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• New Perspectives on Resurrection

  Reviewed by John Merrill   •  01/05/2012

  

  John Merrill reviews “The Resurrection: History and Myth” by Geza Vermes and “Jesus, the Final Days: What Really Happened” by Craig Evans & N.T. Wright.   Read more…
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• The Da Vinci Code

  Reviewed by Ben Witherington, III   •  01/04/2012

  

  Ben Witherington, III reviews “The Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown.   Read more…
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• The Passion and The Nativity

  Reviewed by John Merrill   •  01/03/2012

  

  John Merrill reviews “The Passion: The True Story of an Event That Changed Human History” and “The Nativity: History and Legend” by Geza Vermes.   Read more…
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• The Beginnings of Christianity

  Reviewed by Bruce Chilton   •  01/02/2012

  

  Bruce Chilton reviews “The Beginnings of Christianity: An Introduction to the New Testament” by Howard Clark Kee.   Read more…
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• The Biblical Archaeology Society 2011 Publication Awards Winners

  Biblical Archaeology Society Staff   •  01/01/2012

  

  The 2011 Biblical Archaeology Society Publication Awards recognize the best books published in 2009 and 2010. The biennial BAS Publication Awards for books about archaeology and the Bible have been   Read more…
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• The Nativity Story

  Reviewed by James F. Strange   •  01/01/2012

  

  James F. Strange reviews “The Nativity Story.”   Read more…
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• Jesus and the Eyewitnesses

  Ben Witherington, III   •  12/31/2011

  

  Ben Witherington, III reviews “Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony” by Richard Bauckham.   Read more…
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• Jesus, the Gospels, and Cinematic Imagination

  Reviewed by Leonard Greenspoon   •  12/30/2011

  

  Leonard Greenspoon reviews “Jesus, the Gospels, and Cinematic Imagination: A Handbook to Jesus on DVD” by Jeffrey L. Staley and Richard Walsh.   Read more…
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• Jesus’ Last Night with His Disciples

  Reviewed by Dorothy Resig   •  12/29/2011

  

  Dorothy Resig reviews “Jesus’ Last Night with His Disciples: A Study of the First Century Historical and Archaeological Setting of the Last Supper” by Hannaniah O. Pinto and James W.   Read more…
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• The First Paul

  Reviewed by Jerome Murphy-O’Connor   •  12/28/2011

  

  Jerome Murphy-O’Connor reviews “The First Paul: Reclaiming the Radical Visionary Behind the Church’s Conservative Icon” by Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan.   Read more…
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• The Last Days of Jesus

  Reviewed by Helmut Koester   •  12/27/2011

  

  Helmut Koester reviews “The Last Days of Jesus” by François Bovon, Kristin Hennessy, translator.   Read more…
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• The Jesus Dynasty

  Reviewed by James F. Strange   •  12/26/2011

  

  James F. Strange reviews “The Jesus Dynasty: The Hidden History of Jesus, His Royal Family, and the Birth of Christianity” by James D. Tabor.   Read more…
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• Christmas

  Reviewed by John Yeats   •  12/25/2011

  

  John Yeats reviews “Christmas: Festival of Incarnation” by Urban C. von Wahlde.   Read more…
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• The Final Days of Jesus

  Reviewed by Urban C. von Wahlde   •  12/24/2011

  

  Urban C. von Wahlde reviews “The Final Days of Jesus: The Archaeological Evidence” by Shimon Gibson.   Read more…
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• What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls and Why Do They Matter?

  Reviewed by James D. VanderKam   •  12/23/2011

  

  James D. VanderKam reviews “What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls and Why Do They Matter?” by David Noel Freedman and Pam Fox Kuhlken.   Read more…
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• The Dead Sea Scrolls, A Full History, Vol. 1

  Reviewed by Jerome Murphy-O’Connor   •  12/22/2011

  

  Jerome Murphy-O’Connor reviews “The Dead Sea Scrolls, A Full History, Vol. 1″ by Weston W. Fields.   Read more…
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• Le Rouleau de cuivre de la grotte 3 de Qumran (3Q15)

  Reviewed by P. Kyle McCarter, Jr.   •  12/21/2011

  

  P. Kyle McCarter, Jr. reviews “Le Rouleau de cuivre de la grotte 3 de Qumran (3Q15)” by Daniel Brizemeure, Noël Lacoudre and Émile Puech.   Read more…
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• Qumran Cave 4 – XII, 1-2 Samuel (Discoveries in the Judaean Desert Series, XVII)

  Reviewed by Hershel Shanks   •  12/20/2011

  

  Hershel Shanks reviews “Qumran Cave 4 – XII, 1-2 Samuel (Discoveries in the Judaean Desert Series, XVII)” by Frank Moore Cross, Donald W. Parry, Richard J. Saley and Eugene Ulrich.   Read more…
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• The Dead Sea Scrolls, A Full History, Vol. 1

  Reviewed by Charlotte Hempel   •  12/19/2011

  

  Charlotte Hempel reviews “The Dead Sea Scrolls, A Full History, Vol. 1″ by Weston W. Fields.   Read more…
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• Qumran in Context

  Reviewed by Rami Arav   •  12/18/2011

  

  Rami Arav reviews “Qumran in Context: Reassessing the Archaeological Evidence” by Yizhar Hirschfeld.   Read more…
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• A Pauline Spring

  Reviewed by Craig A. Evans   •  12/17/2011

  

  Craig A. Evans reviews “Rabbi Paul: An Intellectual Biography” by Bruce Chilton, “In Search of Paul: How Jesus’s Apostle Opposed Rome’s Empire with God’s Kingdom” by Bruce Chilton, “Social-Science Commentary   Read more…
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• Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible

  Reviewed by Alan Millard   •  12/16/2011

  

  Alan Millard reviews “Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible” by Karel van der Toorn.   Read more…
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• Resurrection

  Reviewed by Ben Witherington, III   •  12/15/2011

  

  Ben Witherington, III reviews “Resurrection: The Origin and Future of a Biblical Doctrine” by Eric H. Cline.   Read more…
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• From Eden to Exile

  Reviewed by John Merrill   •  12/14/2011

  

  John Merrill reviews “From Eden to Exile: Unraveling Mysteries of the Bible” by Eric H. Cline.   Read more…
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• Studying the Old Testament

  Reviewed by Robin Gallaher Branch, PhD   •  12/13/2011

  

  Robin Gallaher Branch, PhD reviews “Studying the Old Testament: A Companion” by Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch.   Read more…
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