In the past twenty-five years, New Testament scholars have drawn on the social sciences, especially anthropology and sociology, to develop a variety of new pers
Methods and findings from the social sciences are increasingly important for New Testament scholars. Unfortunately, however, anthropology and related discipline
Fourteen members of The Context Group honor Bruce J. Malina and his scholarship in this volume by following his consistent example of developing or using explic
The Bible was not written and received in a historical vacuum—in fact, the social and historical context of the Bible illuminates key understandings that may
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