"The Gospel of the Ebionites" in NTS

Honored to have been invited by Francis Watson, the editor of New Testament Studies, to contribute an article to the journal about my new book, Jesus and the Temple. My article, ‘“I Have Come to Abolish Sacrifices”: Re-examining a Jewish Christian Text and Tradition,’ explores how a particular passage from the Gospel of the Ebionites (a ‘text’ that exists only in fragments extrapolated from the writings of Epiphanius) raises a number of questions about the use of non-canonical gospel traditions in New Testament studies. 

The Temple Incident in JSHJ

My article, "Jesus and the Temple Incident: A New Proposal," has just been published in the Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus. This research was the basis of my monograph, Jesus and the Temple, published by Cambridge University Press last year. 

Jesus and the Temple - Expository Times

Paul Foster reviews my new book, Jesus and the Temple, in The Expository Times:

“Joseph presents a radical Jesus, who had a more wide-ranging programme of reforming Jewish religion than simply that of calling people back to wholehearted obedience. The ideas presented in this study are likely to generate significant discussion. Joseph presents a new way of understanding Jesus witihin Judaism, but which also means the divergence from normative Judaism found in early Christianity in fact is closely aligned with Jesus’ own critique of the parent religion.”

The Nonviolent Messiah - CBQ Review

Stephen Finlan reviews The Nonviolent Messiah for the Catholic Biblical Quarterly:

“This is a mature and well-researched work that would be useful for doctoral seminars or higher-level courses on the Synoptic Gospels . . . Without apparent bias, J. argues for a nuanced reflection on these topics . . . Altogether an intriguing book.”

Read the full review here.

Jesus and the Temple - King's Reader Review

Mina Monir at The King's Reader reviews my new book, Jesus and the Temple.