Approaching the Land of Bliss: Religious Praxis in the Cult of Amitābha. Edited by Richard K. Payne and Kenneth K. Tanaka. University of Hawai'i Press, 2004. 304 pages. $32.00.
Ancient Judaism and Christian Origins: Diversity, Continuity, and Transformation. By George W. E. Nickelsburg. Fortress Press, 2003. 264 pages. $23.00.