Fortress Press

Torah Old and New: Exegesis, Intertextuality, and Hermeneutics

Ben Witherington III (Author)

Reading the books of the Law, the Pentateuch, in their original context is the crucial prerequisite for reading their citation and use in later interpretation,...

Isaiah Old and New: Exegesis, Intertextuality, and Hermeneutics

Ben Witherington III (Author)

Reading the Book of Isaiah in its original context is the crucial prerequisite for reading its citation and use in later interpretation, including the New Testament writings, argues Ben Witherington III. 

Paul within Judaism: Restoring the First-Century Context to the Apostle

Mark D. Nanos (Editor), Magnus Zetterholm (Editor)

These chapters explore a number of issues in the contemporary study of Paul raised by questing what it means to read Paul from "within Judaism" rather than supposing that he left the practice and promotion of living Jewishly behind after his discovery of Jesus as Christ (Messiah). This is a different question to those which have driven the "New Perspective" over the last thirty years, which still operates from many traditional assumptions about Paul's motives and behavior, viewing them as inconsistent with and critical of Judaism.

The Authors of the Deuteronomistic History: Locating a Tradition in Ancient Israel

Brian Neil Peterson (Author)

In this book Peterson engages one of the most enduring controversies in current critical scholarship on the Hebrew Bible, the identities and provenances of the authors of the various "editions" of the Deuteronomistic History.

Narrative Obtrusion in the Hebrew Bible

Christopher T. Paris (Author)

The author argues that attention to narrative obtrusion in the Hebrew Bible offers an entry point into the world of the narrator and thus promises to redefine aspects of narrative criticism.

Jesus and Temple: Textual and Archaeological Explorations

James H. Charlesworth (Editor)

James H. Charlesworth gathers essays from world-renowned archaeologists and biblical scholars to address the current state of knowledge and to consider anew vital questions about the temple's significance for Jesus, for his followers, and for New Testament readers today.

Interpreting Abraham: Journeys to Moriah

Bradley Beach (Editor), Matthew Powell (Editor)

The text presents a collection of essays that reflect upon the narrative of God's command to Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac in Genesis 22.

The Watchers in Jewish and Christian Traditions

Angela Kim Harkins (Editor), Kelley Coblentz Bautch (Editor), John C. Endres S.J. (Editor)

At the origin of the Watchers tradition is the single enigmatic reference in Genesis 6 to the “sons of God” who had intercourse with human...

The Vine and the Son of Man: Eschatological Interpretation of Psalm 80 in Early Judaism

Andrew Streett (Author)

This study traces interpretations of Psalm 80 through many texts and argues that the psalm was an important biblical text through which early Christians understood the Christ event.

Dangerous Sisters of the Hebrew Bible

Amy Kalmanofsky (Author)

Fathers, sons, and mothers take center stage in the Bible's grand narratives, Amy Kalmanofsky observes. Sisters and sisterhood receive less attention in scholarship but, she argues, play an important role in narratives, revealing anxieties related to desire, agency, and solidarity among women playing out (and playing against) their roles in a patrilineal society.

4 Ezra and 2 Baruch: Translations, Introductions, and Notes

Michael E. Stone (Author), Matthias Henze (Author)

This handy volume makes these two important texts accessible to students, provides expert introductions, and illuminates the interrelationship of the texts through parallel columns.

Israel's Poetry of Resistance: Africana Perspectives on Early Hebrew Verse

Hugh R. Page Jr. (Author)

Hugh R. Page Jr. argues that the careful collection and preservation of Israel's poetic traditions was an act of resistance to the forces of despair.

Portraits of a Mature God: Choices in Old Testament Theology

Mark McEntire (Author)

What difference would it make for Old Testament theology if we turned our attention from the forceful "mighty acts of God" to the more subdued themes of later writings in the Hebrew Bible?

Leviticus and Numbers: Texts @ Contexts series

Athalya Brenner (Editor), Archie Chi Chung Lee (Editor)

Leviticus and Numbers focuses attention on practices and ideals of behavior in community, from mourning and diet to marriages licit and transgressive, examining all of these from a variety of global perspectives and postcolonial and feminist methods.

Theology of the Old Testament: Testimony, Dispute, Advocacy

Walter Brueggemann (Author), Rebecca J. Kruger Gaudino (Editor)

This paperback edition of Walter Brueggemann's monumental work makes his important volume available at a lower price.

Like Fire in the Bones: Listening for the Prophetic Word in Jeremiah

Walter Brueggemann (Author), Patrick D. Miller (Editor)

Common Judaism: Explorations in Second-Temple Judaism

Wayne O. McCready (Editor), Adele Reinhartz (Editor)

E. P. Sanders's monumental Judaism: Practice and Belief inaugurated vigorous debates about the extent and significance of commonality and diversity in ancient...

Jeremiah: Pain and Promise

Kathleen M. O'Connor (Author)

Whether dealing with collective catastrophe or intimate trauma, recovering from emotional and physical hurt is hard. Kathleen O'Connor shows that although...

The Word That Redescribes the World: The Bible and Discipleship

Walter Brueggemann (Author)

In the last several years, Walter Brueggemann's writings have directly addressed the situation of Christian communities in today's globalized context, with its...

Disruptive Grace: Reflections on God, Scripture, and the Church

Walter Brueggemann (Author), Carolyn J Sharp (Editor)

Walter Brueggemann has been one of the leading voices in Hebrew Bible interpretation for decades. His landmark works in Old Testament theology have inspired and...