Books in the New Cambridge Bible Commentary series

A verse-by-verse analysis of the New Testament Gospel of Matthew. This commentary explores the historical, social and religious contexts of Matthew and examines the customs, beliefs and ideas that inform the text. Unfamiliar to many readers of the New Testament, this background will help readers fully understand the text.

This commentary, written by two leading Pauline scholars, showcases integration of multiple methods as well as reflections on the reception of Philippians and its meaning for today. It introduces the most compelling scholarship on the interpretation of Philippians to both an academic and non-academic audience.

This more accessible version of Keener's monumental, 4500-page commentary on Acts, makes more widely available the decades of research behind that widely-acclaimed work. Sensitive to the Act's narrative unity, this work is especially known for its direct engagement with the wide range of ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman sources.

Drawing on a range of ancient background for which the author is known, this commentary helps readers today to grasp the real issues that Paul was addressing. When readers understand Galatians' concrete setting, and thus the reasons that he wrote it, we better understand its relevance.

This book is for anyone interested in the Gospel of Luke. It shows why and how biblical scholars disagree on questions of historicity, theology, and literary features, on how the Gospel text has been used to create both tragedy and hope. Readers will find the material valuable for discussion, for education, and for spiritual discernment.

This commentary provides an accessible introduction to Mark's gospel, widely considered the first recorded treatment of Jesus. Darrell Bock discusses the meaning and significance of the text, addressing key issues such as its historical background and the role of Greek. Mark is a valuable resource for students, teachers, and pastors.

This commentary is an innovative interpretation of the book of Genesis. The author combines older critical approaches with the latest rhetorical methodologies to yield fresh interpretations accessible to scholars, clergy, teachers, seminarians, and interested laypeople.

Readers will be invited into the Gospel of John by noting its typical literary patterns, rhetorical commonplaces and discourse. This 2007 commentary brings readers into the cultural world of the gospel by presenting materials such as honor and shame, challenge and riposte, gossip, secrecy, and sectarian character of the group.

Underlying the deceptively simple story line the Bible's second book is a complex and rich literary production that presents some of the most fundamental concepts and institutions of Jewish and Christian tradition. This commentary makes the details of the text and the vitality of its story accessible to all readers.

This commentary focuses exclusively on the two letters written by the 'brothers of the Lord'. This commentary reads each letter on its own merits and interprets them holding that the letter of James may be one of the oldest Christian writings extant.

This book is a socio-rhetorical commentary on the Book of Revelation. Without sacrificing scholarly perspective or academic rigor, it is written to be accessible for a wide audience. A 'Suggested Reading List' serves as point of entry for the new serious scholar of Revelation.

This commentary brings to life the world of Judges and Ruth. Written to be accessible for a wide readership of clergy, scholars, and interested lay people, it provides a suggested reading list as a point of entry for students of Judges and Ruth. The NRSV translation is provided throughout.

This text introduces the book of Psalms and provides an exposition of each psalm with attention to genre, liturgical connections, societal issues and the psalm's place in the book of Psalms as a whole. The treatments of the psalms feature a close look at particular issues raised by the text and the encounters between the world of the psalm and the world of contemporary readers. The exposition of each psalm provides a reader's guide to the text in conversation with relevant theological issues.

This commentary explains 1 and 2 Corinthians passage by passage, following Paul's argument. It uses a variety of ancient sources to show how Paul's argument would have made sense to first-century readers, drawing from ancient letter-writing, speaking, and social conventions. The commentary will be of interest to pastors, teachers, and others who read Paul's letters because of its readability, firm grasp of the background and scholarship on the Corinthian correspondence, and its sensitivity to the sorts of questions asked by those wishing to apply Paul's letters today. It will also be of interest to scholars because of its exploration of ancient sources, often providing sources not previously cited in commentaries.