New Books in May 2010

Heaven or hell?: Fred Carl Kuehner ([Washington, D.C.]: [Christianity Today], [n.d.])

Le Psautier latin du Sinaï: introduction par Roger Gryson ; édition critique par André Thibaut (Freiburg im Breisgau: Herder, c2010)

The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible S-Z Volume 5: Katharine Doob Sakenfeld, General Editor (Nashville, Tenn.: Abingdon Press, c2009)

A history of the early church Volume 1 [parts 1-2]: Hans Lietzmann ; with a foreword and bibliography by W.H.C. Frend ; [English translation by Bertram Lee Woolf] (Cambridge: James Clarke, c1951)

Canon and canonicity: the formation and use of Scripture edited by Einar Thomassen (Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, University of Copenhagen, 2010)

Legal friction: law, narrative, and identity politics in biblical Israel Gershon Hepner (New York, N.Y.: Peter Lang, 2010)

Hiob als biblisches und antikes Buch: Historische und intellektuelle Kontexte seiner Theologie Konrad Schmid (Stuttgart: Biblelwerk, 2010)

“Consolad, consolad a mi pueblo”: el tema de la consolación en Deuteroisaías Marta Garcia Fernández (Roma: Gregorian & Biblical Press, 2010)

Nur ich bin die Wahrheit: der Absolutheitsanspruch des johanneischen Christus und das Gespräch zwischen den Religionen Peter G. Kirchschläger (Freiburg im Breisgau: Herder, 2010)

The Pauline metaphors of the Holy Spirit : the intangible Spirit's tangible presence in the life of the Christian Erik Konsmo (New York, N.Y.: Peter Lang, 2010)

Abraham as spiritual ancestor: a postcolonial Zimbabwean reading of Romans 4 Israel Kamudzandu (Leiden: Brill, 2010)

De apóstol a esclavo: el exemplum de Pablo en 1 Corintios 9 Álvaro Pereira Delgado (Roma: Gregorian & Biblical Press, 2010)

Heilig ins Eschaton: Heiligung und Heiligkeit als eschatologische Konzeption im 1. Thessalonicherbrief Eckart David Schmidt (Berlin: De Gruyter, 2010)

1 & 2 Timothy, Titus: Paul M. Zehr (Scottdale, Pa.: Herald Press, 2010)

Med blicken fäst på Jesus: Hebreerbrevet Tommy Wasserman (Örebro: Libris Förlag, 2010)

Establishing boundaries: Christian-Jewish relations in early church council texts and the writings of Church Fathers by F.J.E. Boddens Hosang (Leiden: Brill, 2010)

Die Geburt des Judentums aus dem Geist des Christentums: fünf Vorlesungen zur Entstehung des rabbinischen Judentums Peter Schäfer (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2010)

Religious diversity in Ancient Israel and Judah: edited by Francesca Stavrakopoulou and John Barton (London: T & T Clark, 2010)

Kulturlandschaft Syrien: Zentrum und Peripherie : Festschrift für Jan-Waalke Meyer herausgegeben von Jörg Becker, Ralph Hempelmann und Ellen Rehm (Münster: Ugarit-Verlag, 2010)

Political affections: a theological enquiry by Joshua Hordern (Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, 2010)

Zondervan encyclopedia of the Bible: Merrill C. Tenney, general editor ; Moisés Silva, revision editor Rev., full-colour ed.(Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2009)

The mind behind the Gospels: a commentary to Matthew 1-14 Herbert W. Basser (Boston, Mass.: Academic Sudies Press, 2009)

The Letter to the Romans: edited by Udo Schnelle (Leuven: Uitgeverij Peeters, 2009)

Saint Paul and Corinth ; 1950 years since the writing of the epistles to the Corinthians - exegesis - theology - history of interpretation - philology - philosophy - St Paul’s time (Volumes 1 and 2): International Scholarly Conference Proceedings (Corinth, 23-25 September 2007) edited by Constantine J. Belezos in collaboration with Sotirios Despotis and Christos Karakolis (Athens: Psychogios Publications, 2009)

Making myths: Jews in early Christian identity formation Leonard V. Rutgers (Leuven: Peeters, [2009])

Ioannes Chrysostomos (Part B): Elia D. Moutsoula (Athens: Ekdosis tes Apostolikes Diakonias tes Ekklesias tes Hellados [Publications of the Apostolic Diaconate of the Church of Greece], 2009)

What is a god?: anthropomorphic and non-anthropomorphic aspects of deity in ancient Mesopotamia edited by Barbara Nevling Porter (Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 2009)

