CONTENTS

Contributors

Abbreviations

Introduction

The Old Testament and Apocrypha

Reading the Old Testament in Ancient and Contemporary Contexts Matthew J. M. Coomber

The People of God and the Peoples of the Earth Hugh R. Page Jr.

Reading the Christian Old Testament in the Contemporary World Daniel L. Smith-Christopher

Themes and Perspectives in Torah: Creation, Kinship, and Covenant Sarah Shectman

Genesis Rodney S. Sadler Jr.

Exodus Thomas B. Dozeman

Leviticus Robert Kugler

Numbers Karl N. Jacobson

Deuteronomy Harold V. Bennett

Themes and Perspectives in the Historical Writings Norman K. Gottwald

Joshua Pekka M. A. Pitkänen

Judges Victor H. Matthews

Ruth Gale A. Yee

1, 2 Samuel Hugh S. Pyper

1, 2 Kings Gale A. Yee

1, 2 Chronicles Alejandro F. Botta

Ezra-Nehemiah Katherine E. Southwood

Esther Judy Fentress-Williams

Introduction to Wisdom and Worship: Themes and Perspectives in the Poetic Writings Timothy J. Sandoval

Job Alissa Jones Nelson

Psalms W. Derek Suderman

Proverbs Carole R. Fontaine

Ecclesiastes Micah D. Kiel

Song of Songs Hugh R. Page Jr.

Themes and Perspectives in the Prophets: Truth, Tragedy, Trauma Carol J. Dempsey, OP

Isaiah 1–39 Marvin A. Sweeney

Isaiah 40–66 Chris A. Franke

Jeremiah Kelly J. Murphy

Lamentations Wilma Ann Bailey

Ezekiel Corrine L. Carvalho

Daniel Anathea E. Portier-Young

Hosea Alice A. Keefe

Joel Ronald A. Simkins

Amos M. Daniel Carroll R.

Obadiah Joseph F. Scrivner

Jonah Matthew J. M. Coomber

Micah Matthew J. M. Coomber

Nahum Wilhelm J. Wessels

Habakkuk Hugh R. Page Jr.

Zephaniah Jin Hee Han

Haggai J. Blake Couey

Zechariah Amy Erickson

Malachi Richard J. Coggins and Jin Hee Han

Introduction to the Apocrypha Eileen M. Schuller

Tobit Micah D. Kiel

Judith Corrine L. Carvalho

Esther (the Greek Additions) Vivian Johnson

Wisdom of Solomon Emerson B. Powery

Sirach Stacy Davis

Baruch Karina Martin Hogan

The Letter of Jeremiah Patricia K. Tull

Introduction to All Additions to Daniel Lawrence M. Wills

Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Young Men Lawrence M. Wills

Susanna Nyasha Junior

Bel and the Dragon Lawrence M. Wills

1 Maccabees Michael S. Moore

2 Maccabees Michael S. Moore

1 Esdras Daniel L. Smith-Christopher

Prayer of Manasseh Christopher Frechette

Psalm 151 Christopher Frechette

3 Maccabees Samuel I. Thomas

2 Esdras (4, 5, and 6 Ezra) Robin Darling Young

4 Maccabees Samuel I. Thomas

The New Testament

Reading the Christian New Testament in the Contemporary World Kwok Pui-lan

Negotiating the Jewish Heritage of Early Christianity Lawrence M. Wills

Rootlessness and Community in Contexts of Diaspora Margaret Aymer

The Apocalyptic Legacy of Early Christianity David A. Sánchez

Jesus and the Christian Gospels Raymond Pickett

Matthew Warren Carter

Mark Raquel S. Lettsome

Luke Robert L. Brawley

John Adele Reinhartz

Acts as a History of the Early Church Demetrius K. Williams

The Acts of the Apostles Michal Beth Dinkler

Situating the Apostle Paul in His Day and Engaging His Legacy in Our Own Neil Elliott

Romans Cynthia Briggs Kittredge

1 Corinthians Laura S. Nasrallah

2 Corinthians David E. Fredrickson

Galatians Brigitte Kahl

Ephesians Jennifer G. Bird

Philippians Julia Lambert Fogg

Colossians Sylvia C. Keesmaat

1, 2 Thessalonians Edward Pillar

1, 2 Timothy Deborah Krause

Titus Deborah Krause

Philemon Eric D. Barreto

Introduction to Hebrews, the General Epistles, and Revelation Neil Elliott

Hebrews David A. deSilva

James Timothy B. Cargal

1 Peter David L. Bartlett

2 Peter Pheme Perkins

1, 2, 3 John Jaime Clark-Soles

Jude Pheme Perkins

Revelation Barbara R. Rossing