Biblical Studies

Ancient Near Eastern Iconography and the Bible

Erwin Panofsky and Othmar Keel in Dialogue.

Edited by Hans Ulrich Steymans, University of Fribourg, Switzerland Examines the dilemma of whether ancient Near Eastern images – while providing unique aspects of the world-views of the cultures from which the Bible arose – can be interpreted in a way that traceably relates them to the biblical text. The essays within this volume describe the methods developed by Othmar Keel for bringing imagery into a dialogue with texts from the ancient Orient and their own interpretation, including previously unpublished material from Keel.

UK June 2023 • US June 2023 • 288 pages • 15 b&w images HB 9780567691835 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePdf 9780567691842 • £76.50 / $105.78 Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies • T&T Clark

Sennacherib and the War of 1812

Disputed Victory in the Assyrian Campaign of 701 BCE in Light of Military History

Paul S. Evans, McMaster Divinity College, Canada This volume investigates the question of how both Assyria and Judah could remember the war of 701 BCE as their respective victory. Paul S. Evans compares the Sennacherib’s Third Campaign with the War of 1812 between Canada and the USA as an example of disputed victory from military history. Evans examines Assyrian and biblical texts to evaluate the conflict and argues that rather than being intentionally deceptive in their accounts of the events, both sides had reasons to perceive the war as a victory.

UK February 2023 • US February 2023 • 256 pages HB 9780567708960 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePdf 9780567708977 • £76.50 / $105.78 Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies • T&T Clark

From Creation to Abraham

Further Studies in Genesis 1-11

John Day, University of Oxford, UK John Day investigates disputed points of interpretation within Genesis 1-11, expanding on his earlier book From Creation to Babel with 11 stimulating essays. Day considers the texts within their Near Eastern contexts, and pays particular attention to the later history of interpretation and reception history. Topics covered in the book include the meaning of the Bible’s first verse and what immediately follows, as well as what it means that humanity is made in the image of God.

UK May 2023 • US May 2023 • 288 pages PB 9780567703132 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9780567703101 ePdf 9780567703118 • £76.50 / $105.78 Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies • T&T Clark

The Bible in Photography

Index, Icon, Tableau, Vision

Sheona G. Beaumont, Diocese of Chichester, UK This volume addresses the untold story of biblical subjects in photography. Sheona G. Beaumont argues that stories, characters, and symbols from the Bible are found to pervade photographic practices and ideas, across the worlds of advertising and selfies, the book and the gallery, in theoretical discourse and in newspaper reviews. Throughout her journey, she includes lively discussion of selected fine art photography dealing with the Bible in surprising ways, from images by William Henry Fox Talbot in the 19th to Damien Hirst in the 21st.

The Bible and Comics

Women, Power and Representation in Graphic Narratives

Zanne Domoney-Lyttle, University of Glasgow, UK This interdisciplinary volume traces the diverse ways in which creators of biblical comics present women, constructs of power and ideas of motherhood. Using examples from both secular and religious comic Bibles, and comic Bibles aimed at children and older audiences, Zanne Domoney-Lyttle fully considers contemporary remediations of biblical narratives and how the graphic novel medium affects the reception of the text in several ways. She investigates how the production, format and function of comic Bibles encourage the depiction of biblical characters from a contemporary perspective, while at the same time showing some fidelity to the text.

UK August 2023 • US August 2023 • 240 pages • 20 bw illus HB 9780567687968 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePdf 9780567687975 • £76.50 / $105.78 Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies & Scriptural Traces • T&T Clark

UK June 2023 • US June 2023 • 240 pages • 55 colour images HB 9780567706539 • £90.00 / $120.00 ePub 9780567706560 • £81.00 / $112.65 ePdf 9780567706546 • £81.00 / $112.65 Series: Scriptural Traces & The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies • T&T Clark

Purifying the Consciousness in Hebrews

Cult, Defilement and the Perpetual Heavenly Blood of Jesus

Joshua D. A. Bloor, Nazarene Theological College, UK Joshua D.A. Bloor explores themes of sin, defilement, and purgation on a cosmic level in relation to the heavenly tabernacle and the people of God. This examination of purification in light of Jesus' sacrifice develops current discourse concerning the nature and timing of Jesus' sacrifice in Hebrews. It also analyses the motif of "consciousness of sin" and the role it plays within Hebrews, referring both to Yom Kippur and the earthly and heavenly achievements of Jesus.

