We have some joyful publications this month. In fact, we have so many we are going to spread details across two posts. So we will feature details of absolutely new releases here now, and next week will be a feature on paperback editions of previously released works. Otherwise it could even be too much of a good thing!
So here are details of the new releases by Bloomsbury T&T Clark this month:
From the Biblical Studies list we have:
Imagining the Other and Constructing Israelite Identity in the Early Second Temple Period
edited by Ehud Ben Zvi and Diana V. Edelman
Publishing into our Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testamen Studies, this edited collection sheds light on how particular constructions of the 'Other' contributed to an ongoing process of defining what 'Israel' or an 'Israelite' was, or was supposed to be in literature taken to be authoritative in the late Persian and Early Hellenistic periods. It asks, who is an insider and who an outsider? Are boundaries permeable? Are there different ideas expressed within individual books? What about constructions of the (partial) 'Other' from inside, e.g., women, people whose body did not fit social constructions of normalness? It includes chapters dealing with theoretical issues and case studies, and addresses similar issues from the perspective of groups in the late Second Temple period so as to shed light on processes of continuity and discontinuity on these matters.
Jesus, the Sabbath and the Jewish Debate
by Nina L. Collins
The claim that Jesus was criticised by the Pharisees for performing cures on the Sabbath has been continuously repeated for almost 2,000 years. But a meticulous, unprejudiced evaluation of the relevant gospel texts shows that the historical Jesus was never criticised by historical Pharisees for performing Sabbath cures. In fact, Jesus and the Pharisees were in complete agreement for the need for cures on the Sabbath day. It is also clear that the Sabbath healing events in the gospels have preserved a significant part of the history of the early Jewish debate which sought to resolve the apparent conflict between the demands of Jewish law, and the performance of deeds of healing and/or saving life. This debate, from its Maccabean origins through to the end of the second century CE, is the subject of this book. The story of the debate has escaped the attention of historians partly because it relies on the evidence of both the early postbiblical Jewish texts and the Christian gospels, which are not generally studied together.
And from the Theology list we have:
Politics in Friendship: A Theological Account
By Guido de Graaff
‘There is renewed and welcomed interest in friendship as a crucial constitutive part of the moral life. Guido de Graff draws on much of that literature but with a creativity that is truly remarkable. In particular, how he understands the relationship between friendship and politics and displays how that transforms “the political” is an exemplification of the kind of work we so desperately need in Christian theology. Moreover, by concentrating on the relation between Bonhoeffer and Bishop Bell we are able to see how friendship is at least one way in which friendship can create a community that can limit the political.’
-Stanley Hauerwas, Duke Divinity School, USA
'a fresh, narratival approach to contemporary political theology'
-Eric Gregory, Princeton University, USA
'Through the story of Bishop George Bell and Dietrich Bonhoeffer's friendship amid 'dark times’ De Graaff develops a theologically rich, analytically sophisticated and compelling account of the relationship between friendship and political judgment.'
-Luke Bretherton, Duke Divinity School, USA
Karl Barth and the Incarnation
by Darren O. Sumner
'Historically informed, interpretatively judicious, and systematically discriminating, Karl Barth and the Incarnation is a terrific contribution to Barth studies'
-Dr Paul Dafydd Jones, University of Virginia, USA
'This is definitely a book to be reckoned with, not only by those who will agree with it, but also by those who may see things somewhat differently. The argument is fair-minded throughout'http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/search?q=theological+theology&Gid=1
- Prof George Hunsinger, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA
Indicative of Grace - Imperative of Freedom
edited by R. David Nelson
'The contributions engage a wide variety of themes in Jüngel's work, and serve not only to provide a reminder of its creativity, verve, and insight, but also to outline a series of generative trajectories in constructive theology. This volume comes highly recommended.'
Professor Paul T. Nimmo, University of Aberdeen, UK
'The impressive range of competent authors and interesting topics is a forceful expression of a great theologian’s fascinating search for translating authentically the gospel of Jesus Christ into the complex reality of our times.
Hans Küng, Tübingen University, Germany
You can buy all of them here:
http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/search?q=theological+theology&Gid=1
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