Review of An Anomalous Jew: Paul Among Jews, Greeks, and Romans by Michael F. Bird

Review of An Anomalous Jew: Paul Among Jews, Greeks, and Romans by Michael F. Bird Bird, Michael F. An Anomalous Jew: Paul among Jews, Greeks, and Romans. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2016, pp. 322, $28.00, paperback. Contemporary Pauline studies generally heeds the adage that Paul was Jewish, although much argument remains about exactly what this…

Review of Paul’s New Perspective: Charting a Soteriological Journey by Garwood P. Anderson

Review of Paul’s New Perspective: Charting a Soteriological Journey by Garwood P. Anderson Anderson, Garwood P. Paul’s New Perspective: Charting a Soteriological Journey. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Academic, 2016, pp. 439, $45, hardback. Garwood Anderson, professor of New Testament and Greek at Nashotah House Theological Seminary, makes a strong case for what other scholars have…

Review of The Biblical Greek Companion for Bible Software Users by Mark L. Strauss

Review of The Biblical Greek Companion for Bible Software Users by Mark L. Strauss Strauss, Mark L. The Biblical Greek Companion for Bible Software Users. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2016, pp. 112, $18.99, paperback. Mark Strauss (PhD, Aberdeen) is professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary (San Diego). He has written extensively in New Testament…

Review of Paul: The Apostle’s Life, Letters, and Thought by Sanders

Review of Paul: The Apostle’s Life, Letters, and Thought by Sanders Sanders, E. P. Paul: The Apostle’s Life, Letters, and Thought. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2015, pp. 777, $39, paperback. E.P. Sanders is one of the most well-known New Testament scholars in the world today due to the tremendous influence of his 1977 book Paul and Palestinian…

Review of Fundamentals of New Testament Textual Criticism by Porter and Pitts

Review of Fundamentals of New Testament Textual Criticism by Porter and Pitts Porter, Stanley E. and Andrew W. Pitts. Fundamentals of New Testament Textual Criticism. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2015, pp. xvi + 202, $22, paperback. Stanley Porter and Andrew Pitts have written a new introduction to the subject of New Testament textual criticism that…