Thursday, November 13, 2025

Jesus and Other Sons of God new academic book by Daniel B. Glover

 https://www.baylorpress.com/9781481322089/jesus-and-other-sons-of-god/

I ordered this book because only one college in my state has it and that college is not part of the inter-library loan network....

It's a very pricey academic hard-cover book but he's done excellent research! This is his Ph.D. as a book - and now my city is publishing a new book by him - Fortress Press. I discovered that AFTER I ordered his book from Baylor University Press. hahahaha.

Luke's world, the ancient Mediterranean, contained different types of gods. So what sort of god did Luke depict Jesus as? Daniel Glover's surprising answer? All of them and yet none of them! Jesus and Other Sons of God is simply divine - must reading for all who want to understand the Gospel of Luke and early Christology better.

~Matthew Thiessen, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, McMaster University

Daniel B. Glover provides a fascinating study of how Luke’s account of Jesus fits within discourses about deities in the ancient world. It is a bold attempt to integrate both Jewish and Greco-Roman sources in the task of understanding Luke’s presentation of Jesus. One of the most exciting works in Lukan scholarship in decades.

~Rev. Dr. Michael F. Bird, Deputy Principal at Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia

 

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