Who This Author Is

Bruce J. Malina has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 8 catalog-linked books across 1983 to 2008, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with The New Testament World: Insights from Cultural Anthropology and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1983 to 2008; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Presbyterian Pub Corp and Fortress Press.

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Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Presbyterian Pub Corp and Fortress Press

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1983 to 2008; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Presbyterian Pub Corp and Fortress Press.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The New Testament World: Insights from Cultural Anthropology

    Presbyterian Pub Corp • 1993 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1993 • 200 pages.

  2. Windows on the World of Jesus: Time Travel to Ancient Judea

    Presbyterian Pub Corp • 1993 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1993 • 175 pages.

  3. Social-science Commentary on the Book of Acts (Social Science Commentary)

    Fortress Press • 2008 • longer commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  4. Timothy

    Liturgical Press • 2008 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 160 pages.

  5. Social World of Jesus and the Gospels

    Taylor & Francis Group • 2002 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 272 pages.

  6. On the Genre and Message of Revelation: Star Visions and Sky Journeys

    Hendrickson Pub • 1995 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1995 • 317 pages.

  7. New Testament World

    SCM P • 1983 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1983 • 176 pages.

  8. The New Jerusalem in the Revelation of John: The City As Symbol of Life With God (Zacchaeus Studies: New Testament)

    Liturgical Pr • 2000 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 112 pages.

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