Grace, obedience and the hermeneutics of agency: Paul and his Jewish contemporaries on the transformation of the heart Kyle B. Wells (Durham: Durham University, 2009)

The Old Testament: a fresh translation of the Septuagint with a cutting-edge commentary. Volume 3 : the wisdom literature Nicholas King (Buxhall: Kevin Mayhew, 2008)

Polychronios Apameias (Part B): Elia D. Moutsoula (Athens: Ekdosis tes Apostolikes Diakonias tes Ekklesias tes Hellados [Publications of the Apostolic Diaconate of the Church of Greece], 2008)

The Old Testament ; canon, literature and theology: collected essays of John Barton John Barton (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007)

The secret history of Hermes Trismegistus: Hermeticism from ancient to modern times Florian Ebeling ; foreword by Jan Assmann ; translated from the German by David Lorton (Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 2007)

The New Testament: with an interactive study guide freshly translated by Nicholas King (Buxhall: Kevin Mayhew, 2006)

Encountering the manuscripts: an introduction to New Testament paleography and textual criticism Philip Comfort (Nashville, Tenn.: Broadman & Holman, 2005)

L’autorité de l’écriture: sous la direction de Jean-Michel Poffet (Paris: Éditions du Cerf, 2002)

The practical works of Richard Baxter [Volumes 2,3 and 4]: with a preface, giving some account of the author, and of this edition of his practical works : an essay on his genius, works, and times ; and a portrait (Morgan, Pa.: Soli Deo Gloria Publications, 2000)

Helps to the study of the Bible: comprising summaries of the several books with copious explanatory notes, and tables illustrative of Scripture history, and the characteristics of Bible lands ... a dictionary of proper names, a biblical index, concordance, and a new series of maps (Oxford: Oxford University Press, [19XX])

Israel’s past in present research: essays on ancient Israelite historiography edited by V. Philips Long (Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 1999)

Qumran : founded for scripture: the background and significance of the Dead Sea scrolls Hartmut Stegemann (Oxford: Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, 1998)

Matthew’s genealogy: the omission of King Jehoiakim viewed against the background of five septuagint chronologies by Leslie McFall (Glasgow: University of Glasgow, 1997)

‘Roman Ostia’ revisited: archaeological and historical papers in memory of Russell Meiggs edited by Anna Gallina Zevi and Amanda Claridge (London: British School at Rome, in collaboration with the Soprintendenza archeologica di Ostia, 1996)

Bedrohtes Christsein: zu Eigenart und Funktion eschatologisch bedrohlicher Propositionen in den echten Paulusbriefen Peter Arzt (Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 1992)

Papyri, ostraca, parchment and waxed tablets in the Leiden Papyrological Institute: edited by F.A.J. Hoogendijk and P. van Minnen ; with contributions by W. Clarysse [et al.] (Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1991)

Hebräisches und aramäisches Handwörterbuch über das AlteTestament (1-5 Lfg.): Wilhelm Gesenius; unter verantwortlicher Mitarbeit von Udo Rüterswörden ; bearbeitet und herausgegeben von Rudolf Meyer und Herbert Donner 18. Aufl(Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1987-2009)

Die adê-Vereidigung anlässlich der Thronfolgeregelung Asarhaddons: Kazuko Watanabe (Berlin: Mann Verlag, 1987)

The architectural heritage of Baghdad: 24 Jan-3 Mar 1979, Iraqi Cultural Centre Gallery, London by Ihsan Fathi (London: Iraqi Cultural Centre, 1979)

The story of the New International Version: (East Brunswick, N.J.: New York International Bible Society, 1978)

The search for the tomb of Jesus: William Steuart McBirnie (Montrose, Calif.: Acclaimed Books, 1978)

Genesis One and the origin of the earth: Robert C. Newman and Herman J. Eckelmann, Jr. (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Book House, 1977)

The translator’s New Testament: (London: British and Foreign Bible Society, 1973)

Amel-Marduk: 562-560 B.C.: a study based on cuneiform, Old Testament, Greek, Latin and rabbinical sources by Ronald Herbert Sack (Kevelaer: Butzon und Bercker, 1972)

The sacred mushroom and the cross: a study of the nature and origins of Christianity within the fertility cults of the ancient Near East John M. Allegro (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1970)

The Gospel according to John: a contemporary translation (New York, N.Y.: New York Bible Society, 1969)

The Tyrrhenians: Alessandra Nibbi ([Oxford]: Nibbi, 1969)

