Emory Studies in Early Christianity
Volumes in Emory Studies in Early Christianity (ESEC) investigate early Christian literature within the context of Mediterranean literature, religion, society, and culture. ESEC authors use interdisciplinary methods informed by social, rhetorical, literary, and anthropological approaches to move beyond limits within traditional literary-historical investigations. Whether monograph, revised dissertation, or collection of essays, each ESEC volume works from the presupposition that Christianity began as a Jewish movement in various geographical, political, economic, and social locations in the Greco-Roman World.
Robbins, Vernon K. Sea Voyages and Beyond: Emerging Strategies in Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation. ESEC 14. SBL Press, 2018.
Batten, Alicia J. Friendship and Benefaction in James. ESEC 15. SBL Press, 2017.
Von Thaden, Robert H., Jr. Sex, Christ, and Embodied Cognition: Paul’s Wisdom for Corinth. ESEC 16. SBL Press, 2017.
Fabisiak, Thomas. The “Nocturnal Side of Science” in David Friedrich Strauss’s Life of Jesus Critically Examined. ESEC 17. SBL Press, 2015.
Gruca-Macaulay, Alexandra. Lydia as a Rhetorical Construct in Acts. ESEC 18. SBL Press, 2016.
Robbins, Vernon K., Walter S. Melion, and Roy R. Jeal, eds. The Art of Visual Exegesis: Rhetoric, Texts, Images. ESEC 19. SBL Press, 2017.
Tan, Andrew Kimseng. The Rhetoric of Abraham’s Faith in Romans 4. ESEC 20. SBL Press, 2018.
Wyant, Jennifer S. Beyond Mary or Martha: Reclaiming Ancient Models of Discipleship. ESEC 21. SBL Press, 2019.
O’Reilly, Matt. Paul and the Resurrected Body: Social Identity and Ethical Practice. ESEC 22. SBL Press, 2020.
Thuren, Lauri, ed. Rhetoric and Scripture: Collected Essays of Thomas H. Olbricht. ESEC 23. SBL Press, 2021.
Lafitaga, Elekosi F. Apocalyptic Sheep and Goats in Matthew and 1 Enoch. ESEC 24. SBL Press, 2022.
Given, Mark D., ed. Paul Unbound: Other Perspectives on the Apostle. 2nd ed. ESEC 25. SBL Press, 2022.
Mathieson, Ruth Christa. Matthew’s Parable of the Royal Wedding Feast: A Sociorhetorical Interpretation. ESEC 26. SBL Press, 2023.
Jeal, Roy R. Exploring Sublime Rhetoric in Biblical Literature. ESEC 28. SBL Press, 2024