Augsburg Fortress

The Violence of Scripture: Overcoming the Old Testament's Troubling Legacy

No one can read far in the Hebrew Bible without encountering depictions of violence carried out by human beings, sometimes in the name of God, or indeed...

9780800698256

Jewish Literature between the Bible and the Mishnah: Second Edition

Nickelsburg introduces the reader to the broad range of Jewish literature that is not part of either the Bible or the standard rabbinic works.

9780800699154

Like Fire in the Bones: Listening for the Prophetic Word in Jeremiah

9780800698287

Jeremiah: Pain and Promise

Whether dealing with collective catastrophe or intimate trauma, recovering from emotional and physical hurt is hard. Kathleen O'Connor shows that although...

9780800699307

Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments: Theological Reflection on the Christian Bible

This monumental work is the first comprehensive biblical theology to appear in many years and is the culmination of Brevard Child's lifelong commitment to...

9780800698324

The Word That Redescribes the World: The Bible and Discipleship

In the last several years, Walter Brueggemann's writings have directly addressed the situation of Christian communities in today's globalized context, with its...

9780800698294

The Book That Breathes New Life: Scriptural Authority and Biblical Theology

"The purpose of this collection of Brueggemann's essays is to bring to the fore a much more extensive critical engagement on his part with the current...

9780800698300

Disruptive Grace: Reflections on God, Scripture, and the Church

Walter Brueggemann has been one of the leading voices in Hebrew Bible interpretation for decades. His landmark works in Old Testament theology have inspired and...

9780800697945

Documents and Images for the Study of Paul

The world surrounding Paul and the assemblies comes vividly to life here. Documents and Images for the Study of Paul gathers representative texts illustrating...

9780800663759

Apostle to the Conquered, paperback edition: Reimagining Paul's Mission

What did Paul mean by identifying himself as "apostle to the nations"? Davina C. Lopez finds the surprising answer in the way the Roman Empire depicted the...

9780800697693

The Writings of the New Testament: Stand-alone CD-ROM

The completely revised and updated version of Johnson's very successful introduction to the New Testament (1999) is now available on a CD-ROM that contains...

9780800696894

Lyrics of Lament: From Tragedy to Transformation

In a world torn by division, violence, and deprivation, there are to be found largely forgotten laments, by singers, poets, and musicians across cultural and...

9780800663018

The Bible in Human Transformation: Toward a New Paradigm in Bible Study

"Historical biblical criticism is bankrupt." That startling affirmation began The Bible in Human Transformation when it first appeared in 1975. Wink asserts...

9780800696337

eBook-The Bible: An Introduction, First Edition

Jerry Sumney discusses his newest Fortress Press textbook, The Bible. Click below to watch. Find more videos like this on Fortress Forum Find more...

9781451410990

Disturbing Divine Behavior: Troubling Old Testament Images of God

How should we understand biblical texts where God is depicted as acting irrationally, violently, or destructively? If we distance ourselves from disturbing...

9780800663445

Jesus and Creativity

The lively interest today in the historical figure of Jesus is rarely matched by theological advances in understanding his person and significance for our own...

9780800696344

Approaches to Paul: A Student's Guide to Recent Scholarship

What distinguishes the "new perspective on Paul"—and what lies beyond it? What are scholars saying about Paul and the Roman Empire or about the...

9780800663377

The Living Word: Second Edition

Read Fortress Press's interview with James Dunn, only on fortressforum.com! Few scholars have thought so long or so carefully about the role of biblical...

9780800663551

Paul: In Fresh Perspective

The letters of the Apostle Paul changed the world like no others before or since, and they continue to strike us afresh with their panoramic vision of human history and destiny.

9780800663575

Daughter Zion, Mother Zion: Gender, Space, and the Sacred in Ancient Israel

In this innovative and important work Christl M. Maier argues that the way Israelites in the exilic and post-exilic periods spoke of Jerusalem as gendered space...

9780800662417