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Review "In addition to the valuable textual studies that make it a great resource for biblical students, Sin: A History appeals to a broader audience in the way it shows the relation of a particular understanding of sin to the meaning we give to associated concepts, such as atonement, penance, punishment, forgiveness, virtue and God."―Richard M. Gula, America"Wonderful and surprising . . . a significant contribution both to scriptural interpretation and to theology proper, and an object lesson in how to do both well. . . . [Anderson] brings the traditions he interprets alive and shows how Christianity and Judaism each provides a thread in a single figural fabric."—Commonweal"Gary Anderson argues in Sin: A History that debt and payment belong to the deep grammar of sin and salvation in the Bible: an utterly basic scriptural element in Jewish and Christian liturgy, devotion, and tradition. If he’s right, then several strands of recent theology are out of touch with Scripture."―Bruce D. Marshall, First Things"Astonishing . . . compelling. . . . This book merits wide and sustained attention. . . . There are few books available that offer as many generative insights as this one.”—Walter Brueggemann, Christian Century"Impressive . . . powerfully reasoned and compelling."—Peter Lopatin, Commentary"Scholarship at its best . . . well-argued insights and lively prose. . . . Highly recommended."—Choice "What Anderson accomplishes in this deceptively simple book is truly remarkable, not only in tracing the history of a generative metaphor for sin and its extraordinary consequences for theology and the religious life but also in demonstrating how much conceptual common ground exists between and Christian thought and among the Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant versions of Christianity. . . . It is altogether irresistible to conclude by saying that scholarship is deeply indebted to Anderson for his excellent inquiry into the history of sin and that it is to his credit that he has presented the results of his scholarly research in such an accessible fashion."—Carol A. Newsom, Harvard Theological Review"Anderson tears down artificial barriers that separate historical, philoligical, descriptive scholarship on the one side from constructive theology and inter-religious dialogue on the other."—Benjamin D. Sommer, Harvard Theological Review"Anderson's clear concise writing and solid line of argumentation on the history of sin as a debt is to be highly commended to students, scholars, and libraries as a valuable and insightful addition."—Theodore James Whapham, Catholic Books Review"One of those rare volumes that charts new territory, that speaks new wisdom . . . fascinating . . . [and] as gripping as a detective novel."—Nicola Hoggard Creegan, Colloquium"[A] penetrating analysis."—Micah D. Kiel, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures"Anderson attends to close textual, philogical, and historical matters with a keen insight for theological implications that is almost unmatched in the guild today. . . .This book's acumen, clarity, and penetrating analysis make it a must read for all biblical scholars who are in any way interested in the connection between texts and theology. It is commendable not only for its own argument, but also as a model for how crticial exegesis of biblical texts may be brought to bear on modern, pressing theological issues."—Micah D. Kiel, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures "This book is one of those rare volumes that charts new territory, that speaks new wisdom concerning the essence of whatever it might mean that God saves us. . . . The book will be of immense interest to all Christian theologians, as well as to students and pastors. . . . It may do no less than transform our understanding of sin and of redemption. . . . The writing is lucid and learning and alluring."—Nicola Hoggard Creegan, Colloquium "This slender volume, bearing the author's wide learning with a rare grace, addresses a significant question in Jewish and Christian
