Early Christian Interpretation of the Scriptures of Israel: Investigations and Proposals

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Main Details

Title Early Christian Interpretation of the Scriptures of Israel: Investigations and Proposals
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Dr. Craig A. Evans
Edited by James A. Sanders
SeriesThe Library of New Testament Studies
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:476
ISBN/Barcode 9781850756798
ClassificationsDewey:220.44
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Sheffield Academic Press
Publication Date 1 September 1997
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book explores the ways in which early Christian writers and communities, from late antiquity through the New Testament period, interpreted the scriptures of Israel, as they sought to understand Jesus and the Gospel in relation to God's revelation and past acts in history. These essays represent work on the growing edge of studies of the relationship of the Old Testament to the New Testament. The contents, authored by both veteran and younger scholars, treat methods and canons, Jesus and the Gospels, and Acts and the Epistles.

Author Biography

Craig A. Evans (Ph.D., Claremont) is John Bisagno Distinguished professor of Christian Origins at Houston Baptist University, USA. James A. Sanders is Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at the Claremont School of Theology, and Professor Emeritus of Religion at Claremont Graduate University. He is also President of the Ancient Biblical Manuscript Center.

Reviews

"Each essay has a rich bibliography. There is an index of references and another of authors. This is a very valuable contribution on the topic, one to be recommended to scholars in the field." --The Heythrop Journal