Hellenistic Commentary to the New Testament
Title | Hellenistic Commentary to the New Testament PDF eBook |
Author | M. Eugene Boring |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 654 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Religion |
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"The Hellenistic Commentary to the New Testament, the product of collaboration between German and American New Testament scholarship, is the most complete collection of Hellenistic texts correlated to the New Testament available in English. Translations of 976 texts (compared with 626 in the German edition) are cited that directly illustrate the religious world into which early Christianity was born. Many of the texts are extensive enough to give a thorough sampling of how, for instance, miracle stories and birth stories of quasi-divine beings were told in the Hellenistic world, and how revelatory or conversion experiences were expressed in Greco-Roman religions. The texts are arranged according to the canonical order of New Testament books. Thorough cross-references and indexes make it easy to locate texts relevant to the interpretation of any New Testament text or theme. Each text is provided with annotations suggesting ways in which it might illuminate the New Testament text. Furthermore, the new introduction to the English edition specifies ways in which the treasures of these texts might be unlocked, as well as pointing to dangers in their superficial use. The original German introduction provides helpful categories for the application of these texts to New Testament interpretation."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
The Historical Hellenistic Background of the New Testament
Title | The Historical Hellenistic Background of the New Testament PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Persson Nilsson |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 48 |
Release | 1941 |
Genre | Bible |
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Jewish Wisdom in the Hellenistic Age
Title | Jewish Wisdom in the Hellenistic Age PDF eBook |
Author | David Collins |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Total Pages | 294 |
Release | 1998-01-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780567086235 |
In this exploration of Jewish wisdom during the Hellenistic period, internationally renowned scholar John J. Collins examines the books of Sirach and the Wisdom of Solomon, the Sentences of Pseudo-Phocylides, and the recently discovered Qumran Sapiential A text from the Dead Sea Scrolls - offering one of the first such examinations of this text in print. This commentary is a compelling analysis of these important texts and their continuing traditions.
Christianity and the Hellenistic World
Title | Christianity and the Hellenistic World PDF eBook |
Author | Ronald H. Nash |
Publisher | Zondervan Publishing Company |
Total Pages | 324 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Religion |
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Cover title: Christianity & the Hellenistic world. Bibliography: p. 309-311. Includes indexes.
The Restored New Testament
Title | The Restored New Testament PDF eBook |
Author | James Morgan Pryse |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 846 |
Release | 1914 |
Genre | Bible |
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Prophecy and Inspired Speech in Early Christianity and Its Hellenistic Environment
Title | Prophecy and Inspired Speech in Early Christianity and Its Hellenistic Environment PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Forbes |
Publisher | Mohr Siebeck |
Total Pages | 396 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9783161462238 |
Introduction to the New Testament: History, culture, and religion of the Hellenistic age
Title | Introduction to the New Testament: History, culture, and religion of the Hellenistic age PDF eBook |
Author | Helmut Koester |
Publisher | de Gruyter |
Total Pages | 456 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Bibles |
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While the first American edition of this book, published more than a decade ago, was a revised translation of the German book, Einführung in das Neue Testament, this second edition of the first volume of the Introduction to the New Testament is no longer dependent upon a previously published German work. The author hopes that for the student of the New Testament it is a useful introduction into the many complex aspects of the political, cultural, and religious developments that characterized the world in which early Christianity arose and by which the New Testament and other early Christian writings were shaped.