Books Received — 2000

BOOKS RECEIVED - 2000· Alexander, Patrick H., John F. Kul$ko, James D. Ernest, Shirley A. Decker-Lucke, David L. Petersen, eds. The SBL Handbook 0/Style: For Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and Early Christian Studies. pp. xiv + 280. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1999. Cloth. Avalos, Hector. Health Care and the Rise o/Christianity. pp. ix + 166. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1999. Paper. Bagnall, Roger S. and Peter Derow. Greek Historical Docwnents: The Hellenistic Period. SBL Sources for Biblical Study 16. pp. xviii + 270. Atlanta, GA: Scholars Press, 1981. Paper, $19.95. Beckman, Gary. Hittite Diplomatic Texts. Second edition. pp. xx +224. Atlanta, GA: Scholars Press, 1999. Paper. Berkley, Timothy W. From a Broken Covenant to Circwncision o/the Heart: Pauline Intertextual Exegesis in Romans 2:17-29. SBL Dissertation Series 175. pp. x +260. Atlanta, GA: Society ofBiblical Literature, 2000. Cloth, $45.00. Conway, Colleen M. Men and Women in the Fourth Gospel: Gender and Johannine Characterization. SBL Dissertation Series 167. pp. 230. Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical Literature, 1999. Cloth, $35.00. Cornwell, John. Hitler's Pope: The Secret History 0/Pius XII. pp. xii + 430. New York, NY: Viking, 1999. Cloth, $29.95. de Lange, Nicholas. An Introduction to Judaism. pp. xxii +247. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Cloth. Fitzmyer, Joseph A. The Dead Sea Scrolls and Christian Origins. pp. xvii + 290. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2000. Paper, $25.00. Gordon, Cyrus H. A Scholar's Odyssey. SBL Biblical Scholarship in North America 20. pp. 149. Atlanta, GA: Society ofBiblical Literature, 2000. Paper, $24.00. Katz, Jacob. Tradition and Crisis: Jewish Society at the End 0/the Middle Ages. pp. xvii + 392. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2000. Paper, $24.95. Kim, Johann D. God, Israel, and the Gentiles: Rhetoric and Situation in Romans 9-11. SBL Dissertation Series 176. pp. xvii + 178. Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical Literature, 2000. Cloth, $45.00. Levine, Stephen. The New Zealand Jewish Community. pp. xi + 320. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 1999. Cloth, $65.00. "This is a partial list of books received. Books received in 2000 which are reviewed in this issue or will be reviewed in the next issue are not listed here. Hebrew Studies 41 (2000) 372 Books Received Molinari, Andrea Lorenzo. The Acts ofPeter andthe Twelve Apostles (NHC 6.1): Allegory, Ascent. and Ministry in the Wake ofthe Decian Persecution. SBL Dissertation Series 174. pp. xxv +264. Atlanta. GA: Society ofBiblical Literature, 2000. Cloth, $45.00. Pomeroy. Arthur J.• ed. AriusDidymus: Epitome ofStoic Ethics. pp. ix + 160. Atlanta, GA: Society ofBiblical Literature. 1999. Cloth. SBL Seminar Papers. SBL Seminar Papers 38. pp. 641. Atlanta, GA: Society ofBiblical Literature, 1999. Paper. Sherwin. Byron L. Jewish Ethicsfor the Twenty-First Century: Living in the Image of God. pp. xxvi +205. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2000. Paper. Stoops, Robert F., Jr., ed. The ApocryphalActs ofthe Apostles in lntenextual Perspectives. Semeia 80. pp. 303. Atlanta. GA: Scholars Press, 1997. Paper. Tcherikover, Victor. Hellenistic Civilization and the Jews. Reprinted edition. pp. xvii + 563. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1999. Paper. Thatcher, Tom. The Riddles ofJesus in John: A Study in Tradtion andFolklore. SBL Monograph Series 53. pp. x + 306. Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical Literature, 2000. Cloth, $45.00. White, John L. The Apostle ofGod: Paul and the Promise ofAbraham. pp. xxxv + 277. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1999. Cloth. Williams, Jay G. The Times andLife ofEdward Robinson: Connecticut Yankee in King Solomon's COUN. pp. 384. Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical Literature, 1999. Cloth. ...