Applying a literary and reader-oriented approach, this book asks what the Gospel of Mark refers to when it promises "the coming of the Son of Man" (13:24-27). This reading not only provides the solution to the various difficulties in understanding those verses, but, unlike other readings, it allows Mark 13:24-27 to be read as an integral part of the Gospel according to Mark. An examination of the wider narrative of the Gospel and Mark 13 itself, both in form and function as well as in its ...

Silencing Satan: A Handbook of Biblical Demonology is about the nature and strategies of Satan and the demons, and their defeat through the life, death, and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The book is for Christians in ministry, whether seminarians, pastors, Bible teachers, Christian counselors, or lay leaders. It is for all who desire an informed faith relevant to supernatural evil and the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Each chapter reflects extensive research and is succinctly...

Peter Bolt, Introduction ; 2. Darrell Bock, What Got Jesus into Trouble? Understanding the Significance of Jesus’ Ministry by Looking at Its Jewish Context: Part One—The Irritant Events ; 3. John Davies, Nonverbal Responses to Jesus in the Gospels ; 4. Aaron Chidgzey, Transcending Categories: The Impact of the Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth ; 5. Peter Bolt, Synoptic Comparison & Oral History: A South Pacific Analogy ; 6. James Harrison,...

Editorial: Grace in Pandemic Proportions (Peter Bolt)Craig S. Keener, Jesus and Would-be DisciplesMarie McInnes, Abraham and Moses in the GospelsMichael J. Kok, Re-naming the Toll Collector in Matthew 9:9: A review of the optionsPeter G. Bolt, A Certain Wisdom in Nazareth (Mark 6:2b)Craig A. Evans, Jesus and Asclepius in the Gospel of JohnChristoph Stenschke, "When they heard this, they were silenced" (Acts 11:18): Some Inner-Christian Confli...

This collection of essays examines how God's justice and mercy intersect in the lives of individuals and their communities, with a view to the establishment of personal and social well-being in the world. The authors, drawn from England and Australia, approach the theme from a variety of methodological and interdisciplinary perspectives. Theological, exegetical, historical, healthcare, moral, and visual arts approaches are brought to bear in an investigation relevant for the identity and m...

This book studies kingship with reference to the Johannine Jesus. Postcolonialism leads us to an avenue from which to read this Gospel in the more complex and wider context of the hybridized Jewish and Greco-Roman worlds of the Roman Empire in the first century CE. This provides a new perspective on the kingship of the Johannine Jesus, whose kingly identity is characterized by hybridized christological titles. For the Johannine readers in the first century, who were exploited, oppressed, y...

"They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha. . . . And they crucified him. . . . Some women were watching from a distance." (Mark 15:22, 24, 40).At the climax of Mark's Gospel, Jesus of Nazareth is put to death on a Roman cross. The text tells us that, in that lonely hour, a group of women were watching the crucifixion "from a distance." In a sense, they are given a stance toward the cross that we can share.In this exploration of Mark's Gospel, Peter G. Bolt looks at why the cross is ...

Editorial: The Same Better Hope for an Anxious World; Bruce Henning, Hekate in Matthew's Gospel? Greco-Roman Mythology in Matt 16:19; Peter G. Bolt, How Mark Changed/s the World; Ali Robinson, Is Mary Blessed? Reconsidering Luke 11:27-28 and Mary's embodied discipleship; Paul N. Anderson, Authentic Worship in John and in Luke-Acts. Influence, interfluence, and resonance; Alan H. Cadwallader, Bad Smells at a religious gathering; James R. Harrison, 'Signs on the earth below (Acts 21:9b): Luk...

Editorial: More of the same in these last daysJohn A. Davies, Solomon in the Gospels and Acts-Saint or Sinner?Nickolas A. Fox, The mechanisms of unity: The social identity-forming power of the eucharistFrancis Otobo, The Holy Spirit and Luke's infancy narrative: Reading a legitimatory rolePatrick Cole, Global evangelism in Jesus' Temple destruction/ last times discourse in Luke-Acts and in synoptic tradition: Confluence, congruence, intertextual linkages, an...

Peter G Bolt. Editorial: Conversations about Ancient TextsAdam Z. Wright, The Historical Jesus and Mythology: An Evaluation of Mythicist ThoughtHans M. Moscicke, Jesus' Three-Day Journey in the Belly of the Sea Monster: Jonah Typologies and Traditions in Matthew's Passion NarrativeBart B. Bruehler, Jesus' Mission of Proclamation and The Problem of Popularity: A Pragmatic Dimension to the Secrecy Elements in the Gospel of MarkJohn A. Davies, The Markan Alphab...

Peter G. Bolt, Introduction: It's About Time. 1. Craig A. Evans. Kingdoms in Conflict I:The Four-Kingdoms Schema In The East And The West. 2. Craig A. Evans. Kingdoms in Conflict II: The Jesus Movement And The Roman Empire. 3. David J. Neville. Ethics and Eschatology in the SynopticTradition: A Theological-Moral Response to N. T. Wright's Gifford Lectures. 4. Mary J. Marshall. The 'New Covenant' Debate Revisited. 5. Jonathan Thambyrajah. Wicked Wizards of the East: The μάγοι in His...

THOMAS MOORE has left his name on one of Sydney's suburbs, some streets in several others, and on a Theological College. The celebration of the 150th year of the College in 2006, presented an opportunity to remember the life of its benefactor. Although known as a quiet, pious man of good character, Thomas Moore (1762-1840) exerted a profound influence on many of the institutions and activities of Colonial New South Wales. Arriving as an adventurer, he settled as the Colony's Master Boat Bu...