Bruce J. Malina
Publications 1967—1999
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska
(Compiled by Dr. K. C. Hanson)
Books
The Palestinian Manna Tradition: The
Manna Tradition in the Palestinian Targums and Its Relationship to the
New Testament Writings. Arbeiten zur Geschichte des späteren
Judentums und des Urchristentums 7. Leiden: E. J. Brill,
1968.
The New Testament World: Insights
from Cultural Anthropology. Atlanta: John Knox, 1981.
The Gospel of John in
Socio-Linguistic Perspective. Berkeley, CA: Center for Hermeneutical
Studies in Hellenistic and Modern Culture, 1985.
Christian Origins and Cultural Anthropology:
Practical Models for Biblical Interpretation. Atlanta: John Knox, 1986.
With Jerome H. Neyrey. Calling Jesus Names:
The Social Value of Labels in Matthew. Sonoma, CA: Polebridge, 1988.
With Richard L. Rohrbaugh. Social-Science
Commentary on the Synoptic Gospels. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1992.
With John J. Pilch, eds. Biblical Social
Values and Their Meaning. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1993.
The New Testament World: Insights from Cultural
Anthropology. Rev. ed. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 1993.
Windows on the World of Jesus: Time Travel to
Ancient Judea. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 1993.
On the Genre and Message of Revelation: Star
Visions and Sky Journeys. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1995.
With Jerome H. Neyrey. Portraits of Paul: An
Archaeology of Ancient Personality. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox,
1996.
The Social World of Jesus and the Gospels.
London: Routledge, 1996.
With Richard L. Rohrbaugh. Social-Scientific Commentary on the
Gospel of John. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1998.
With John J. Pilch, eds. Biblical Social
Values and Their Meaning. Rev. ed. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson,
1998.
Foreign Editions
Die Welt des Neuen Testaments:
Kulturanthropologische Einsichten. Gisela Guder and Wolfgang Stegemann,
trans. Köln, Germany: Kohlhammer, 1993.
El Mundo del Nuevo Testamento: Perspectivas desde
la antropologí. Victor Morla Asensio, trans. Agora, 1. Estella,
Spain: Editorial Verbo Divino, 1995.
With Stephan Joubert and Jan van der Watt.
Vensters wat die Woord laat oopgaan. Johannesburg, South Africa: Orion, 1995.
With Stephan Joubert and Jan van der Watt.
A Time Travel to the World of Jesus. A Modern Reflection of Ancient Judea.
Johannesburg, South Africa: Orion, 1996.
With Richard L. Rohrbaugh. Los evangelios
sinópticos y la cultura mediterranea del siglo I. Comentario desde
las ciencias sociales. Victor Morla Asensio, trans. Agora, 2. Estella,
Spain: Editorial Verbo Divino, 1996.
Journal Articles
"Matthew 2 and Is 41,2-3: A Possible
Relationship?" Studii Biblici Franciscani Liber Annuus 17
(1967):260-302.
"Some Observations on the Origin of Sin in Judaism and in St. Paul."
Catholic Biblical Quarterly 31 (1969):18-34.
"The Nature of Sin in Paul: A Modern Equivalent." Australasian
Catholic Record 47 (1970): 34-36.
"The Literary Structure and Form of Mt XXVIII.16-20." New
Testament Studies 17 (1971): 87-103.
"Does Porneia Mean Fornication?" Novum Testamentum 14
(1972):10-17.
"Jewish Christianity: A Select Bibliography." Australian Journal of
Biblical Archaeology 6 (1973):60-65.
"Peter's Confession and True Discipleship (Mk 8:27-33)." The Bible
Today 13 (1975):233-40.
"Dimensions of Christian Discernment." The Bible Today 15
(1976):1262-67.
"First Century Miracles and Contemporary Paradigms" The Bible
Today 15 (1976):1199-1206.
"Jewish Christianity or Christian Judaism: Toward a Hypothetical
Definition." Journal for the Study of Judaism 7 (1976):46-57.
"Freedom: The Theological Dimensions of a Symbol." Biblical
Theology Bulletin 8 (1978): 62-76.
"Limited Good and the Social World of Early Christianity." Biblical
Theology Bulletin 8 (1978): 162-76.
"The Individual and the Community: Personality in the Social World of
Early Christianity." Biblical Theology Bulletin 9 (1979):126-38.
"What Is Prayer?" The Bible Today 18 (1980):214-20.
"The Apostle Paul and Law: Prolegomena for a Hermeneutic."
Creighton Law Review 14 (1981):1305-39
"The Social Sciences and Biblical Interpretation." Interpretation 36
(1982):229-42.
