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1	The New Testament World: Insights from Cultural Anthropology more books like this by Bruce J Malina add to wishlist This newly revised edition of The New Testament World improves upon this already outstanding volume by adding inclusive language, by providing examples that are familiar to today's students, and by including an improved bibliography of introductory works. "A welcome tool . . . for anyone who deals with ancient texts".--Carl R. Kazmierski, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.53! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Handbook of Biblical Social Values more books like this by John J Pilch, Ph.D. (Editor), Bruce J Malina (Editor) add to wishlist Handbook of Biblical Social Values explains the values that guided behavior in biblical times. Over 100 entries cover such topics as freedom, family-centeredness, obedience, parenting, and power. These entries, written by an array of experts in the social-scientific study of the Bible, focus on culture and personal relationships in the ancient ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $13.95!
3	Windows on the World of Jesus: Time Travel to Ancient Judea more books like this by Bruce J Malina add to wishlist "Malina has written an exceptionally clear, accessible and student-friendly introduction to the cultural world of Jesus and his disciples. The windows or scenarios of typical cultural scenes cover the basic range of values and behaviors characteristic of the different cultural world of the Bible".--Jerome H. Neyrey, author of 2 Peter, Jude. see all copies from $12.00! new only from $23.70! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Social Science Commentary on the Gospel of John more books like this by Bruce J Malina, Richard L Rohrbaugh add to wishlist Building on the unique format and success of their Social-Science Commentary on the Synoptic Gospels, Malina and Rohrbaugh extend their framework to the Fourth Gospel. Unlike the usual historical, exegetical, or theological commentaries, this rich and engrossing work catalogs the pertinent values, conflicts, and mores of ancient Mediterranean ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $20.71! \| SVS
5	Christian Origins and Cultural Anthropology: Practical Models for Biblical Interpretation more books like this by Bruce J Malina add to wishlist see all copies from $9.00! first editions
6	The Social World of Jesus and the Gospels more books like this by Bruce J Malina, J Malina Bruce add to wishlist The Social World of Jesus and the Gospels provides the reader with a set of possible scenarios for reading the New Testament: How did first century persons think about themselves and others? Did they think Jesus was a charismatic leader? Why did they call God 'father'? Were they concerned with their gender roles? The eight essays in this ... see all copies from $30.25! new only from $38.27! \| SVS
7	The Social Setting of Jesus and the Gospels more books like this by Wolfgang Stegemann (Editor), Bruce J Malina (Editor), Gerd Theissen (Editor) add to wishlist Contributions by internationally known scholars from the United States, Germany, Scotland, Spain, and Canada move beyond many of the impasses in historical Jesus research. Includes essays using social sciences, social history, and traditional historical methods. see all copies from $7.85! new only from $14.90! \| SVS
8	Portraits of Paul: An Archaeology of Ancient Personality more books like this by Bruce J Malina, Jerome H Neyrey add to wishlist The authors focus on Paul to discern how ancient persons understood themselves, other people, and the world around them, believing that biblical interpretation can be skewed if contemporary presuppositions about personality are imposed on history. see all copies from $9.50! new only from $25.46! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Social-Science Commentary on the Letters of Paul more books like this by Bruce J Malina, John J Pilch, Ph.D. add to wishlist This latest addition to the Fortress Social-Science Commentaries on New Testament writings illuminates the values, perceptions, and social codes of the Mediterranean culture that shaped Paul and his interactions -both harmonious and conflicted - with others. Malina and Pilch add new dimensions to our understanding of the apostle as a social change ... see all copies from $21.90! new only from $21.90! \| SVS
10	The Social Gospel of Jesus more books like this by Bruce J Malina, William R Herzog (Foreword by) add to wishlist 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 world of Jesus? Since it is a political metaphor, what did Jesus envision as the political import of his message? Since this is tied to the political economy, how was that structured in Jesus' ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $16.15! \| first editions \| SVS
11	On the Genre and Message of Revelation more books like this by Bruce J Malina add to wishlist In a compelling new study based on ancient sources, Malina offers a new reading of Revelation. Malina contends that John the Seer s milieu was one of intense interest in and fascination with the sky; he asserts that John has his own interpretation of the sky that follows the Jewish and Christian story of God s salvation in Messiah. This vibrant ... see all copies from $13.60! new only from $18.00!
