Matthias Henze is professor of religion at Rice University. David Lincicum is associate professor of New Testament and early Christian studies at the University of Notre Dame.
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Review of Biblical Literature "This collection is a milestone in the exegetical research on the Old and New Testament, the early Jewish literature, and the reception processes. It is an indispensable tool for anyone interested in the relationship between the Old and New Testaments, between early Judaism and the emerging Christianity of late antiquity. To this end, the essays accurately reflect the current state of research and describe the phenomena concisely and appropriately. This volume belongs in every theological library and will become a handbook and standard work." CHOICE "A valuable resource for seminaries and schools of religious study. . . . Recommended." "The early Christians were scriptural thinkers. To the degree that we do not understand that, we do not understand them much at all. The basic importance of Henze and Lincicum's comprehensive volume is thus hard to overestimate. The essays explore not only the remarkable dexterity with which the early Christians read Israel's Scriptures but also the significance of their readings for understanding the Christian texts in the first place." --C. Kavin Rowe Duke University "Cutting edge and comprehensive, these essays by an international team of scholars show how indispensable and how malleable the Scriptures of Israel, broadly defined, were for the followers of Jesus. Brilliantly conceived, meticulously detailed, and engagingly presented." --Amy-Jill Levine Vanderbilt University