All reviews are by Daniel B. Clendenin except as noted.

Biblical Studies

Robert Alter The Art of Bible Translation
Karen Armstrong St. Paul: The Apostle We Love to Hate
Timothy Beal The Rise and Fall of the Bible; The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book
Daniel Berrigan No Gods But One
The Kings and Their Gods; The Pathology of Power
Andrew Blauner, ed. The Good Book: Writers Reflect on Favorite Bible Passages
Harold Bloom The Shadow of a Great Rock; A Literary Appreciation of the King James Bible
Marcus Borg Jesus; Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary
The Heart of Christianity; Rediscovering a Life of Faith
The Last Week; A Day-by-Day Account of Jesus's Final Week in Jerusalem
Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan The First Christmas; What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Birth
Bertram D. Brochmann, The Art of Reading the Bible The Art of Reading the Bible
Margaret Bullitt-Jonas Christ's Passion, Our Passions; Reflections on the Seven Last Words from the Cross
Bruce Chilton Mary Magdalene; A Biography
John Dominic Crossan The Greatest Prayer; Rediscovering the Revolutionary Message of the Lord's Prayer
Lori Anne Ferrell The Bible and the People
Mary Gordon Reading Jesus; A Writer's Encounter with the Gospels
Andrew Greeley Jesus; A Meditation on His Stories and His Relationships with Women
Jeffrey P. Greenman, Timothy Larsen, and Stephen R. Spencer, eds., (guest review by Ray Cowan).  The Sermon on the Mount Through the Centuries: From the Early Church to John Paul II
Adam Hamilton Making Sense of the Bible; Rediscovering the Power of Scripture Today
Stanley Hauerwas Cross-Shattered Christ; Meditations on the Seven Last Words
Matthew; Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible
Ben Witherington III The Gospel Code; Novel Claims About Jesus, Mary Magdalene and Da Vinci
Paul Johnson Jesus: A Biography from a Believer
Rodolphe Kasser, Marvin Meyer, and Gregor Wurst, editors, with additional commentary by Bart D. Ehrman The Gospel of Judas
Peter Leithart 1&2 Kings; Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible
Matthew Levering Ezra and Nehemiah; Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible
Amy-Jill Levine Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi
Jaroslav Pelikan Acts; Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible
Whose Bible Is It? A History of the Scriptures Through the Ages
Richard Rohr The Divine Dance: The Trinity and Your Transformation
Michael L. Satlow How the Bible Became Holy.
Frank Anthony Spina The Faith of the Outsider; Exclusion and Inclusion in the Biblical Story
John Shelby Spong The Sins of Scripture; Exposing the Bible's Texts of Hate to Reveal the God of Love
Garry Wills What Jesus Meant
What Paul Meant
What The Gospels Meant
A.N. Wilson The Book of the People: How to Read the Bible
Marc Zvi Brettler, Peter Enns, and Daniel J. Harrington The Bible and the Believer; How to Read the Bible Critically and Religiously

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