Scholarly Books
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Please note: Hendrickson recently sold its academic division to Baker Academic, so four of my books have changed publishers. The content remains the same.

Acts: An Exegetical Commentary (vol. 1)

Acts commentary (vol. 1, est. by the end of August, 2012)




The Gospel of John: A Commentary              

http://www.bakeracademic.com/Book.asp?isbn=978-0-8010-4675-9

 

The Gospel of Matthew: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary (Eerdmans)      http://www.eerdmans.com/shop/product.asp?p_key=9780802864987         

The Historical Jesus of the Gospels [Book]
The Gospel of Matthew: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary [Book]


The Historical Jesus of the Gospels (Eerdmans):

 


The Spirit in the Gospels and Acts           http://www.bakeracademic.com/Book.asp?isbn=978-0-8010-4677-3

 

Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts:    MIRACLES


Forthcoming:


Commentary on the Book of Acts, 3 vols. (Baker Academic, in editing stage, with the release starting in 2012)


 IN MORE DETAIL:

The Historical Jesus of the Gospels.  Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009.  840 pages, hard cover ($60.00; cheaper in CBD).  Expected ship date: Nov. 10, 2009.

http://www.eerdmans.com/shop/product.asp?p_key=9780802862921

 

 

The Gospel of John: A Commentary.  2 vols.  Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2003; now Baker Academic.  1636 pages.

http://www.bakeracademic.com/Book.asp?isbn=978-0-8010-4675-9

 ·       Second place in biblical studies in the annual Christianity Today book awards (after N. T. Wright’s Resurrection of the Son of God, Fortress)

·       Nearly 1700 pages (in smaller print and more lines per page than the Matthew commentary)

·       Roughly 30,000 primary references from ancient sources (roughly one-third biblical, one-third early Jewish, and one-third Greco-Roman), and roughly 4000 different primary and secondary sources cited.

·       Significantly reviewed in a number of journals, including:

o   Catholic Biblical Quarterly

o   Review of Biblical Literature

o   Revue de Théologie et de Philosophie

o   Toronto Journal of Theology

·       Endorsements from:

o   D. Moody Smith (professor emeritus, Duke University; past president of Society of Biblical Literature)[i]

o   Robert Kysar (professor emeritus, Emory University)

o   David Aune (professor, University of Notre Dame)[ii]

o   Robert Culpepper (dean, McAfee School of Theology)[iii]

o   J. Ramsey Michaels (professor emeritus, MSU)[iv]

o   Francis J. Moloney (professor, Catholic University of America; past president of Catholic Biblical Association)

o   Andrew T. Lincoln (chair in New Testament studies, University of Gloucestershire)

[i]I provide samples on this and some of the following endorsements, here of Moody Smith’s: “In the marshalling of relevant materials from John’s own milieu and in the canvassing of modern scholarly literature, Keener is unsurpassed in his generation of Johannine scholars.”

[ii]“…a striking achievement in the history of Johannine scholarship.  It …will not soon be surpassed either in comprehensiveness or in depth.  Keener’s commentary on John belongs on the shelf of every student of the Fourth Gospel.”

[iii]“…a work of stunning erudition… cites an unparalleled array of ancient sources.  Scholars will be mining its references and citing its interpretations for decades to come.”

[iv]“…a remarkable achievement… something of a milestone, not only in Johannine studies but also in the scholarly world’s ongoing investigation of Christian origins.”

•           The Gospel of Matthew: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary.  Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009, 1090 pages, $50.00.  http://www.eerdmans.com/shop/product.asp?p_key=9780802864987

Revision of: A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew.  Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1999.  1040 pages ($65). 

·       Book of the Year in Biblical Studies in 1999 Christianity Today book awards.

·       Reviewed by the Associated Press for its defense of the virgin birth, Dec. 1999; cited again by them, Dec. 2000. 

·       Bibliography includes about 2500 sources cited, not including primary sources, which are the book's greatest strength, with over 15,000 extrabiblical primary references from ancient sources). 

·       Reviewed in many journals, e.g.:

o   Currents in Theology and Mission

o   Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses

o   Horizons in Biblical Theology

o   Review of Biblical Literature (twice)

o   Scripture Bulletin

o   Southwest Journal of Theology

o   Stone-Campbell Journal

o   Themelios

o   Trinity Journal

·       Endorsements by D. Moody Smith (Duke); Ben Witherington (Asbury); Jack Dean Kingsbury (Union Theological Seminary, Virginia), and I. Howard Marshall (Aberdeen)[i] 

 

 

•           The Spirit in the Gospels and Acts: Rebirth and Prophetic Empowerment.  Peabody: Hendrickson, 1997; now Baker Academic.

http://www.bakeracademic.com/Book.asp?isbn=978-0-8010-4677-3

·       An academic treatment of pneumatology in early Judaism, the Gospels and Acts (offering sample passages only); about 1100 different sources cited; about 4500 primary references from ancient sources.[ii]

[i]E.g., “I can think of no commentary I would rather recommend to pastors, teachers, students, and laypersons if they are looking for fresh light on the First Gospel” (Ben Witherington III); “A magnificent commentary … Whether as a pastor’s inspiration or as a scholar’s delight, this commentary will more than prove its worth” (Jack Dean Kingsbury).

[ii]Reviewed, e.g., in Calvin Theological Journal, Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Expository Times; Princeton Seminary Bulletin; Religious Studies Review; The Reformed Theological Review; SBL Review of Biblical Literature.