January 2016 New Books

The Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek by Franco Montanari. Exploring the Dead Sea Scrolls: Archaeology and Literature of the Qumran Caves by Hanan Eshel, edited by Shani Tzoref and Barnea Levi Selavan. The Gospel of the Lord: How the Early Church Wrote the Story of Jesus by Michael F. Bird.

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December 2015 New Books

The Ancient Jews from Alexander to Muhammad (Key Themes in Ancient History) by Seth Schwartz. Biblical Blaspheming: Trials of the Sacred for a Secular Age by Yvonne Sherwood. Christianity – Is It Really True?: Responsible Faith in a Post-Christian Culture by Ron Highfield. Contesting Conversion: Genealogy, Circumcision, & Identity in

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November 2015 Book Reviews

The Blessing and the Curse: Trajectories in the Theology of the Old Testament by Jeff S. Anderson. Read a review here. Gender and Purity in the Protevangelium of James by Lily C. Vuong. Read a review here. Identifiers and Identification Methods in the Ancient World: Legal Documents in Ancient Societies

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September 2015 Book Reviews

The Akedah Servant Complex: The Soteriological Linkage of Genesis 22 and Isaiah 53 in Ancient Jewish and Christian Writings by Paba Nidhani De Andrado . Read a review here. Behind the Gospels: Understanding the Oral Tradition by Eric Eve. Read a review here. Biblical Interpretation: Theory, Process, and Criteria by Yung

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