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Ancient texts for New Testament studies : a guide to the background literature / Craig A. Evans.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., c2005.Description: xxxvi, 539 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1565634098 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 225/.066 22
LOC classification:
  • BS2530 .E93 2005
Other classification:
  • 11.47
Contents:
Introduction -- The Old Testament Apocrypha -- The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha -- The Dead Sea scrolls -- Versions of the New Testament -- Philo and Josephus -- The Targums -- Rabbinic literature -- The New Testament Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha -- Early church fathers -- Gnostic writings -- Other writings -- Examples of New Testament exegesis -- [Appendix] 1. Canons of scripture that include the Apocrypha -- [Appendix] 2. Quotations, allusions, and parallels to the New Testament -- [Appendix] 3. Parallels between New Testament gospels and Pseudepigraphal gospels -- [Appendix] 4. Jesus' parables and the parables of the rabbis -- [Appendix] 5. Jesus and Jewish miracle stories -- [Appendix] 6. Messianic claimants of the first and second centuries.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction -- The Old Testament Apocrypha -- The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha -- The Dead Sea scrolls -- Versions of the New Testament -- Philo and Josephus -- The Targums -- Rabbinic literature -- The New Testament Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha -- Early church fathers -- Gnostic writings -- Other writings -- Examples of New Testament exegesis -- [Appendix] 1. Canons of scripture that include the Apocrypha -- [Appendix] 2. Quotations, allusions, and parallels to the New Testament -- [Appendix] 3. Parallels between New Testament gospels and Pseudepigraphal gospels -- [Appendix] 4. Jesus' parables and the parables of the rabbis -- [Appendix] 5. Jesus and Jewish miracle stories -- [Appendix] 6. Messianic claimants of the first and second centuries.