John Kaltner

John Kaltner is an associate professor of religious studies and Virginia Ballou McGehee Professor of Muslim-Christian Relations at Rhodes College.

Works As author Jonah: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary (2023) with Rhiannon Graybill and Steven L. McKenzie What Are They Saying about the Book of Jonah? (2023) with Rhiannon Graybill and Steven L. McKenzie How the Qur’an Interprets the Bible: Comparing Islamic, Jewish, and Christian Scriptures (2020) with Christopher Frechette What Do Our Neighbors Believe? Second Edition: Questions and Answers on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (2019) with Micah Greenstein and Kendra Hotz Sleuthing the Bible: Clues That Unlock the Mysteries of the Text (2019) with Steven L. McKenzie The Bible and the Qur’an: Biblical Figures in the Islamic Tradition (2018) with Younus Mirza Reading the Old Testament Anew: Biblical Perspectives on Today’s Issues (2017) Islam: What Non-Muslims Should Know. Revised and expanded edition (2016) The Back Door Introduction to the Bible (2012) with Steven L. McKenzie Introducing the Qur′an for Today′s Reader (2011) The Uncensored Bible: The Bawdy and Naughty Bits of the Good Book (2008) with Steven L. McKenzie The Old Testament: Its Background, Growth, and Content (2007) with Steven L. McKenzie What Do Our Neighbors Believe? Questions and Answers on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (2007) with Howard Greenstein and Kendra Hotz Islam: What Non-Muslims Should Know (2003) Inquiring of Joseph: Getting to Know a Biblical Character through the Qur’an: (2003) Ishmael Instructs Isaac: An Introduction to the Qur’an for Bible Readers (1999) The Use of Arabic in Biblical Hebrew Lexicography (1996)

As editor

New Meanings for Ancient Texts: Recent Approaches to Biblical Criticisms and Their Applications (2013) with Steven L. McKenzie Inspired Speech: Prophecy in the Ancient Near East. Essays in Honor of Herbert B. Huffmon (2004) with Louis Stulman Beyond Babel: A Handbook for Biblical Hebrew and Related Languages (2002) with Steven L. McKenzie