"Why Interpret the Bible with the Social Sciences?" American Baptist
Quarterly 2 (1983): 119-33.
"Jesus as Charismatic Leader?" Biblical Theology Bulletin 14
(1984):55-62.
with Thomas O. Nitsch. "On the Role of a Transcendent in
Human Economy: Toward a New Synthesis." Humanomics 1/3 (1985):55-87.
"Normative Dissonance and Christian Origins." Semeia 35
(1986):35-59.
"The Received View and What It Cannot Do: III John and Hospitality."
Semeia 35 (1986): 171-94.
"'Religion' in the World of Paul." Biblical Theology Bulletin 16
(1986):92-101.
"Reader Response Theory: Discovery or Redundancy." Creighton
University Faculty Journal 5 (1986):55-66.
"Interpreting the Bible with Anthropology: The Question of Poor and
Rich." Listening: Journal of Religion and Culture 21 (1986):148-59.
"Miracles or Magic II." Religious Studies Review 12 (1986):35-39
"Wealth and Poverty in the New Testament and Its World."
Interpretation 41 (1987):354-67.
"Mark 7: A Conflict Approach." Forum 4/3 (1988):2-30.
"Patron and Client: The Analogy Behind Synoptic Theology."
Forum 4/1 (1988):2-32.
"Christ and Time: Swiss or Mediterranean?" Catholic Biblical
Quarterly 51 (1989):1-31.
"Dealing with Biblical (Mediterranean) Characters: A Guide for U.S.
Consumers." Biblical Theology Bulletin 19 (1989):127-41.
with Thomas O. Nitsch "On the Role of a Transcendent in
Human Economy: Toward a New Synthesis." Humanomics 5 (1989):33-59.
"Theological Reflections for Fifth Sunday of Lent." Lectionary
Homiletics 1/5 (1990):2-3.
"Theological Reflections for Palm Sunday." Lectionary Homiletics 1/5 (1990):8-9.
"Does the Bible Mean What It Says?" Window 6/2 (1989/90):10-13.
"Mother and Son." Biblical Theology Bulletin 20 (1990):54-
64.
"From Isis to Medjugorje: Why Apparitions." Biblical Theology
Bulletin 20 (1990):76-84.
with Thomas O. Nitsch. "The Bishops' Pastoral Letter and the Poverty
Problem: Early Vs. Contemporary Concerns and Doctrines." Humanomics
(1991)
"Scienze sociali e interpretazione storia: La questione della retrodizione."
Rivista Biblica (1991):305-23.
"Is There a Circum-Mediterranean Person? Looking for Stereotypes."
Biblical Theology Bulletin 22 (1992):66-87.
"Religion in the Imagined New Testament World." Scriptura 51
(1994):1-26.
"The Book of Revelation and Religion: How Did the Book of Revelation
Persuade." Scriptura 51 (1994):27-50.
"Establishment Violence in the New Testament World." Scriptura
51 (1994):51-78.
"Let Him Deny Himself" (Mark 8:34//): A Social
Psychological Model of Self-Denial." Biblical Theology Bulletin 24
(1994):106-19.
"John's: The Maverick Christian Group: The Evidence
of Sociolinguistics." Biblical Theology Bulletin 24 (1994):167-82.
"Mediterranean Sacrifice: Dimensions of Domestic and
Political Religion." Biblical Theology Bulletin 26
(1996):26-44.
"The Bible: Witness or Warrant? Reflections on Daniel
Patte's Ethics of Biblical Interpretation." Biblical Theology Bulletin
26 (1996):82-87.
"Jesus as Astral Prophet." Biblical Theology
Bulletin 27 (1997):83-98.
"Embedded Economics: The Irrelvance of Christian
Fictive Domestic Economy." Forum for Social Economics 26.2
(1997):1-20.
"How a Cosmic Lamb Marries: The Image of the Wedding
of the Lamb (Rev 19:7 ff.)." Biblical Theology Bulletin 28
(1998):75-83.
Articles in Festschriften and Other Collections
"The Social World Implied in the Letters of
the Christian Martyr-Bishop (Named Ignatius of Antioch)." In SBL 1978
Seminar Papers, vol. 2, 71-119. P. J. Achtemeier, ed. Missoula, MT:
Scholars, 1978.
"What Are the Humanities: A Perspective for
the Scientific American." In
The Humanities and Public Life, 33-47. W. L. Blizek, ed. Lincoln, NE: Pied, 1978.
"The Social Sciences and Biblical
Interpretation." In The Bible and
Liberation: Political and Social Hermeneutics, 11-35. N. K. Gottwald, ed. Maryknoll, NY:
Orbis, 1983.
