Torah in the New Testament is a collection of papers delivered at the Manchester Lausanne Seminar of June 2008. This also involved contributions from the Universities of Sheffield, Geneva and the Ben Gurion University of the Negev. The purpose of the seminar was to offer some significant studies on the general topic of the Torah in the New Testament with particular reference to methodological issues, to the Jesus traditions in the Gospels, and to Paul and the Law. Two previous collections of papers from these scholarly co-operations have been published in the Library of New Testament Studies: C.M. Tuckett (ed.), Luke's Literary Achievement: Collected Essays (LNTS 116, 1995) and T. Klutz (ed.), Magic in the Biblical World: From the Road of Aaron to the Ring of Solomon (LNTS 245, 2003). This collection will be of great interest to New Testament scholars who are actively engaged in research on the relationship between early Christianity and the Jewish Torah. It contains cutting-edge comments on issues of methodology in such debates and on both Jesus and the Law and Paul and the Law. Since the landmark works of Sanders and others in the 1980s these topics have been of considerable interest to scholars who are trying to represent Jesus, Paul and early Christianity in a suitable Jewish context.

On holiday in Malta, Jake wakes up in a hotel bedroom that is not the one he went to sleep in. Possible scenarios race through his head. Perhaps he has died and gone to heaven. Abduction by aliens? Unlikely, but he could be dreaming. Or has he been kidnapped to become a sex-slave? None of these theories comes even near to the astonishing reality of what has really happened to the pleasure-loving gay. He leaves his room and seems to be the only guest. The questions multiply. Who are all these stunning women waiting on his every whim? Is he being watched? Is he free to leave? As the day unfolds, the mysteries increase, and he and those around him are presented with choices which not only affect their futures but also threaten their very identities. No one emerges unscathed.

After their adventure in Malta, Jake, Sadia and JR start out on their new life together in London. Their attempt to make the menage work is complicated by the unusual nature of the situation and of the characters involved. It is further frustrated by the reappearance of figures from the past like the egoistical Michel, the smooth and sexy Bing and the evil Don. Not to mention the appearance of new characters such as the pious but knowing schoolboy, Miles, and his creepy priest mentor. Gay Jake's desperation for a baby with prostitute Sadia is only one of the factors which tests loyalties and opens up new scenarios for the trio. The resurfacing of Aelred Blair and Mark East recalls events from forty years ago and is a disturbing omen of trouble for the future.

Lent 1977 is a particularly penitential season for Catholic priest Andrew Boulton. Attempting to be faithful to the Church to which he converted at Cambridge, he finds himself trying to steer an even path in the troubled waters following the Second Vatican Council. On the one hand, he is being courted by traditionalists in the shape of his old mentor Monsignor Charlie Payne and the devious Tridentine seminarian Aelred Blair, On the other hand he is being persecuted by the newly appointed area bishop Michael Follett who regards him as an awkward relic of the past. He attempts to escape from all this by devoting himself to his parish and particularly to helping a young parishioner with dyslexia, but, as the weeks progress, he finds himself increasingly overwhelmed, his anguish reflected in the unfolding Lenten liturgy. The climax takes place on Maundy Thursday night with a great act of betrayal.

Torah in the New Testament is a collection of papers delivered at the Manchester-Lausanne Seminar of June 2008. This also involved contributions from the Universities of Sheffield, Geneva and the Ben Gurion University of the Negev. The purpose of the seminar was to offer some significant studies on the general topic of the Torah in the New Testament with particular reference to methodological issues, to the Jesus traditions in the Gospels, and to Paul and the Law. Two previous collections of papers from these scholarly co-operations have been published in the Library of New Testament Studies: C.M. Tuckett (ed.), Luke's Literary Achievement: Collected Essays (LNTS 116, 1995) and T. Klutz (ed.), Magic in the Biblical World: From the Road of Aaron to the Ring of Solomon (LNTS 245, 2003). This collection will be of great interest to New Testament scholars who are actively engaged in research on the relationship between early Christianity and the Jewish Torah. It contains cutting-edge comments on issues of methodology in such debates and on both Jesus and the Law and Paul and the Law. Since the landmark works of Sanders and others in the 1980s these topics have been of considerable interest to scholars who are trying to represent Jesus, Paul and early Christianity in a suitable Jewish context.