The first definitive account of what scholars and the media are calling 'the most important archaeological discovery' about Jesus and his family. 
 This is the definitive story of the recent discovery of the first–century ossuary (limestone bone box) with the legend 'James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus', and its implications for understanding Jesus, his family (mother, father, brothers), his followers, the first Christians and the Jewish Christian movement in Jerusalem that James led. This ossuary is the first ever archaeological discovery directly confirming the existence of Jesus, and his relationship to his father, Joseph, and brother, James, who became the leader of the important Jewish Christian community in Jerusalem. No one is as qualified and well connected to recount the discovery and its authentication as Hershel Shanks, whose magazine first broke the story. 
 "A scientific detetective story with extremely high religious stakes."
 – Time

The Brother of Jesus: The Dramatic Story & Meaning of the First Archaeological Link to Jesus & His Family

History

Hershel Shanks

Ben Witherington III

Ancient Civilizations

HarperOne

This book is the first of its kind: an innovative socio-rhetorical commentary on the Book of Revelation. Without sacrificing scholarly perspective or academic rigor, it is written to be accessible for a wide audience--including pastors, scholars, teachers, seminarians, and interested lay people. A "Suggested Reading List"--a feature of all volumes in the New Cambridge Bible Commentary--will serve as point of entry for the new serious student of Revelation and as a helpful annotated bibliography for all readers. Frequent "Closer-Look" sections examine key elements of the Roman-Greco world that bear on the text's meaning while "Bridging the Horizons" sub-chapters connect this world with the cultural, political, and religious environments of today. The entire NRSV translation is provided throughout the text as a convenience to the reader. Award-winning author Ben Witherington III brings a New Testament scholar's insight to the often opaque passages of the last book of the New Testament.

Revelation (New Cambridge Bible Commentary)

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Cambridge University Press

A fascinating and original contribution to the exegesis of Biblical passages relevant to the current debate on women's roles in the Church and society.

Women in the Ministry of Jesus: A Study of Jesus' Attitudes to Women and their Roles as Reflected in His Earthly Life (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series, Series Number 51)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

This study explores the role of women in New Testament times. Beginning with the woman's place in Judaism, in the Hellenistic world, and in the Roman Empire, Witherington demonstrates how Jesus broke significantly with convention in how he viewed women, offering as he did a wholly new conception of the legitimate rights of women in society.

Women and the Genesis of Christianity

This book examines the roles and functions that women assumed in the early Christian communities from AD 33 to the Council of Nicaea. It surveys, too, the views about women held by various New Testament authors including Paul and the Evangelists.

Women in the Earliest Churches (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series, Series Number 59)

World

Recent biblical studies have shed considerable new light on the New Testament and its world. Ben Witherington brings together all the latest findings on St Paul's Letter to the Galatians, and presents a comprehensive, textbook commentary on Galatians and early Pauline thought. Professor Witherington draws on recent work in the fields of archaeology and social history to provide an illuminating description of the life and context of the Galatian Christians, together with many new and important insights. He also discusses how the many teachings in Galatians can be applied to the modern world.

Grace in Galatia (Academic Paperback)

T&T Clark

Professor Witherington draws upon an array of new discoveries and methods, especially in archaeology, social history and literary study, and in so doing has created an invaluable commentary on Galatians and early Pauline thought.

Grace in Galatia: A Commentary on St Paul's Letter to the Galatians

Jesus as depicted in the Fourth Gospel is remarkably dissimilar to the Jesus found in the Synoptic Gospels. In this book, Ben Witherington III places the Gospel of John within its proper literary, historical, social, and theological contexts, especially those dealing with the wisdom traditions of Hellenistic Judaism. What emerges is a compelling argument that the Gospel of John has an agenda for mission in addition to concerns for discipleship and community life.

John's Wisdom: A Commentary on the Fourth Gospel

Reference

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Westminster/John Knox Press

Jesus, as depicted in the Fourth Gospel, is remarkably dissimilar to the Jesus found in the synoptic gospels. This book places the Gospel of John within its proper literary, historical, social and theological contexts through a systematic, passage-by-passage commentary. What emerges is an argument that the Gospel of John has an agenda for mission, in addition to concerns for discipleship and community life.

Lutterworth Press

The Christology of Jesus

Fortress Press

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The Brother of Jesus: The Dramatic Story & Meaning of the First Archaeological Link to Jesus & His Family

Revelation (New Cambridge Bible Commentary)

Women in the Ministry of Jesus: A Study of Jesus' Attitudes to Women and their Roles as Reflected in His Earthly Life (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series, Series Number 51)

Women and the Genesis of Christianity

Women in the Earliest Churches (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series, Series Number 59)

Grace in Galatia (Academic Paperback)

Grace in Galatia: A Commentary on St Paul's Letter to the Galatians

John's Wisdom: A Commentary on the Fourth Gospel

John's Wisdom: A Commentary on the Fourth Gospel

The Christology of Jesus