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This short Coptic lexicon addresses the needs of beginning Coptic students for a resource focused on vocabulary in the Nag Hammadi texts. The second edition includes additional word entries, updated definitions, and cross references.

The first critical edition of Caesarius’ Omelie morales de infantia Saluatoris—Homilies on Jesus’ Childhood.

Primarily known as the author of the Dialogus miraculorum—a collection of exemplary stories that secured his reputation as the master of Cistercian storytelling—Caesarius of Heisterbach was also the author of several sermons and homilies. Although they are not as well known today, his Homilies on Jesus’ Childhood are exceptional in many ways. Readers will immediately notice Caesarius’s versatility as he employs an impressive array of persuasive techniques: quoting scholarly works, interpreting Hebrew names and letters, delving into etymology and numerology, and including numerous examples to instruct both the learned and the common person.

Jesus Becoming Jesus, Volume 3 follows upon the previous two volumes of this series entitled Jesus Becoming Jesus. Volume 1 was a theological interpretation of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, and volume 2 was a theological interpretation of the Prologue and Book of Signs of John’s Gospel (chapters 1-12). Unlike many conventional biblical commentaries, Weinandy concentrates on the theological content contained within John’s Gospel. This is accomplished through a close reading of John’s Gospel, theologically interpreting each chapter of the Gospel sequentially. In so doing he also takes into account the Johannine corpus as a whole. He also relates John’s Gospel to relevant material found within the Synoptic Gospels, the Pauline Corpus and other New Testament writings. In this present volume, Weinandy’s original theological interpretation focuses first on the Evangelist’s narrative of the Last Supper, which includes Jesus’ washing of his disciples’ feet, followed upon his lengthy farewell address and his ensuing High Priestly Prayer (chapter 13-17). Although Jesus speaks of his leaving his disciples, yet their hearts should not be troubled, for he is going to prepare a place for them in his Father’s house, and he will also send them another Counselor, the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will not only convict the world sin, but he will also empower the disciples to profess their faith in Jesus as the Father’s Son, even in the midst of persecution. All that Jesus tells his disciple in his final discourse, he then prays that his Father will accomplish through his forthcoming death and resurrection – above all that his disciples will share in the same oneness of love that he and his Father possess. Weinandy masterfully treats John’s Passion and Resurrection Narratives. He not only theologically interprets the uniqueness of the Evangelist’s narratives, but also how his narratives insect with the Synoptic accounts. Moreover, Weinandy’s theological reading of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection weaves together John’s soteriology, ecclesiology, and sacramentality – all of which are founded upon the Incarnation, that Jesus is the Father’s Spirit-filled incarnate Son. As the title suggests, Jesus, being named Jesus, in his death and resurrection, definitively enacts his name and so becoming who he is – YHWH-Saves.

Although Jesus is not considered the Son of God in Islam, he is still considered to be a prophet, a bringer of Scripture, a teacher and wise man, and one of the figures who will return before the last day, heralding the end of time. In this collection of essays, scholars explore the life of Jesus in Muslim sources and the variety of ways that he is represented and discussed in different genres of Muslim writing. Contributors include Halla Attallah, Helen Blatherwick, S. R. Burge, Ryann Elizabeth Craig, Maha El Kaisy-Friemuth, Abdulla Galadari, Fatih Harpci, Fitzroy Morrissey, and Rebecca Williams. Accessibly written for specialists and nonspecialists alike, this is an essential collection for those interested in a deeper understanding of the figure of Jesus in Islam.

This book contributes to the history of early modern Catholicism through a case study of a landmark project in the development of the seventeenth-century French Bible: the Port-Royal translation of the New Testament published in 1667. Produced by theologians based at the monastery of Port-Royal, a major religious and intellectual center associated with Jansenism, this translation became one of the most widely read Catholic Bibles of its age. The study situates the Port-Royal project within the revival of French Catholicism after the Wars of Religion, when the Church, inspired by Tridentine reforms, sought to promote discipline and devotion across all ranks of society. While many theologians resisted direct lay access to Scripture, political pressures, Protestant competition, and developments in the French language created new opportunities for vernacular biblical translation. The Port-Royal New Testament stood out from contemporary efforts by its scope, ambition, and style. Unlike other spiritual schools, the Jansenists placed Scripture at the heart of religious life and promoted its reading as central to devotion. Their translation, polemically defended by Antoine Arnauld (1612-1694), adjusted biblical language to contemporary French, aiming for clarity, elegance, and accessibility. Critics accused the work of echoing Protestant practice, yet its popularity among readers testified to its resonance. Drawing on translation analysis, polemical literature, and the history of the book, this study shows how the Jansenists advanced a program of religious renewal that combined fidelity to Patristic tradition with a modern, stylistically refined vernacular Bible. Their publishing strategies sought to diminish the gap between clergy and laity, dispersing their translation despite the condemnations of religious and political authorities. The Port-Royal New Testament thus emerges as both a devotional resource and a controversial intervention, embodying the Jansenist vision of universal access to the Word of God and leaving a mark on French Catholic culture.