Philip M. (fayvel) reviewed Scholarship not to evetyone's taste on 2/16/2009 + 4 more book reviews

Malina and Pilch have written a series of excellent "commentaries" on much of the New Testament, viewing the test through the prism of what we know of ancient Jewish culture in the Graeco-Roman context. This runs counter to much traditional interpretation, which sees the New Testament as timeless, as it was written through the Holy Spirit. Personally I found this approach a breath of fresh air,

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