UK February 2023 • US February 2023 • 240 pages HB 9780567708106 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePub 9780567708137 • £76.50 / $105.78 ePdf 9780567708113 • £76.50 / $105.78 Series: The Library of New Testament Studies • T&T Clark

Divine Christology in the Epistle to the Hebrews

The Son as God

Nick Brennan, Westminster Seminary California, USA Nick Brennan investigates the depiction of the Son in his divine nature in the Epistle to the Hebrews. He argues that not only is the Son depicted as divine in the Epistle, but that this depiction ranges outside the early chapters in which it is most often noted, and is theologically relevant to the pattern of the anonymous Author’s argument.

UK April 2023 • US April 2023 • 248 pages PB 9780567701008 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9780567700964 ePub 9780567700995 • £76.50 / $105.78 ePdf 9780567700971 • £76.50 / $105.78 Series: The Library of New Testament Studies • T&T Clark

Sin, the Human Predicament, and Salvation in the Gospel of John

Mathew E. Sousa, Fuller Theological Seminary, USA Mathew E. Sousa demonstrates that in certain respects, John’s doctrine of salvation fails to align with its customary depiction in Johannine scholarship. Sousa posits that, according to John, the human predicament is not merely “unbelief” or a lack of mental perception, and Jesus’s mission consists not merely of “revelation” and/or a purely forensic “atonement.” Rather, Jesus is (for John) the one who makes true and everlasting life an accomplished fact for humanity, and in doing so, Jesus reveals the true nature of the predicament from which he saves.

UK May 2023 • US May 2023 • 144 pages PB 9780567699237 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9780567699190 ePub 9780567699220 • £76.50 / $105.78 ePdf 9780567699206 • £76.50 / $105.78 Series: The Library of New Testament Studies • T&T Clark

A Jewish Apocalyptic Framework of Eschatology in the Epistle to the Hebrews

Protology and Eschatology as Background

Jihye Lee, Westminster Graduate School of Theology, Republic of Korea Jihye Lee argues that a version of an Urzeit-Endzeit eschatological framework — as observed in some Jewish apocalyptic texts — provides a plausible background against which different depictions of the transformation of the world, judgement and the creation of a new world can be explored. Rather than transcendence to the heavenly world that will come after the destruction of the shakable creation, Lee suggests a more dualistic new world to come.

UK May 2023 • US May 2023 • 200 pages PB 9780567703057 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9780567702876 ePub 9780567702906 • £76.50 / $105.78 ePdf 9780567702883 • £76.50 / $105.78 Series: The Library of New Testament Studies • T&T Clark

Jesus and the Empire of God

Royal Language and Imperial Ideology in the Gospel of Mark

Margaret Froelich, Willamette University, USA Margaret Froelich examines the Gospel of Mark by applying political and empire-critical methodologies. Where previous scholars have identified Mark as an anti-imperial and often completely pacifist and egalitarian text, Froelich follows postcolonial thinkers in perceiving a far more ambivalent message. By situating the Gospel directly in a historical and socio-political context, she argues that the Gospel portrays the Kingdom of God as a conquering empire, with Jesus as its victorious general and client king.

UK May 2023 • US May 2023 • 192 pages PB 9780567700889 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9780567700841 ePub 9780567700872 • £76.50 / $105.78 ePdf 9780567700858 • £76.50 / $105.78 Series: The Library of New Testament Studies • T&T Clark

The Concept of Canon in the Reception of the Epistle to the Hebrews

David Young, Eastern Nazarene College, USA David Young traces the reception of the Epistle to the Hebrews in early Christianity through its reproduction in collections of Paul’s letters, quotations of the epistle by Christian theologians, and its treatment in early catalogues of scriptures. Young argues that Hebrews’ reception in early Christianity was influenced by a number of factors which had little to do with debates about an authoritative canon of Christian writings, and more with Hebrews’ relevance to their own theological arguments and the principles of ancient editorial practice.

