These essays explore the Jewish background to central issues in the New Testament -letter and spirit, prophecy and law, forgiveness, the accounts of Jesus' "tri

When taken together the diverse writings found at Qumran and in the New Testament demonstrate participation in a common wisdom worldview.

This is the fifth and final installment of William Loader's authoritative, acclaimed series on attitudes toward sexuality in the ancient world. Sexual themes ar

This book brings together the contributions of the foremost specialists on the relationship of the New Testament and Rabbinic Literature. They present the histo

Recent studies highlight the character of Deuteronomy's laws of public officials (Deut. 16.18-18.22) as the first draft for a constitutional government of the f