The excavations in the Old City of Jerusalem: preliminary report of the first season, 1968 by B. Mazar ; the Latin inscription from the excavations in Jerusalem by M. Avi-Yonah (Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society, 1969)

Abraham, loved by God: by Henri Gaubert ; translated by Lancelot Sheppard (London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 1968)

Living the mystery: collected essays by Norman W. Porteous (Oxford: Blackwell, 1967)

Catalogue of Egyptian, Western Asiatic, Irish Bronze Age, Anglo-Saxon, Greek, Roman and Etruscan antiquities ... which will be sold by auction by Messrs. Sotherby & Co. ... at their large galleries ...: Day of sale: Monday, 27th November, 1967 [Sotherby & Co.] (London: Sotherby & Co., 1967)

An oriental lawyer looks at the trial of Jesus and the doctrine of the redemption: an inaugural lecture delivered [at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London] on 21 October 1965 by J. Duncan M. Derrett (London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1966)

Famous Bible places: by David W. Thompson ; drawings by William Duncan (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1965)

New Testament introduction [Vol. 3]: the Gospels and Acts by Donald Guthrie 1st ed.(London: Tyndale Press, 1965)

The gospels and some recent discoveries: the first Rendle Short Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the Bristol Library for Biblical Research, delivered in the University of Bristol on 2nd March 1962 F.F. Bruce ([London]: Faith and Thought (the Victoria Institute), 1962)

Catalogue of the Western Asiatic seals in the British Museum: I. Cylinder seals. Uruk - early dynastic periods by D.J. Wiseman (London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1962)

A new look at the wisdom of Sumer and Akkad: by Edmund I. Gordon (Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten, 1960)

Men on the tower: a brief view of the prophetical books of the Old Testament by E.W. Crabb 1st ed.(London: Tyndale Press, 1951)

Bible translating: an analysis of principles and procedures with special reference to aboriginal languages by Eugene A. Nida [1st ed.](New York, N.Y.: American Bible Society, 1947)

Sumero-Babylonian year-formulae: by Samuel A.B. Mercer (London: Luzac, 1946)

The English Bible under the Tudor sovereigns: by W.T. Whitley (London: Marshall, Morgan & Scott, [1938])

Noah: by R.H. Mottram (London: Rich & Cowan, 1937)

The Bible triumphant in twentieth century discovery and research: a comprehensive review of recent discoveries in Bible lands in their bearing upon the reliability and the accuracy of the Scriptures of the Old Testament C. Urquhart (London: Pickering & Inglis, [1936])

Eden: by Lieutenant-Colonel W.H. Lane, Indian Army (retired) ; with an introduction by Count Bentinck (Edinburgh: Printed privately for the author, [1936]?)

Die alphabetischen Keilschrifttexte von Ras Schamra: herausgegeben von Hans Bauer (Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1936)

The Garden tomb, Golgotha and the garden of the resurrection: by A. W. Crawley- Boevey ; revised and enlarged by Mrs. Theodore Bent & MIss Hussey (Jerusalem: Committee of the Garden Tomb Maintenance Fund (Jerusalem), [1931])

Etude sur le latin du Codex Bobiensis (k) des évangiles: door Pieter Willem Hoogterp (Wageningen: H. Veenman & Zonen, 1930)

Westcott’s fear: by a disciple (Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons, 1930)

The scandal of the cross: studies in the death of Jesus by Edwin McNeill Poteat ; to which is added the author’s essays: “Tolstoy: Religion without redemption” and “Religion and redemption” (New York, N.Y.: Harper Brothers, 1928)

The witness of archaeology to the Bible: a paper read at the Victoria Institute, 12th June, 1922 by A.M. Hodgkin 2nd ed.(London: Morgan and Scott, [1922])

La civilisation assyro-babylonienne: avec 30 figures dans le texte Dr. G. Contenau (Paris: Payot & Cie, 1922)

From Egyptian rubbish heaps: five popular lectures on the New Testament, with a sermon, delivered at Northfield, Massachusetts, in August, 1914 by James Hope Moulton 2nd ed.(London: Charles H. Kelly, 1917)

[The Bible verified]: Bible League summer conference, Littlehampton, 1914: verbatim report of lectures and addresses (London: Office of Bible League, [1914])

Die Stellung des Verbs im Griechischen und in den verwandten Sprachen, Erster Teil : die Stellung des Verbs im einfachen Hauptsatze und im Nachsatze nach den griechischen Inschriften und der älteren griechischen Prosa, verglichen mit den verwandten Sprachen von Ernst Kieckers (Strassburg: Karl J. Trübner, 1911)