UK April 2023 • US April 2023 • 176 pages • 11 bw illus PB 9780567701381 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9780567701343 ePub 9780567701374 • £76.50 / $105.78 ePdf 9780567701350 • £76.50 / $105.78 Series: The Library of New Testament Studies • T&T Clark

The Impact of Bodily Experience on Paul’s Resurrection Theology

Kai-Hsuan Chang, China Evangelical Seminary, Taiwan This volume engages with the longstanding scholarly debate concerning the development of Paul’s resurrection theology, by investigating the correlation between his bodily experiences and his diverse articulations about resurrection. Drawing on insights from cognitive linguistics, Chang considers Paul’s ideas about resurrection as fundamentally grounded in recurrent patterns of bodily experience, arguing that such experience of some religious activities in Paul’s time—death rites, spirit possession, and baptism—contributed to the formation and development of his resurrection theology.

UK April 2023 • US April 2023 • 176 pages PB 9780567700957 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9780567700919 ePub 9780567700940 • £76.50 / $105.78 ePdf 9780567700926 • £76.50 / $105.78 Series: The Library of New Testament Studies • T&T Clark

2 Corinthians: A Social Identity Commentary

Philip Esler, University of Gloucestershire, UK Philip Esler provides a comprehensive coverage of the issues and concerns related to 2 Corinthians from the perspective of social identity. He outlines his interpretation of the theoretical issues concerned, and then applies this to provide a clear overview of historical and critical issues related to the study of 2 Corinthians. This provides a clear engagement with the text that serves as a useful resource for scholars, students, clergy, and those interested in the formation and purpose of the letter.

UK April 2023 • US April 2023 • 440 pages PB 9780567703330 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9780567668721 ePub 9780567668745 • £76.50 / $105.78 ePdf 9780567668738 • £76.50 / $105.78 Series: T&T Clark Social Identity Commentaries on the New Testament • T&T Clark

Jewish and Christian Texts

James H. Charlesworth, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA

Visions and Violence in the Pseudepigrapha

Edited by Craig A. Evans, Houston Baptist University, USA, Brian Leport, TMI Episcopal, USA & Paul T. Sloan, Houston Baptist University, USA A cutting edge study on how sacred tradition is given new expression through vision and interpretation. The first four essays cover topics such as Solomon, the demonology of the desert fathers, and varied receptions of the Revelation of the Magi and Shepherd of Hermas. The five remaining chapters address important questions relating to polemic and violence in the Pseudepigrapha, including Enoch's Animal Apocalypse and Qumran's War Scroll.

UK May 2023 • US May 2023 • 280 pages PB 9780567703255 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9780567703217 ePub 9780567703248 • £76.50 / $105.78 ePdf 9780567703224 • £76.50 / $105.78 Series: Jewish and Christian Texts • T&T Clark

The Transformational Role of Discipleship in Mark 10:13-16

Passage Towards Childhood

Katherine Joy Kihlstrom Timpte, St. Mary’s College of California, USA This volume addresses a gap in scholarship by answering the question: “how is a child supposed to be the model recipient of the kingdom of God?”. While most scholarship on Mark 10 agrees that children are metaphorically employed because of their qualities of dependence, the book argues that it is an image of the disciples' radical transformation that both mirrors and reverses the traditional rites of passage by which a child becomes an adult.

