Augsburg Fortress

The Unfolding Drama of the Bible: Fourth Edition

In this concise and accessible volume, newly revised, one of the most revered contemporary biblical theologians introduces the first-time reader to the dramatic...

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Cómo se formó la Biblia: How the Bible Was Formed

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The Resurrection of Jesus: John Dominic Crossan and N. T. Wright in Dialogue

Two of today's most important and popular New Testament scholars, John Dominic Crossan and N. T. Wright, here air their very different understandings of the...

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From Every People and Nation: The Book of Revelation in Intercultural Perspective

A diverse group of New Testament scholars and theologians offer myriad paths to a better understanding of the Book of Revelation. They discuss topics such as...

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Beyond the Passion: Rethinking the Death and Life of Jesus

For most Christian believers, what is truly remarkable and important about Jesus is not his life, but his resurrection from the dead. They may believe that...

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Fortress Introduction to the Prophets

An experienced teacher of the prophetic materials provides students with an accessible entrée into this fascinating aspect of Hebrew Bible studies. The...

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The Lord's Prayer: A Text in Tradition

This magisterial study surveys the contributions of biblical scholars and theologians from the early patristic writers to the modern era, from eastern and...

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Fortress Introduction to the New Testament

All the main issues for reading the New Testament are covered in this exciting new introduction by one of the world's foremost biblical scholars.

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Jesus and Nonviolence: A Third Way

More than ever, Walter Wink believes, the Christian tradition of nonviolence is needed as an alternative to the dominant and death-dealing "powers"...

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God with Us: A Pastoral Theology of Matthew's Gospel

In this creative approach, Mark Allan Powell inquires into the thrust of Matthew's Gospel in categories related to pastoral theology rather than systematic...

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The New Testament and Homosexuality: Contextual Background for Contemporary Debate

Just what is a proper use of the Bible, especially the New Testament, in Christian debates about acceptance of homosexuals? In addition to bringing clarity...

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Galilee in the Late Second Temple and Mishnaic Periods, Volume 2: The Archaeological Record from Cities, Towns, and Villages

This second of two volumes on Galilee in the Late Second Temple and Mishnaic Periods focuses on the site excavations of towns and villages and what these excavations may tell us about the history of settlement in this important period. Each article includes site plans, diagrams, maps, and photographs of artifacts and structures.

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Galilee in the Late Second Temple and Mishnaic Periods: Two-Volume Set

In this two-volume set, David A. Fiensy and James Riley Strange have invited an international cast of experts to provide a comprehensive analysis of past and current research on Galilee and up-to-date commentary regarding ongoing site excavations. 

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Engaging the Passion: Perspectives on the Death of Jesus

Engaging the Passion gathers an impressive array of scholars to survey how the death of Jesus has been portrayed and represented in Scripture, liturgy and music, literature, art and film, and theology and ethics--from the first to the twenty-first centuries.

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An Apocryphal God: Beyond Divine Maturity

Mark McEntire continues the story begun in "Portraits of a Mature God," extending his narrative beyond the conclusion of the Hebrew Bible as Israel and Israel's God moved into the Hellenistic world.

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Reading the Bible in an Age of Crisis: Political Exegesis for a New Day

We live in an age in which economic, ecological, and political crises are not the exception, but the rule. The Cold War polarities that shaped an earlier "political exegesis" have been replaced; increasingly, crisis is the engine of a global "turbo-capitalism."

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The Creative Word, Second Edition: Canon as a Model for Biblical Education

Every faith community knows the challenges of inviting new members and the next generation into its shared life, without falling into an arid traditionalism or a shallow relativism. Walter Brueggemann finds a framework for education in the structure of the Hebrew Bible canon, with its assertion of center and limit (in the Torah), of challenge (in the Prophets), and of inquiry (in the Writings).

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Understanding and Using the Bible

Understanding and Using the Bible is an engaging and exciting introduction to biblical methods and practices of study, edited by two trusted teachers in collaboration with a diverse array of contributors.

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The Disciples' Prayer: The Prayer Jesus Taught in Its Historical Setting

Christians around the world recite the "Lord's Prayer" daily, but what exactly are they praying for--and what relationship does it have with Jesus' own context?

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James and Paul: The Politics of Identity at the Turn of the Ages

Here V. George Shillington seeks to understand both James and Paul as Jews engaged in different but complementary missions and concludes that the tension between those missions indicates a conflict between different politics of identity.

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