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Tricia Gates Brown employs the methodology of socio-scientific biblical criticism to investigate the pneumatology of John and 1 John. She argues that the meaning of spirit in John and 1 John is best understood using the anthropological model of brokerage.

Challenging gnosticizing interpretations of the letter, Terry Griffith explores how the polemic against idols was variously used in Jewish and Christian circles to define self-identity and the limits of community. He shows that the rhetoric of 1 John is not polemical, but pastoral.

Employing classical rhetorical analysis, this book examines how Paul structures a deliberative argument using his understanding of the "cross of Christ". It claims that while Paul has a "theology of the death of Jesus", this terminology is used almost exclusively in polemical/conflictual contexts.

This study of a Markan genre, represented in Mark 8.27-10.4, covers Greek, rabbinic and early Christian literature, with comparison to the anecdotes in Lucian's "Demonax" and the "Mishnah". It concludes that the Markan anecdotes follow the definition of, and typologies for, the Greek chreia.

This study compares the language of Codex Bezae with that of Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, using the approach of discourse analysis to re-assess how variant readings have arisen.

Although many scholars acknowledge the importance of Luke 17:22-37, few agree on the precise meaning of the enigmatic proverb which forms its conclusion. Bridge's investigation into the meaning and function of Luke 17:37 provides the basis for his re-assessment of Lukan eschatology.

The Gospel of Mark is often described as a paradoxical gospel, a riddle that teases its readers' response, and a narrative with enigmatic and puzzling character. Santos argues that this puzzling character is seen clearly in the paradox of authority and servanthood in the Gospel.

This book deals with the place of the source-document Q and its compilers within late Second Temple Judaism. It pays attention to Q's relationship to the Herodian Temple as the Q passages on the Temple do not speak with the same voice, and the positive and hostile views need to be reconciled.

This study adopts an inter-disciplinary approach to the theology, symbolism and argument of Hebrews. Employing sociological models, the book examines Hebrews in the context of the early Christians' construction and maintenance of a social world.