Evans, Craig A.

Ancient texts for New Testament studies : a guide to the background literature / Craig A. Evans. - Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, c2005. - xxxvi, 539 p. ; hbk ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The Old Testament Apocrypha -- The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha -- The Dead Sea Scrolls -- Versions of the Old 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
Appendices
Canons of Scripture that Include the Apocrypha -- Quotations, Allusions, and Parallels to the New Testament -- Parallels between New Testament Gospels and Pseudepigraphal Gospels -- Jesus' Parables and the Parables of the Rabbis -- Jesus and Jewish Miracle Stories -- Messianic Claimants of the First and Second Centuries.

1565634098 (alk. paper)

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Bible.--N.T.--Study and teaching.


Literature, Ancient--History and criticism.
Intertextuality in the Bible--Study and teaching.
Literature, Ancient--Bibliography.

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