Books in the Oxford Bible Series series

A study explaining what interpretation is and what special issues arise in biblical interpretation. It analyses the development of literary and historical criticism and more recent social, scientific and literary approaches by focusing on figures from Reimarus to Gerd Theissen.

A completely new, expanded edition of this classic college text book about two key kinds of writing in the Old Testament: wisdom and law. Completely revised and updated, the book also includes much more on literary interpretation.

Explores various aspects of unity and diversity in the New Testament. The work gives special attention to the books which fall outside the central gospels and Pauline epistles - those which offer the greatest challenge to unity. The work concludes that despite variations unity prevails.

Poetry was a key art-form for the ancient Jews, the most distinctive way in which they tried to depict the relationship between God and his people. This book introduces the reader to the full range of the poetry of the Old Testament, both outside the Psalter and within it.

This is a revised and updated version of a student textbook concerning the historical problems involved in the study of the New Testament and modern techniques for solving them. The author also examines the influence of the New Testament on subsequent religious and secular history.

Study of the Old Testament has long been dominated by what is sometimes called the 'historical-critical method'. Is this approach the only proper one and are there alternative understandings which are equally valid? This book attempts to outline some alternatives while retaining the values of the traditional methods.

A succinct study of prophecy, both as a phenomenon in the wide context and as represented in the Bible. The author also looks at the interpretation of prophecy through history by Christians, Muslims, Jews and most recently by feminists.

A guide to new ways of reading biblical ("Old Testament") stories. Gunn and Fewell balance discussion of theory with practical illustration. Topics include plot, character, word-play and the ideological dimensions of interpretation. The stories include "Adam and Eve" and "Jonah".

Aimed at students of theology, teachers of religious studies, the clery and all with a keen interest in the Bible, this detailed study of Paul has been designed to provide a readable and clear narrative.

This revised edition includes rewritten material on historical questions in chapter 3; added material on the theme of liberation theology in chapter 7; a revised version of "The Old Testament as Liberation"; and a revised version of chapter 4.