In order to interpret historical writings, the reader must not employ their modern understanding of the world, but must strive to grasp the mindset of the origi

Scholars are agreed that the central metaphor in Jesus' proclamation was the kingdom of God. But what did that phrase mean in the first-century Palestinian worl

Contributions by internationally known scholars from the United States, Germany, Scotland, Spain, and Canada move beyond many of the impasses in historical Jesu

Explores the socio-economic background of people in the New Testament using papyrological evidence from Roman Egypt.

The New Testament is a book of great significance in Western culture yet is often inaccessible to students because the modern world differs so significantly fro