Bible Books
Rebecca’s Children. Judaism and Christianity in the Roman World
Alan F. Segal (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1986) 207 pp., $20.00.
Bible Review
Bible Review opens the realm of Biblical scholarship to a non-academic audience. World-renown scholars detail the latest in Biblical interpretation and why it matters. These important pieces are paired with stunning art, which makes the text come to life before your eyes. Anyone interested in the Bible should read this seminal magazine.
Illuminations
Solomon—The King Without a Prophet
The fact is rarely noted. King Solomon didn’t have a prophet to bug him, to trouble him, to nag him. The contrast with other kings of Israel is striking.
My View
First Glance
Answers to BR Quiz #4 Mountains of the Bible
The Heavenly Throne of God in Daniel and Enoch
The Strange Visions of Enoch
Comparing the Texts
Debate On Enoch Stifled For 30 Years While One Scholar Studied Dead Sea Scroll Fragments
Don’t Let Pseudepigrapha Scare You
You can’t understand Christian origins unless you understand the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha. So says Professor James H. Charlesworth of Princeton Theological Seminary, and he is clearly riding the crest of modern scholarship.
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