12 view cover	Social Science Comm Synop Gosp more books like this by Bruce J Malina, Richard L Rohrbaugh add to wishlist When readers are separated from the social world of the author, miscommunication occurs. Historical methods of Biblical interpretation have been helpful in narrowing the gap between the modern reader and ancient authors but have concentrated only on distinctive events and ideas. The social-scientific approach employed in this commentary focuses on ... see all copies from $3.16!
13 view cover	Apollos: Paul's Partner or Rival? more books like this by Patrick J Hartin, Bruce J Malina (Editor) add to wishlist Through a social-scientific approach, this study pays attention to four main aspects relative to Apollos: his collectivistic nature as a person of the first-century Mediterranean; his relationship to Corinth and its emerging conflicts; his roots in the city of Alexandria and its contributions to his personality and identity; and, finally, his ... see all copies from $7.17! new only from $7.17! \| SVS
14 view cover	Social-Science Commentary on the Book of Acts more books like this by Bruce J Malina, John J Pilch, Ph.D. add to wishlist * Pioneers an alternative commentary genre * Unprecedented insight into Acts as a document of the fourth generation of the fourth generation of the Jesus movement, and the third generation of Pauline Christianity * Includes a new translation of the Book of Acts and cultural notes on specific passages see all copies from $24.41! new only from $24.41! \| SVS
15 view cover	Social-Science Commentary on the Synoptic Gospels more books like this by Bruce J Malina, Richard L Rohrbaugh add to wishlist The authors build on their earlier social-scientific works and enhance the highly successful commentary model they developed in their social-scientific commentaries. This volume is a thoroughly revised edition of this popular commentary. They include an introduction that lays the foundation for their interpretation, followed by an examination of ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $21.90! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Epaphras: Paul's Educator at Colossae more books like this by Michael Trainor, Bruce J Malina (Editor) add to wishlist Human beings are embedded in a set of social relations. A social network is one way of conceiving that set of relations in terms of a number of persons connected to one another by varying degrees of relatedness. In the early Jesus group documents featuring Paul and coworkers, it takes little effort to envision the apostle's collection of friends ... see all copies from $7.60! new only from $7.60! \| SVS
17 view cover	Social Science Comm Revelation more books like this by Bruce J Malina, John J Pilch, Ph.D. add to wishlist A groundbreaking first social-science commentary on this popular book of the Bible. see all copies from $14.95! new only from $14.95! \| SVS
18 view cover	Timothy: Paul's Closest Associate more books like this by Bruce J Malina add to wishlist While most Christians might accurately identify Timothy as an associate of the apostle Paul, they probably conjure up images of Timothy and his relationship with Paul in twenty-first-century terms. In Timothy: Pauls Closest Associate, Bruce J. Malina ventures off the path of modern biography toward a more likely description of Timothy, providing ... see all copies from $12.68! new only from $12.68! \| SVS
19 view cover	Paul, in Other Words: A Culture Reading of His Letters more books like this by Jerome H Neyrey, Bruce J Malina (Foreword by) add to wishlist see all copies from $22.75! new only from $26.55! \| SVS
20	Calling Jesus Names: The Social Value of Labels in Matthew more books like this by Bruce J Malina, Jerome H Neyrey add to wishlist see all copies from $4.86! new only from $196.65!
21	Handbook of Biblical Social Values more books like this by John J Plich, Bruce J Malina, John J Pitch add to wishlist see all copies from $34.26! new only from $34.26!
22 view cover	The New Jerusalem in the Revelation of John: The City as Symbol of Life with God more books like this by Bruce J Malina add to wishlist This work sets out comparative models of what sorts of cities existed during the time of the New Testament and what it meant to live in an ancient Mediterranean city. see all copies from $7.51! new only from $47.87!
23	Biblical Social Values and Their Meaning: A Handbook more books like this by John J Pilch, Ph.D., Bruce Malina (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $5.51! new only from $35.00!
24	Jesus in Neuen Kontexten by Wolfgang; Malina Stegemann, Bruce J.; TheißEn, Gerd add to wishlist see all copies from $31.32! new only from $50.54!

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