Book Reviews

“When you come, bring…the books” (2 Timothy 4:13, NRSV)

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Alberta, Tim. The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism. 512 pages.

Beck, W. David and Licona, Michael R. (eds.), Raised on the Third Day: Defending the Historicity of the Resurrection of Jesus. 392 pages.

Bond, Helen K. The First Biography of Jesus: Genre and Meaning in Mark’s Gospel. 360 pages.

Bowen, Joshua. Does the Old Testament Endorse Slavery? 243 pages.

Bowen, Joshua. The Atheist’s Handbook to the Old Testament (vol. 1). 428 pages.

Coley, Scott. Ministers of Propaganda: Truth, Power, and the Ideology of the Religious Right. 272 pages.

Collins, John. What Are Biblical Values? 296 pages.

Ehrman, Bart. Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says about the End. 272 pages.

Ehrman, Bart. Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife. 352 pages.

Elder, Nicholas A. Gospel Media: Reading, Writing, and Circulating Jesus Traditions. 344 pages.

Golden, Christopher. Ararat: A Novel. 320 pages.

Gorski, Philip S. and Perry, Samuel L. The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy. 176 pages.

Fredriksen, Paula. When Christians Were Jews: The First Generation. 272 pages.

Hamori, Esther J. God’s Monsters: Vengeful Spirits, Deadly Angels, Hybrid Creatures, and Divine Hitmen of the Bible. viii + 296 pages.

Harrill, J. Albert. Paul the Apostle: His Life and Legacy in Their Roman Context. 224 pages.

Hawkins, J. Russell. The Bible Told Them So: How Southern Evangelicals Fought to Preserve White Supremacy. 224 pages.

Hendel, Ronald. Genesis 1-11: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. xv + 466 pages. (Guest post by Lex Lata.)

Kok, Michael J. The Beloved Apostle? The Transformation of the Apostle John into the Fourth Evangelist. 186 pages.

Kok, Michael J. Four Evangelists and a Heresy Hunter: Investigating the Traditions about Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. 111 pages.

Lamborelle, Bernard. The Covenant: On the Origin of the Abrahamic Covenant by Means of Deification. 406 pages.

Le Donne, Anthony, editor. Christology in Mark’s Gospel: Four Views. 320 pages.

Long, Phillip. The Book of Enoch for Beginners: A Guide to Expanding Your Understanding of the Biblical World. 156 pages.

McGrath, James F. What Jesus Learned from Women. 322 pages.

McGrath, James F. The A to Z of the New Testament: What Experts Know That Everyone Else Should Too. 311 pages.

McGrew, Lydia. Testimonies to the Truth: Why You Can Trust the Gospels. 276 pages.

Moss, Candida. God’s Ghostwriters: Enslaved Christians and the Making of the Bible. 336 pages.

Perriman, Andrew. In the Form of a God: The Pre-Existence of the Exalted Christ in Paul. 272 pages.

Praise I Am That I Am. The Ultimate Guide to Debunking Biblical Slavery. Kindle Book.

Robinson, Jonathan Rivett. Markan Typology: Miracle, Scripture and Christology in Mark 4:35-6:45. 256 pages.

Sievers, Joseph and Levine, Amy-Jill (eds.), The Pharisees. 506 pages.

Sterling, Gregory E. Shaping the Past to Define the Present: Luke-Acts and Apologetic Historiography. 301 pages.

Strobel, Lee. The Case for Miracles (2018). 320 pages.

Swenson, Kristin. A Most Peculiar Book: The Inherent Strangeness of the Bible. 288 pages.

Thiessen, Matthew. Jesus and the Forces of Death: The Gospels’ Portrayal of Ritual Impurity within First Century Judaism. 256 pages.

– A Jewish Paul: The Messiah’s Herald to the Gentiles. 208 pages.

Thomason, SJ. Why Christianity Matters: Historical, Sociocultural, and Moral Reasons to Follow Jesus Christ (1st edition). 410 pages.

Tiger, Steven. Doctrine Impossible (2007). 310 pages.

Walsh, Robyn Faith. The Origins of Early Christianity: Contextualizing the New Testament within Greco-Roman Literary Culture. 246 pages.

White, L. Michael. Scripting Jesus: The Gospels in Rewrite. 528 pages.