The T&T Clark Handbook to the Historical Paul gathers leading voices on various aspects of Paul's biography into a thorough reconsideration of him as a historical figure. The contributors show how recent trends in Pauline scholarship have invited new questions about a variety of topics, including his social location, his mode of subsistence, his cultural formation, his place within Judaism, his religious experience and practice, and his affinities with other religious actors of the Roman world. Through careful attention to biographical detail, social context, and historical method, it seeks to describe him as a contextually plausible social actor. The volume is structured in three parts. Part One introduces sources, methods, and historiographical approaches, surveying the foundational texts for Paul and the early Pauline tradition. Part Two examines key biographical questions pertaining to Paul's bodily comportment, the material aspects of his career, and his religious activities. Part Three reconstructs the biographical portraits of Paul that emerge from the letters associated with him, presenting a series of “micro-biographies” pieced together by leading Pauline scholars.

Evaluating the writings of one of the most significant religious figures in early modern England, this volume summarizes Owen's life, explores his various intellectual, literary and political contexts, and considers his roles as a preacher, administrator, polemicist and theologian. It explores the importance of Owen, reviews the state of scholarship and suggests new avenues for research. The first part of the volume offers brand-new assessments of Owen's intellectual formation, pastoral ministry, educational reform at Oxford, political connections in the Cromwellian revolution, support of nonconformity during the Restoration, interaction with the scientific revolution and understanding of philosophy. The second part of the volume considers Owen's prolific literary output. A cross-section of well-known and frequently neglected works are reviewed and situated in their historical and theological contexts. The volume concludes by evaluating ways that Owen scholarship can benefit historians, theologians, biblical scholars, ministers and Christian readers.

This textbook offers a systematic introduction to eschatology. The first part introduces the historical approaches to eschatology. The second part concerns the reasons for eschatological statements in light of important aspects of the doctrine of God and Christ. The third part is devoted to different concepts of the relationship between eternity and time, space and infinitude as well as the question of what is good, true and beautiful. Using a thematic structure, the multiple different approaches and concepts of modern eschatology are clearly presented, and illuminated by the perspective of the classical teachings on the Last Things; which are ultimately brought together in a synthesis. This is an important contribution to a crucial part of the study of systematic theology.

By utilizing the contributions of a variety of scholars – theologians, historians, and biblical scholars – this book makes the complex and sometimes disparate Anabaptist movement more easily accessible. It does this by outlining Anabaptism's early history during the Reformation of the sixteenth century, its varied and distinctive theological convictions, and its ongoing challenges to and influence on contemporary Christianity. T&T Clark Handbook of Anabaptism comprises four sections: 1) Origins, 2) Doctrine, 3) Influences on Anabaptism, and 4) Contemporary Anabaptism and Relationship to Others. The volume concludes with a chapter on how contemporary Anabaptists interact with the wider Church in all its variety. While some of the authorities within the volume will disagree even with one another regarding Anabaptist origins, emphases on doctrine, and influence in the contemporary world, such differences represent the diversity that constitutes the history of this movement.

This ground-breaking volume examines the presentation and role of children in the ancient world, and specifically in ancient Jewish and Christian texts. With carefully commissioned chapters that follow chronological and canonical progression, a sequential reading of this book enables deeper appreciation of how understandings of children change over time. Divided into four sections, this handbook first offers an overview of key methodological approaches employed in the study of children in the biblical world, and the texts at hand. Three further sections examine crucial texts in which children or discussions of childhood are featured; presented along chronological lines, with sections on the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, the Intertestamental Literature, and the New Testament and Early Christian Apocrypha. Relevant not only to biblical studies but also cross-disciplinary scholars interested in children in antiquity.

Combining the insights of many leading New Testament scholars writing on the use of social identity theory this new reference work provides a comprehensive handbook to the construction of social identity in the New Testament. Part one examines key methodological issues and the ways in which scholars have viewed and studied social identity, including different theoretical approaches, and core areas or topics which may be used in the study of social identity, such as food, social memory, and ancient media culture. Part two presents worked examples and in-depth textual studies covering core passages from each of the New Testament books, as they relate to the construction of social identity. Adopting a case-study approach, in line with sociological methods the volume builds a picture of how identity was structured in the earliest Christ-movement. Contributors include; Philip Esler, Warren Carter, Paul Middleton, Rafael Rodriquez, and Robert Brawley.

C. Criminal Justice 23. Crime and Punishment, Michelle Clifton-Soderstrom, Northpark College, USA 24. Mass Incarceration, James Logan, Earlham College, USA 25. Restorative Justice, Amy Levad, University of Saint Thomas, USA 26. The Police, Andy Alexis-Baker, Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago, USA 27. Capital Punishment, David Cloutier, Catholic University of America, USA 28. Deescalating the War on Drugs: A Christian Social Ethic for the Legalization of Marijuana in the United States, Jermaine McDonald, Kennesaw State University, USA D. Medicine and Health Care 29. Medicine, Bioethics, and Health Care, Conor Kelly, Marquette University, USA 30. Mental Health and Trauma, Warren Kinghorn, Duke University, USA 31. Death and Dying, Christopher Vogt, Saint John's University, USA 32. Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Genetics, Kara Slade, Princeton University, USA 33. Health Inequities Are Killing Us: Christians Better Show Up, Aana Marie Vigen, Loyola University Chicago, USA 34. Neuroethics, Neil Messer, University of Winchester, UK E. Economics -- 35. Property, Capitalism, and Economics, Christina McRorie, Creighton University, USA 36. Wealth, Poverty, and Personal Holiness, Kate Ward, Marquette University, USA 37. Work and Vocation, Elisabeth Kincaid, Nashotah House Theological Seminary, USA 38. Orthodox Christianity and Poverty, Phillip LeMasters, McMurry University, USA F. Ecology 39. Land and Ecosystems, Daniel Scheid, Duquesne University, USA 40. Climate Change, Jeremy Kidwell, University of Birmingham, UK 41. Nonhuman Creatures, David Clough, University of Chester, UK 42. Just Eating? Bodies, Gifts, and Daily Bread, Debra Murphy, West Virginia Wesleyan College, USA G. Sex, Gender, Marriage, and Family 43. Sex and Sexuality, Karen Peterson-Iyer, Santa Clara University, USA 44. Marriage and Family, Marcus Mescher, Xavier University, USA 45. Adoptive Families, Darlene Weaver, Duquesne University, USA 46. Nondiscrimination Legislation and Sexual Orientation and Gender: A Critical Analysis of the Catholic Position, Todd A. Salzman, Creighton University, USA, and Michael G. Lawler, Creighton University, USA Conclusion: Christian Ethics: Past, Present, and Future, Andrea Vicini, SJ, Boston College, USA.