Articles by Luke Timothy Johnson

Books

Romans: A Commentary

Robert Jewett

Reading Romans

Jan 15, 2008 reviewed by Luke Timothy Johnson
Those paying the $90 price for this commentary in the distinguished Hermenia series can scarcely complain that the book was lightly tossed off. It includes 70 pages of front matter (such as bibliography), 125 pages of back matter (indices and the like) and over 1,000 pages of commentary—actually, given the double-column format, 2,000 pages.
Books

The Gospel of Judas

Rodolphe Kasser, Marvin Meyer and Gregory Wurst, eds.

The Lost Gospel: The Quest for the Gospel of Judas Iscariot

Herbert Krosney

The lost Judas

May 16, 2006 reviewed by Luke Timothy Johnson
The media campaign surrounding publication of the ancient Gospel of Judas has been launched with a television broadcast and two books sponsored by the National Geographic Society. In situations of this sort, Christians wonder: Should they ignore the commotion? Should they work themselves into a froth of defensive denial? Should they embark on a fundamental rethinking of Christian convictions? Deciding how to respond is made more difficult because it is exceedingly hard to find honest brokers of the facts.
Fortunately, the editors and essayists of The Gospel of Judas avoid exaggeration and seek to inform more than entertain. The same can’t be said of the other book published by the National Geographic Society, Herbert Krosney’s The Lost Gospel.
Books

The Bible and Its Influence

Cullen Schippe and Chuck Stetson, eds.

Textbook case

Feb 21, 2006 reviewed by Luke Timothy Johnson
Public schools have been a primary battleground between the despisers and defenders of religion. The forces of secularity have pounded steadily forward on the prayer front, pushing into a tiny meditative corner those who want schools to reflect and teach spiritual, and even specifically Christian, values.
In Review

A Jesus to ponder

May 24, 2000 by Luke Timothy Johnson

Jesus (CBS, 1999), directed by Roger Young

Cover Story

Teaching theology in context

Learning together

Feb 02, 2000 by Charlotte McDaniel and Luke Timothy Johnson

In the fall of 1998 Candler School of Theology made a serious wager concerning its future: it launched a comprehensive new program in contextual education. The faculty hopes this program can provide the means of integrating theological learning and practice—something every seminary teacher knows is largely lacking.