SLA) theory behind its format and provides instructions for using the resource. The main part of the book presents each selected passage at eight levels:

A set of questions is included at the end of each of the Bible passages that targets each level of the diglot weave, with the goal of testing and reinforcing comprehension and vocabulary mastery while drawing students’ attention to important aspects of the text. The book also includes a parsing appendix that students can use to look up difficult forms they will encounter in the various passages.

Using a Hebrew-English blend (diglot weave) is a unique approach to language development, informed by Second Language Acquisition research and practice, that makes the Hebrew Bible accessible to all levels of language learners. It makes an excellent supplemental reader for any Biblical Hebrew course, and it also serves well as a resource for those who want to maintain their language learning or review on their own.

Geared toward students of Biblical Hebrew and their teachers, as well as those who wish to maintain and/or improve their Hebrew reading proficiency beyond the classroom. This includes recent seminary graduates who want to maintain their language proficiency, clergy, faculty, individuals who are teaching themselves Biblical Hebrew, and those who have studied Biblical Hebrew in the past but have stepped away from it for a while. A helpful textbook for Biblical Hebrew classes of all levels, as well as Hebrew Bible classes, especially those with a Hebrew exegesis focus.

The Psalms of Solomon introduces readers to a set of ancient Jewish prayers composed in the century before the Common Era, during a period of profound political and spiritual upheaval.

Transmitted through generations of careful scribal effort, these eighteen psalms shine a light on a community wrestling with Roman intrusion, Herodian influence, and the loss of genuine moral leadership. Amid these tensions, the Psalms of Solomon looks to the covenant promises of old, reaffirming God’s unchanging faithfulness and anticipating the appearance of a truly righteous, Davidic monarch.

Rather than limiting its focus to philological or historical details, the commentary probes how these prayers can guide contemporary readers in times of moral confusion or institutional failure. It highlights the psalms’ call to repentance, a deep trust in God’s discipline as loving formation, and an unshakable hope in divine sovereignty.

“Like personified Wisdom herself, the wisdom sayings in the Bible cry out, ‘Listen to me! Turn to me! I can help make you wise!’ . . . The present book, filled with expert guidance, facilitates that process.”

—Brent A. Strawn, D. Moody Smith Distinguished Professorof Old Testament and Professor of Law, Duke University

This volume offers insights regarding how Old Testament wisdom literature, specifically its proverbs and aphoristic material, was and can be used for spiritual formation. It draws together the fresh and collaborative work of scholars and pastors from two international conferences: the Evangelical Foundation for Biblical Research Symposium and the Old Testament Wisdom Literature section of the Evangelical Theological Society.

Assuming the apostle Paul included Old Testament wisdom literature as part of “all Scripture” (2 Timothy 3:16; Romans 15:4), the church may rightly ask how ancient Israel might have responded to wisdom literature’s aphorisms. After exploring how they utilized this proverbial material, the book moves on to provide thoughtful and creative ways to preach and teach wisdom in Christian contexts today.

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Since its roots in the early 1970s, the Evangelical Foundation for Biblical Research (EFBR) has been creating opportunities for biblical scholars to engage in rigorous research and dialogue to produce high-quality academic resources in formats accessible to the educated layperson on topics of interest to the modern church.

A major update of Moulton and Milligan's classic lexicon, Vocabulary of the Greek New Testament: Fully Revised and Expanded Edition (VGNT) by Allan T. Loder features 937 new lexical entries along with extensive new papyrological and epigraphical evidence to illuminate the usage of New Testament Greek within its broader Greco-Roman linguistic context.

Moulton and Milligan's original work (1930) was a landmark publication in New Testament scholarship. By drawing on newly discovered papyri and inscriptions, they revised assumptions about the character of NT Greek and presented the common "Koine" Greek of the day as an essential context for understanding its vocabulary.

In this significant expansion and update of the classic reference work, Loder sheds further light on the linguistic environment of NT Greek, incorporating the many additional Koine texts discovered in the last century. By adding 937 entries-now covering every NT Greek word-and thoroughly supplementing existing entries with new primary source evidence, Loder greatly broadens the scope and depth of Moulton and Milligan's classic work. VGNT places in the reader's hands a library of primary sources, enabling comparison of words found in the New Testament with their usage in nonliterary sources from around the same time period.

Alongside these material updates, several additional features make the new edition an accessible research companion for NT scholars, seminarians, Greek language learners, and others undertaking serious biblical exegesis:

What if the book of Revelation isn’t a playbook for the end times? What if it isn’t a fanciful letter to be decoded? What if the apostle John actually had a pressing and relevant message for the first-century churches he addressed?

Amid the fervor for popular apocalyptic books and speculative end-times theology, New Testament scholar David deSilva offers a book to help readers thoughtfully approach Revelation as it was intended to be read by John’s audience.

In this expanded and revised edition of Unholy Allegiances: Heeding Revelation’s Warnings (Hendrickson, 2013), deSilva continues his exploration of the world of first-century Roman Asia, the context in which Revelation was written, explaining why John wrote such a graphic and startling message to the church. While many books today persist in offering innovative so-called decodings of Revelation, deSilva reminds us that John’s letter is not a historical blueprint for prophecy or prognostications but a letter about the dangers the church faced under Roman rule following Jesus’ resurrection—a warning as apt today as it was two thousand years ago.

Clear and thoroughly researched, this book offers readers:

The true power of the book of Revelation is not in a mystical unfolding of the future but in its confrontation with the unholy allegiances already at work in the world. It’s time to pay attention without playing endgames. It’s time to take Revelation seriously and focus our allegiance on the kingdom of God—not to the unholy world that competes for our loyalty and submission.