Ancient Texts for New Testament Studies
A Guide to the Background Literature
CRAIG A. EVANS
BakerAcademic
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Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Baker Academic paperback edition published 2011
ISBN 978-0-8010-4842-5
Previously published in 2005 by Hendrickson Publishers
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the original edition as follows:
Evans, Craig A.
Ancient texts for New Testament studies: a guide to the background literature/Craig A. Evans.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-56563-409-8 (alk. paper)
1. Bible. N.T.—Study and teaching. 2. Literature, Ancient—History and criticism. 3. Intertextuality in the Bible—Study and teaching. 4. Literature, Ancient—Bibliography. I. Title.
BS2530.E93 2005
225ʹ.006—dc22
2005023156
Cover Art: The cover photograph is of a third-century Christian sarcophagus depicting the deceased reading his testament to his heirs. Museu i Necròpolis Paleocristians, Tarragona, Spain. Photograph by James H. Charlesworth.
Scholar, Mentor, Colleague
1. The Old Testament Apocrypha
2. The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha
Discoveries in the Judaean Desert (DJDJ/DJD):
Identity of the Scrolls Community
Summaries of Murabbaʿat Documents
Summaries of Naḥal Ḥever Documents
Summaries of Naḥal Ṣeʾelim (Wadi Seiyâl) Documents
Summaries of Wadi Sdeir Documents
Summaries of Naḥal Mishmar Documents
Summaries of Khirbet Mird Documents
Summaries of Wadi Ed-Daliyeh Documents
Summaries of Cairo Genizah Documents
Pesharim: Qumran’s Commentaries on Scripture
4. Versions of the Old Testament
General Bibliography for Philo
Josephus and the New Testament
Versions of Josephus’s Writings
General Bibliography for Josephus
Summaries of Talmudic Literature
Summaries of Tannaic Midrashic Literature
Summaries of Amoraic Midrashic Literature
8. The New Testament Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
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About Ancient Texts for New Testament Studies: A Guide to the Background LiteratureOne of the most daunting challenges facing the New Testament interpreter is achieving a familiarity with the immense corpus of related literatures. Scholars and students must have a fundamental understanding of the content, provenance, and utility for New Testament interpretation of a wide range of pagan, Jewish, and diversely Christian documents. This volume examines a vast range of ancient literature, masterfully distilling details of date, language, text, and translation into an eminently usable handbook. Craig Evans evaluates the materials’ relevance for interpreting the New Testament and provides essential biographies. |
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