Sheffield Phoenix Press
Sheffield Phoenix Press Ltd. (SPP) is an independent academic printing house specializing in biblical studies and religious studies. Based in the Department of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield, it was launched in January 2004, taking the place of the former Sheffield Academic Press.
| Founder | David J. A. Clines |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | Sheffield |
| Publication types | Books |
| Nonfiction topics | Biblical scholarship |
| Official website | http://www.sheffieldphoenix.com |
According to its website, the house is managed by academics for academics rather than to maximize profits. Its three main series include Hebrew Bible Monographs, New Testament Monographs and Bible in the Modern World. The principal publishing team includes David J. A. Clines (Editor of the Dictionary of Classical Hebrew), J. Cheryl Exum (formerly Editor of Biblical Interpretation) and Keith W. Whitelam (Joint Editor of Journal for the Study of the Old Testament).
According to their own website "After a period (2016-17) when Sheffield Phoenix Press's publication of unsolicited manuscripts was paused we are now accepting proposals of scholarly books and monographs in biblical studies, as well as publicizing and marketing our list of over 300 titles. The major project of the Press at present is the creation of the nine-volume Dictionary of Classical Hebrew Revised, of which the first volume is expected in mid-2018."
The Society of Biblical Literature is their North American distributor.
Notable publications
Sheffield Phoenix has published over 200 books since its inception. Best-sellers include the following by year:
2012
- Thomas L. Brodie, Beyond the Quest for the Historical Jesus: Memoir of a Discovery
- Beavis and Gilmour, Dictionary of the Bible and Western Culture
- Carey, The Gospel according to Luke: All Flesh Shall See God's Salvation
- Berges, The Book of Isaiah: Its Composition and Final Form
2011
- Leung Lai, Through the 'I'-Window: The Inner Life of Characters in the Hebrew Bible
- Heacock, Jonathan Loved David: Manly Love in the Bible and the Hermeneutics of Sex
- Avalos, Slavery, Abolitionism, and the Ethics of Biblical Scholarship
- Trevaskis, Holiness, Ethics and Ritual in Leviticus
2010
- O’Kane & Morgan, Biblical Art from Wales
- Putnam, A New Grammar of Biblical Hebrew
- Gray, The Book of Job
- Lundbom, Jeremiah Closer Up: The Prophet & the Book
2009
- Barker, On Earth as it is in Heaven: Temple Symbolism in the New Testament
- Wallace, Psalms (Readings)
- Goulder, Five Stones and a Sling: Memoirs of a Biblical Scholar
- Johnson, Now my Eye Sees You: Unveiling an Apocalyptic Job
2008
- Barker, The Gate of Heaven: The History & Symbolism of the Temple in Jerusalem
- Bodner, 1 Samuel: A Narrative Commentary
- Brett, Decolonizing God: The Bible in the Tides of Empire
- Fontaine, With Eyes of Flesh: The Bible, Gender and Human Rights
2007
- Exum & Nutu, Between the Text and the Canvas: The Bible and Art in Dialogue
- O’Kane, Painting the Text: The Artist as Biblical Interpreter
- Ogden, Qoheleth, Second Edition
- Rooke, A Question of Sex? Gender and Difference in the Hebrew Bible and Beyond
2006
- Moore, Empire & Apocalypse: Postcolonialism & the NT
- Schaberg, The Illegitimacy of Jesus: A Feminist Theological Interpretation of the Infancy Narratives, Expanded Twentieth Anniversary Edition
- Morrow, Protest against God: The Eclipse of a Biblical Tradition
- Holloway, Orientalism, Assyriology and the Bible
2005
- Barker, The Lost Prophet: The Book of Enoch and its Influence on Christianity
- Barker, The Older Testament: The Survival of Themes from the Ancient Royal Cult in Sectarian Judaism and Early Christianity
- Clines, The Bible and the Modern World
- Scaer, The Lukan Passion and the Praiseworthy Death