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Non-Canonical Religious Texts in Early Judaism and Early Christianity
Contributor(s): McDonald, Lee Martin (Editor), Charlesworth, James H. (Editor)

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ISBN: 0567124193     ISBN-13: 9780567124197
Publisher: T&T Clark
OUR PRICE: $210.00  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Studies - Bible Study Guides
- Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General
Dewey: 229
Series: Jewish & Christian Text
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" L (1.23 lbs) 264 pages
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover
 
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This volume draws attention to ancient religious texts, especially the so-called 'non-canonical' texts, by focusing on how they were used or functioned in Early Judaism and Early Christianity. The contributors are biblical scholars who have chosen one or more Jewish or Christian apocryphal or pseudepigraphical texts, with the aim of describing their ancient functions in their emerging social settings. These show the fluidity of the notion of scripture in the early centuries of the Church and in Judaism of late antiquity, but they also show the value of examining the ancient religious texts that were not included in the Jewish or Christian biblical canons. These chapters show that there is much that can be learned from examining and comparing these texts with canonical literature and evaluating them in their social context. No ancient text was created in a vacuum, and the non-canonical writings aid in our interpretation not only of many canonical writings, but also shed considerable light on the context of both early Judaism and early Christianity.


Contributor Bio(s): McDonald, Lee Martin: - Lee Martin McDonald is President Emeritus and Professor of New Testament at Acadia Divinity College, Acadia University, Canada. He is also President of the Institute for Biblical Research.Charlesworth, James H.: -

James H. Charlesworth is George L. Collord Professor of New Testament Language and Literature and Director and Editor of the Dead Sea Scrolls Project at Princeton Theological Seminary, USA.


 
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