Ecclesiastes and the Man Who Outshone the Sun King
by Christopher R. Seitz
Price: $24.99
ISBN: 9781481324465
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: September 2025
Format: Hardcover
Sales Date: 2025-09-16
Imprint: Baylor University Press
146 Pages
This is an unusual book, rich with intrigue. It is, foremost, a book about Ecclesiastes—not a commentary, not another scholarly monograph, but rather a guide to understanding the angle of vision the...
In this volume, John Screnock provides a foundational examination of the Hebrew text of Psalms 90–100. The analysis is distinguished by the detailed yet comprehensive attention paid to the text. The...
Series: Explorations in Theological Interpretation
by Karel Deurloo
Translated by David E. Orton
Introduction by Collin Cornell and Joep Dubbink
Price: $42.99
ISBN: 9781481323307
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: August 2025
Format: Hardcover
Sales Date: 2025-07-30
Imprint: Baylor University Press
140 Pages
Exodus and Exile is a masterpiece of biblical theology, newly available in English. The capstone work of legendary Dutch teacher Karel Deurloo, the book makes a brief and accessible argument: that...
The Song of Deborah and Barak in the Narrative of Judges
by Michelle Knight
Price: $64.99
ISBN: 9781481321594
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: November 2024
Format: Hardcover
Sales Date: 2024-11-01
Imprint: Baylor University Press
207 Pages
Within the chaotic world narrated in the book of Judges, the prophet Deborah spoke under the authority of Israel’s God, interpreting an important battle and calling fellow Israelites to faithfulness....
Explorations in the Biblical Portrayals of Esau and King Saul
Series: Explorations in Theological Interpretation
by R. J. Balfour
Price: $69.99
ISBN: 9781481320511
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: August 2024
Format: Hardcover
Sales Date: 2024-08-01
Imprint: Baylor University Press
288 Pages
Among the most enigmatic passages in the Bible are those featuring God's election of some and rejection of others. While many interpreters appeal to mystery or divine sovereignty as solutions to these...
The Fire and the Cloud is a non-supersessionist biblical Christology developed from close readings of Israel’s Scriptures. In this work, the second in a trilogy that began with All Things Beautiful:...
In Proverbs, wisdom is personified as a woman who is with God at the creation of the world, delighting in what God has made. In Job, God appears in theophany and describes the wonders of the earth and...
The Imprecatory Psalms and the Ethics of Christian Prayer
by Trevor Laurence
Price: $49.99
ISBN: 9781481316477
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: August 2023
Format: Paperback
Sales Date: 2023-07-15
Imprint: Baylor University Press
416 Pages
To the modern ear, the concept of cursing sounds otherworldly, mystical, abhorrent. For some the idea may evoke images of terror--images not of God but of the devil. How then are Christians to understand...
Divine Sovereignty and Human Bodies in the Hebrew Bible
Series: Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability
by Sarah J. Melcher
Price: $39.99
ISBN: 9781481310246
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: October 2022
Format: Hardcover
Sales Date: 2022-09-15
Imprint: Baylor University Press
145 Pages
At first glance it may seem that the Hebrew prophets offer little resolution on contemporary concerns of inclusivity and defense for persons deemed "other." Bound by their time and culture, the prophets'...
In this volume, Bill Arnold and Paavo Tucker provide a foundational examination of the Hebrew text of Deuteronomy 12-26. The analysis is distinguished by the detailed yet comprehensive attention paid...
How is life possible in a world of evil, suffering, and chaos? Christians have historically been inept at offering adequate answers as to why people’s lives are derailed by sudden chaos and, even...
When the Old Testament refers to silence, either the silence of persons or of God, that silence conveys a diversity of meanings. It may indicate a breakdown in the divine-human relationship, or the...
The Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible created by Jews seeking a place of legitimacy for diaspora Jewishness and faith among the traditions of Hellenistic culture, was a monumental...
With his latest book, The Holy Spirit before Christianity, John R. Levison again changes the face and foundation of Christian belief in the Holy Spirit. The categories Christians have used, the boundaries...
by Robert D. Holmstedt, John A. Cook and Phillip S. Marshall
Price: $34.99
ISBN: 9781602587328
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: October 2017
Format: Paperback
Sales Date: 2017-09-19
Imprint: Baylor University Press
364 Pages
In this volume, Robert D. Holmstedt, John A. Cook, and Phillip S. Marshall provide a foundational analysis of the Hebrew text of Qoheleth. Distinguished by the detailed yet comprehensive attention paid...
Edited by W. Dennis Tucker, Jr. and W. H. Bellinger, Jr.
Price: $54.99
ISBN: 9781481305563
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Pub Date: March 2017
Format: Hardcover
Sales Date: 2017-02-14
Imprint: Baylor University Press
216 Pages
The Psalter as Witness considers the complexity of the Psalms as well as their role in bearing witness to the theological claims that comprise Israel’s traditions. While no single volume can readily...
