Format:
X, 247 S.
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25 cm
ISBN:
9780567124197
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0567124193
Series Statement:
Jewish and Christian texts in contexts and related studies 14
Content:
Introduction : "non-canonical" religious texts in early Judaism and early Christianity Lee M. McDonald and James H. Charlesworth -- 1 Early Judaism and modern culture : reflections on the theological relevance of early Jewish literature Gerbern S. Oegema -- 2 Christians in Egypt : a preliminary survey of Christian literature found in Oxyrhynchus Craig A. Evans -- 3 The reception of the Pseudepigrapha in Syriac traditions : the case of 2 Baruch Liv Ingeborg Lied -- 4 The Coptic, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions of the Testament of Abraham and the emergence of the Testaments of Isaac and Jacob K. Martin Heide -- 5 The son of David in Psalms of Solomon 17 Danny Zacharias -- 6 The Enochic library of the author of the Epistle of Barnabas Eric Rowe -- 7 Ruminating on the canonical process in light of a Bodmer papyrus anthology (P72) James H. Charlesworth -- 8 The Hebrew Gospel in early Christianity James R. Edwards -- 9 Trapped in a forgerer's rhetoric : 3 Corinthians, pseudepigraphy, and the legacy of ancient Polemics Caleb Webster -- 10 The place of the Shepherd of Hermas in the canon debate David Nielsen -- 11 The Protevangelium of James and the composition of the Bodmer miscellaneous codex : chronology, theology, and liturgy George T. Zervos -- 12 The child Mary in the Protevangelium of James Mary F. Foskett -- 13 Purity, piety, and the purposes of the Protevangelium of James Lily Vuong -- 14 Thecla desexualized : the Saint Justina legend and the reception of the Christian Apocrypha in late antiquity Brian Sowers -- Selection bibliography Arthur C. Boulet
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
,
Introduction : "non-canonical" religious texts in early Judaism and early Christianity
,
1.Early Judaism and modern culture : reflections on the theological relevance of early Jewish literature
,
2.Christians in Egypt : a preliminary survey of Christian literature found in Oxyrhynchus
,
3.The reception of the Pseudepigrapha in Syriac traditions : the case of 2 Baruch
,
4.The Coptic, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions of the Testament of Abraham and the emergence of the Testaments of Isaac and Jacob
,
5.The son of David in Psalms of Solomon 17
,
6.The Enochic library of the author of the Epistle of Barnabas
,
7.Ruminating on the canonical process in light of a Bodmer papyrus anthology (P72)
,
8.The Hebrew Gospel in early Christianity
,
9.Trapped in a forgerer's rhetoric : 3 Corinthians, pseudepigraphy, and the legacy of ancient Polemics
,
10.The place of the Shepherd of Hermas in the canon debate
,
11.The Protevangelium of James and the composition of the Bodmer miscellaneous codex : chronology, theology, and liturgy
,
12.The child Mary in the Protevangelium of James
,
13.Purity, piety, and the purposes of the Protevangelium of James
,
14.Thecla desexualized : the Saint Justina legend and the reception of the Christian Apocrypha in late antiquity
,
Selection bibliography
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
Keywords:
Text
;
Religion
;
Frühjudentum
;
Frühchristentum
Author information:
Charlesworth, James H. 1940-
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