Articles in: Harper's Bible Dictionary.
P. J. Achtemeier, ed. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1985.
"Banquet" (91-92)
"Cup" (198)
"Hospitality" (408-9)
"Humility" (411-12)
"Laying on of Hands" (551)
"Pity"(801)
"Service" (930)
"Wealth and Poverty in the New Testament and
Its World." In Urkristendommen Prosjekt- hefter 1-2. H. Moxnes,
ed. Oslo: Universitet i Oslo, 1987.
"Reading Theory Perspective: Reading
Luke-Acts." In The Social World of Luke-Acts: Models for
Interpreters, 3-23. J. H. Neyrey, ed. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1991.
With Jerome H. Neyrey. "Honor and Shame in
Luke-Acts: Pivotal Values of the Mediterranean World." In The Social
World of Luke-Acts, 25-65.
With Jerome H. Neyrey. "First-Century
Personality: Dyadic, Not Individual." In The Social World of
Luke-Acts, 67-96.
With Jerome H. Neyrey. "Conflict in Luke-Acts:
A Labelling—Deviance Model." In The Social World of Luke-Acts,
97-122.
"Interpretation: Reading, Abduction,
Metaphor." In The Bible and the Politics of Exegesis, 253-66 +
355-38. D. Jobling, et al., eds. Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim,
1991.
"Apocalyptic and Territoriality." In Early
Christianity in Context: Monuments and Documents. Essays in Honour of
Emmanuel Testa, 369-80. F. Manns and E. Alliata, eds. Studium
Biblicum Franciscanum Collectio Maior, 38. Jerusalem: Franciscan Printing,
1993.
Articles in: Biblical Social Values and Their
Social Meaning: A
Handbook. J. J. Pilch and B. J. Malina, eds. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1993.
"Authoritarianism" (11-17)
"Envy" (55-59)
"Eyes—Heart" (63-67)
"Faith/Faithfulness" (67-70)
"Fate" (74-76)
"Feast" (76-79)
"Freedom" (79-83)
"Grace/Favor" (83-86)
"Gratitude (Debt of)" (86-88)
"Hands—Feet" (92-95)
"Hospitality" (104-7)
"Humility" (107-8)
"Love" (110-14)
"Meekness" (114-15)
"Patronage" (133-37)
"Pity" (139)
"Service" (160-61)
"Time Orientation" (166-71)
"Power, Pain and Personhood: Asceticism in the
Ancient Mediterranean World." In Asceticism: Proceedings of the First
International Congress on Asceticism, 162-77. V. L. Wimbush and R. Valantasis, eds. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1995.
"Early Christian Groups: Using Small Group
Formation Theory to Explain Christian Organizations." In Modeling Early
Christianity: Social-Scientific Studies of the New Testament in its
Context, 96-113. P. F. Esler, ed. London: Routledge, 1995.
"Wealth and Poverty in the New Testament World."
In On Moral Business: Classical and Contemporary Resources for
Ethics in Economic Life, 88-93. M. L. Stackhouse, et al., eds. Grand
Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995 [appeared 1996].
Articles in: The HarperCollins Bible
Dictionary. P. J.
Achtemeier, ed. Rev. ed. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1996.
"Banquet" (101-2)
"Cup" (216)
"Hospitality" (440-41)
"Humility" (443)
"Laying on of Hands" (596)
"Pity"(859)
"Service" (1001)
"Understanding New Testament Persons: A Reader's
Guide." In New Testament Reading Guides. Ed. R. L. Rohrbaugh.
Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1996.
"Rhetorical Criticism and Social Scientific
Criticism: Why Won't Romanticism Leave Us Alone?" In Rhetoric,
Scripture and Theology: Essays from the 1994 Pretoria Conference,
72-101. S. E. Porter and T. H. Olbricht, eds. JSNT Supplement Series,
131. Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1996.
"Assessing the Historicity of Jesus' Walking on the
Sea: Insights from Cross-Cultural Social Psychology." Authenticating the
Activities of Jesus, 351-71. C. A. Evans and B. Chilton. New Testament
Tools and Studies 28.2. Leiden: Brill, 1999.
"Criteria for Assessing the Authentic Words of Jesus:
Some Specifications." In Authenticating the Words of Jesus, 27-45.
Ed. C. A. Evans and B. Chilton. New Testament Tools and Studies 28.1.
Leiden: Brill, 1999.
"Opfer und Exklusivität in der mediterranen
Welt." In Opfer—theologische und kulturelle Kontexte
(Internationales Wissenschaftsforum der Universität Heidelberg:
Internationales Symposion 19.-21. Oktober, 1995). Stuttgart:
Kohlhammer, [forthcoming].
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