UK June 2023 • US June 2023 • 176 pages PB 9780567699749 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9780567699701 ePub 9780567699732 • £76.50 / $105.78 ePdf 9780567699718 • £76.50 / $105.78 Series: The Library of New Testament Studies • T&T Clark

Hellenistic Inter-state Political Ethics and the Emergence of the Jewish State

Doron Mendels, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Dealing with the emergence of a moral ethical inter-state system in the Hellenistic world during the years 200-168 BCE, this book provides a comprehensive overview of this set of values. Doron Mendels argues that this perspective adds a new dimension to our knowledge of classical and Hellenistic political theory in which the individual state, rather than an inter-state relationship, is the main concern. Mendels shows in this study that concepts such as liberty, justice, fairness, loyalty, reciprocity, adherence to ancestral laws, compassion, accountability and love of fatherland became meaningful in the relations between nations in the Hellenistic sphere.

UK May 2023 • US May 2023 • 192 pages PB 9780567701435 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9780567701398 ePub 9780567701428 • £76.50 / $105.78 ePdf 9780567701404 • £76.50 / $105.78 Series: Jewish and Christian Texts • T&T Clark

William Varner, The Master's University, USA A completely up-to-date introduction to the writings of the Apostolic Fathers. Beyond introducing the individual writers Warner also presents and situates their writings, with each chapter offering an introduction followed by key texts. Varner translates these works afresh, and situates them in their original contexts. The introductory materials help readers to interpret these various writings and outline the most important scholarly debates around them, whilst also giving readers access to the texts themselves.

UK March 2023 • US March 2023 • 288 pages PB 9780567708175 • £21.99 / $29.95 • HB 9780567708182 • £65.00 / $90.00 ePub 9780567708212 • £19.79 / $27.47 ePdf 9780567708199 • £19.79 / $27.47 T&T Clark

The Bible and Patriarchy in Traditional Tribal Society

Re-reading the Bible’s Creation Stories

Chingboi Guite Phaipi, McCormick Theological Seminary, USA An examination of how biblical texts reinforced female subjugation in tribal societies in north east India in the early 20th century after tribes had accepted Christianity. Phaipi shows how most tribal groups reinforced women’s subordinate status by invoking newly authoritative biblical texts such as the creation stories in Genesis 1, 2 and 3. Guite provides a contextually sensitive and scholarly reading of the Bible, with particular attention to the ways patriarchal norms in biblical narratives are perpetuated, rather than considered and reformed.

UK February 2023 • US February 2023 • 144 pages HB 9780567707666 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePub 9780567707697 • £76.50 / $105.78 ePdf 9780567707673 • £76.50 / $105.78 T&T Clark

The Bible and Cultural Studies: Critical Readings

Edited by Robert Seesengood, Drew University, USA This volume of key critical readings presents over 25 foundational pieces for researching the Bible and culture. The pieces range across literary, philosophical, political and theoretical intersections with the biblical text, with topics covered including film, sitcom, Dracula, life and death, religious tourism and serial killers. The volume includes section introductions and annotated bibliographies of further readings.

UK June 2023 • US June 2023 • 448 pages HB 9780567677624 • £150.00 / $200.00 ePub 9780567677648 • £135.00 / $186.85 ePdf 9780567677631 • £135.00 / $186.85 Series: T&T Clark Critical Readings in Biblical Studies • T&T Clark World English

Fountains of Wisdom

In Conversation with James H. Charlesworth

Edited by Gerbern S. Oegema, McGill University, Canada, Loren T. Stuckenbruck, Ludwig Maximilians University, Germany & Henry W. Morisada Rietz, Grinnell College, USA Leading international contributors intersect with the work of James H. Charlesworth. Beginning with a section on the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, with particular focus on the gospel of John and Jesus studies, the contexts of these texts are considered with a focus on the Greco-Roman and Jewish worlds. The following two sections concentrate on the most significant body of Charlesworth's work, the pseudepigrapha and the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the volume concludes with a section on the history of scholarship on the core areas addressed throughout.

UK May 2023 • US May 2023 • 592 pages • 11 bw illus PB 9780567701312 • £34.99 / $47.95 Previously published in HB 9780567701275 ePub 9780567701305 • £135.00 / $186.85 ePdf 9780567701282 • £135.00 / $186.85 T&T Clark