From CT, a review of Old Testament Theology: Israel's Faith by John Goldingay; a review of The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter; and a review of Poets on the Psalms. From The New Yorker, a review of Judas: A Biography by Susan Gubar and The Lost Gospel: The Quest for the Gospel of Judas Iscariot by Herbert Krosney. A review of Mary Magdalene: The Woman Whom Jesus Loved by Robin Griffith-Jones. George Scialabba reviews The Existential Jesus by John Carroll. From Cracked, a review of The Holy Bible. A review of The Bible and the People by Lori Anne Ferrell. A review of Flesh Made Word: Saints' Stories and the Western Imagination by Aviad Kleinberg. A review of Saving Paradise: How Christianity Traded Love of this World for Crucifixion and Empire by Rita Nakashima Brock and Rebecca Ann Parker. A review of The Entity: Five Centuries Of Secret Vatican Espionage by Eric Frattini. The first chapter from Saving God: Religion after Idolatry by Mark Johnston. What does the Aquarian Gospel have to teach us about Christianity, New Age religion, and the birth of the culture wars? More on Charles Taylor's A Secular Age. God or country: A good, religiously tolerant nation is hard to find. The Jesus tree of Malta bears a striking resemblance to Christ on the cross.
