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‘This collection of Bill Loader’s essays is a wondrous gift for both the academy and the church. The relationship between scholarship and faith weaves as a thread throughout. I highly commend this book and can imagine myself returning to it often.’
Robyn Whitaker, Senior Lecturer in New Testament, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity.

‘These essays, which trace William Loader’s career-long commitment to academic biblical scholarship not only within the University but also in meeting the needs of the church, address key critical and theological questions in a way that will make them accessible and relevant to students, to teachers, and to preachers. Their collection is to be warmly welcomed.’
Professor Judith Lieu, FBA, Lady Margaret’s Professor of Divinity Emerita, Cambridge University.

‘These clearly written and carefully researched essays will provide stimulating and challenging reading to all who are interested in understanding the New Testament at greater depth.’
Paul Trebilco, Professor of New Testament Studies, Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand.

‘Bill Loader has been one of the leading New Testament scholars not just in Australia, but globally, for half a century. What is immediately apparent is that the clarity of communication and the exceptional precision in analysing the details of ancient texts, which are the hallmarks of his scholarship, were present even in the earliest essays. Without exception every essay in this volume is a contribution of exceptional insight for all who seek to learn from an exemplary scholar.’
Paul Foster, Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh.

‘Loader provides an even-handed, perceptive, and witty discussion of some controversial issues of interpretation. Readers will find themselves being entertained as well as informed and educated. It is a rich selection of importance to students, scholars, and laity alike.’
Adela Yarbro Collins, Buckingham Professor Emerita of New Testament Criticism and Interpretation, Yale University Divinity School.

William R G Loader FAHA, Emeritus Professor of New Testament, Murdoch University, where he taught in its partnership with the Perth College of Divinity. Born 1944 in Auckland, New Zealand, ordained 1969, he completed a Dr. theol. in Mainz, Germany, 1972, before returning to parish ministry and part time teaching St John’s College, Auckland, before joining the staff of the Uniting Church Perth Theological Hall, 1978. He has published numerous books and articles, academic and popular, on topics from christology, historical Jesus, Jewish Law, John’s Gospel, Hebrews to Sexuality and Gender. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of
the Humanities, leads the International Initiatives Program of the Society for New Testament Studies, writes weekly on-line lectionary commentaries (billloader.com) and lives in active retirement in Orange, NSW.