A journalist in the Holy Land: glimpses of Egypt and Palestine by Arthur E. Copping ; illustrated by Harold Copping (London: Religious Tract Society, 1911)

Greek lands and letters: by Francis Greenleaf Allinson and Anne C.E. Allinson (London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1910)

The First Chapter of Genesis and Modern Science: Verbatim report of two nights' debate between the Rev. John Tuckwell and Mr. Joseph McCabe, held at Essex Hall, Strand, London, W.C., on Monday and Tuesday evenings, October 5th and 6th, 1908 revised by both disputants (London: Rev. John Tuckwell, 1909)

The ethic of Jesus according to the Synoptic Gospels: by the Rev. James Stalker (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1909)

Hauptprobleme der Gnosis: von Wilhelm Bousset (Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1907)

Daniel and its critics: being a critical and grammatical commentary by the Rev. Charles H.H. Wright (London: Williams & Norgate, 1906)

Golgotha and the Holy Sepulchre: by the late Major-General C.W. Wilson ; edited by Colonel Sir C.M. Watson (London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund, 1906)

Thoughts concerning omnipotence: or, God, the cosmos, and the human mind by William Harris (London: Rivingtons, 1905)

Life and letters of Brooke Foss Westcott, sometime Bishop of Durham Vol. 2: by his son, Arthur Westcott (London: MacMillan, 1903)

The Annals of Ashurbanapal (V Rawlinson PL. I-X): autographed text by Robert J. Lau, with a glossary in English and German and brief notes by Stephen Langdon (Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1903)

Is Christ infallible and the Bible true?: by the Rev. Hugh M’Intosh (Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1901)

The Temple: its ministry and services as they were at the time of Jesus Christ by the Rev Dr Edersheim (London: Religious Tract Society, [1901])

Daniel, Darius the Median, Cyrus the Great: a chronologico-historical study based on results of recent researches, and from sources Hebrew, Greek, cuneiform, etc. by Rev. Joseph Horner (Pittsburg, Pa.: Joseph Horner, 1901)

Recent explorations in Bible lands: by the Rev. Thomas Nicol 2nd ed.(Edinburgh: George Adam Young and Company, 1894)

Jesus and the resurrection: expository studies on John XX. XXI by H.C.G. Moule (London: Seeley, 1893)

The life and epistles of St. Paul: by the Rev. W.J. Conybeare and the Very Rev. J.S. Howson New ed.(London: Longmans, Green, 1892)

A critical lexicon and concordance to the English and Greek New Testament: together with an index of Greek words and several appendices by the Rev. Ethelbert W. Bullinger 2nd ed. revised(London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1886)

The Last Supper of our Lord: and, His words of consolation to the disciples J. Marshall Lang 2nd ed.(London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1884)

The week of creation, or, the cosmogony of Genesis: considered in its relation to modern science by George Warington (London: Macmillan, 1870)

The wholesome words of Jesus Christ: four sermons preached before the University of Cambridge in November, 1866 by C.J. Vaughan (London: Macmillan, 1867)

The Christian in complete armour. Or, A treatise, of the saints’ war with the Devil : wherein a discovery is made of the policy, power, wickedness, and stratagems made use of by that enemy of God and his people: A magazine opened, from whence the Christian is furnished with spiritual arms for the battle, assisted in buckling on his armour, and taught the use of his weapons, together with the happy issue of the whole war by William Gurnall ... ; carefully revised and corrected by the Rev. John Campbell (London: William Tegg, 1862)

Vetus Testamentum graece iuxta LXX interpretes [Tomus 1, 2]: textum vaticanum romanum emendatius edidit, argumenta et locos Novi Testamenti parallelos notavit, omnem lectionis varietatem codicum vetustissimorum Alexandrini, Ephraemi Syri, Friderico-Augustani subiunxit, prolegomenis et epilegomenis instruxit Constantinus Tischendorf Ed. 4(Lipsiae: F. A. Brockhaus, 1856)

The analytical Greek lexicon: consisting of an alphabetical arrangement of every occurring inflexion of every word contained in the Greek New Testament, with a grammatical analysis of each word, and lexicographical illustration of the meanings. (London: Samuel Bagster and Sons, 1852)

Rocks, relics and biblical reliability: Clifford A. Wilson, with a response by R.K. Harrison (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, )

Types of the tabernacle: by Thomas Newberry 2nd ed.(Kilmarnock: John Ritchie, )