Coming Soon in Paperback

At long last, the wait is almost over for those of you who've been awaiting a paperback edition of my book The Only True God: Early Christian Monotheism in Its Jewish Context. University of Illinois Press will be releasing the book in paperback in a few months' time, and it is already available for pre-order on Amazon.com. As is to be expected, it is significantly cheaper than the hardcover edition.

Win a Free Copy of The Only True God

Joel Watts is holding a giveaway. If you'd like to enter to win a copy, pay his blog a visit and participate!

Review at Grasping Mashi'ach

The blog Grasping Mashi'ach has posted a review of my book The Only True God. Take a look!

Review by Jonathan Robinson

Jonathan Robinson has a review of my book The Only True God on his blog ξἐνος.

Halfway to Paperback

If my calculations are correct, The Only True God has already sold about half the number of copies in the first print run. If the first print run sells out within the first three years, the book will be re-released as a more affordable paperback. And so I thought I'd update readers, since I know that some of you are eagerly awaiting a paperback edition. We're making good progress!

Thank you to everyone who has bought the book, reviewed it on their blog and/or Amazon.com, or recommended it for purchase to their local library.

Here are some areas where it could be doing better: On WorldCat it shows that there is only one library that has it in Australia, only three in the UK, two in the Netherlands, and none elsewhere in Europe. Where are the Germans, French, Belgians and Scandinavians who are working on the subjects of monotheism and Christology? (For some reason, the book is approximately half a Euro cheaper on Amazon.fr than Amazon.de).

I particularly expect readers from New Zealand (I know you're out there!) to be indignant that there are apparently no copies in libraries in their country, and make a concerted effort to excel Australia in this regard! I know you've been busy trying to change your national anthem, but this is important too! :-)

Review by Daniel Kirk

Daniel Kirk has just posted a review of The Only True God. Do take a look!

Review of Biblical Literature

A review of The Only True God written by Lori Baron has appeared in the Review of Biblical Literature.

Paperback Edition?

Would you like to be able to purchase The Only True God in paperback? Well, if so, then here's what you need to do.

If the first print run (hardcover) sells out within the first three years, the publisher will follow up with a paperback edition, which will of course be in a price range that individuals and not just institutions can afford.

And so why not recommend that your local library (whether public or university) purchase the book? Most libraries welcome suggestions for purchases, and they usually get the hardcover edition anyway.

If enough of you do that, before you know it, there should be a paperback edition of the book available for you to buy, and have a copy of your very own.

American Library Association CHOICE Review

The Only True God has been reviewed in ALA's Choice Vol.47 No.4, December 2009. The review provides a nice summary and categorizes the book as "recommended" for upper-level undergraduates and above as well as for general readers.

Another Review and a Lower Price

Today I learned of another review of The Only True God: Early Christian Monotheism in Its Jewish Context. This one is by Maer dos Santos on his blog Ancient Wisdom Today. I also learned that Canadians can buy the book on Amazon for far less than their neighbors south of the border in the US.

Mike Bird, High On Christology

Mike Bird gave a mention to The Only True God on his blog today. He left it to others to assess the book's arguments. I hope readers will pay his blog a visit and do just that!

Two More Reviews

I just learned that two more reviews have appeared.

One is more of a summary than anything else, and it is by Patrick Madigan in Heythrop Journal.

The second is by Vlad Todor at Concrete Academic, and offers a thoughtful evaluation not only of the book's argument, but also of how well I did (or didn't) write in a way that makes the book both accessible to a general readership and interesting for scholars.

Book Excerpt: Chapter Five

The Digital Commons at Butler University obtained permission to share an excerpt from my recent book The Only True God: Early Christian Monotheism in Its Jewish Context. It is chapter 5, which is on worship, Christology and monotheism in the Book of Revelation.

Review on ScripturalTruths

The blog ScripturalTruths has posted a review of The Only True God. It also contains posts on many other topics related to the book.

Article on Butler University Web Site

An article about The Only True God has appeared on the Butler University web site.

The Only True God, Truly Available In The UK

I'm pleased to see that The Only True God is now listed as "in stock" and available for purchase via Amazon.co.uk.

Mike Koke reviews The Only True God

Mike Koke has posted a review on his blog The Golden Rule.

Review of Bauckham's Jesus and the God of Israel

I've posted a review of Richard Bauckham's book Jesus and the God of Israel on my main blog, Exploring Our Matrix. In it, a number of the differences between my own viewpoint and that of Bauckham are highlighted and discussed.

Behold the Review

Michael Whitenton has posted a review of The Only True God on his blog Ecce Homo. Since he invited me to respond, I've done so over at Exploring Our Matrix.

The Only True God at Antiquitopia

Jared Calaway has finished reading The Only True God and has posted his initial impressions - in particular highlighting the contrasts with Richard Bauckham's treatment of Christology and Jewish monotheism - on his blog Antiquitopia.