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  • Crucified

    The Christian Invention of the Jewish Executioners of Jesus

    by J. Christopher Edwards ...
    Historians of early Christianity unanimously agree that Jesus was executed by Roman soldiers. This consensus extends to members of the general population who have seen a Jesus movie or an Easter play and remember Roman soldiers hammering the nails. However, for early Christians, the detail that Jesus was crucified by Roman soldiers under the direction of a Roman governor threatened their desire ... Read more

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  • Early New Testament Apocrypha

    by Craig A. Evans, Cecilia Wassén, Zondervan ...
    Series series Ancient Literature for New Testament Studies
    Broaden the scope of your New Testament studies with this introduction to early Christian apocryphal literature.To understand the New Testament well, it is important to study the larger world surrounding it, and one of the primary avenues for this exploration is through reading related ancient texts. But this task is daunting for scholars and novices alike given the sheer size of the ancient ... Read more

    $43.99 USD

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  • Jesus in the Talmud

    by Peter Schäfer ...
    Scattered throughout the Talmud, the founding document of rabbinic Judaism in late antiquity, can be found quite a few references to Jesus--and they're not flattering. In this lucid, richly detailed, and accessible book, Peter Schäfer examines how the rabbis of the Talmud read, understood, and used the New Testament Jesus narrative to assert, ultimately, Judaism's superiority over Christianity.The ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Exploring the Origins of the Bible

    Canon Formation in Historical, Literary, and Theological Perspective

    by Lee McDonald, Craig Evans ...
    Series series Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology
    How did the Bible we have come to be? What do biblical scholars mean when they talk about canon, the Septuagint, the Apocrypha, or the Masoretic Text? All this biblical study is interesting, but does it really matter? Leading international scholars explain that it does. This thought-provoking and cutting-edge collection will help you go deeper in your understanding of the biblical writings, how ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Forgery and Counterforgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics

    The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics

    by Bart D. Ehrman ...
    "Arguably the most distinctive feature of the early Christian literature," writes Bart Ehrman, "is the degree to which it was forged." The Homilies and Recognitions of Clement; Paul's letters to and from Seneca; Gospels by Peter, Thomas, and Philip; Jesus' correspondence with Abgar, letters by Peter and Paul in the New Testament--all forgeries. To cite just a few examples. Forgery and ... Read more

    $65.69 USD

  • Canon Revisited: Establishing the Origins and Authority of the New Testament Books

    Establishing the Origins and Authority of the New Testament Books

    by Michael J. Kruger ...
    Given the popular-level conversations on phenomena like the Gospel of Thomas and Bart Ehrman’s Misquoting Jesus, as well as the current gap in evangelical scholarship on the origins of the New Testament, Michael Kruger’s Canon Revisited meets a significant need for an up-to-date work on canon by addressing recent developments in the field. He presents an academically rigorous yet accessible study ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Christians and Images: Early Christian Attitudes toward Images

    by Steven Bigham ...
    This book aims at combating the Hostility Theory which claims that the Christians in the pagan Roman Empire had no images and rejected them as idolatrous. Did the early Christians, during the first three centuries, 33–313, have images in their churches or places of worship and homes? If they did not, was that because they thought that all images were idols or close to being idols? Did they think ... Read more

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  • God's Word Alone---The Authority of Scripture

    What the Reformers Taught...and Why It Still Matters

    by Matthew Barrett ...
    Series series The Five Solas Series
    Scholar and pastor Matthew Barrett retraces the historical and biblical roots of the doctrine that Scripture alone is the final and decisive authority for God's people. God's Word Alone is a decisive defense of the Bible as the inspired and inerrant Word of God.Revitalizing one of the five great declarations of the Reformation—sola Scriptura*—*Barrett:Analyzes what the idea of sola Scriptura is ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Jewish Jesus

    How Judaism and Christianity Shaped Each Other

    by Peter Schäfer ...
    How the rise of Christianity profoundly influenced the development of Judaism in late antiquityIn late antiquity, as Christianity emerged from Judaism, it was not only the new religion that was being influenced by the old. The rise and revolutionary challenge of Christianity also had a profound influence on rabbinic Judaism, which was itself just emerging and, like Christianity, trying to shape ... Read more

    $24.49 USD

  • The Apocalyptic Imagination

    An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature

    by John J. Collins ...
    One of the most widely praised studies of Jewish apocalyptic literature ever written, The Apocalyptic Imagination by John J. Collins has served for over thirty years as a helpful, relevant, comprehensive survey of the apocalyptic literary genre.After an initial overview of things apocalyptic, Collins proceeds to deal with individual apocalyptic texts — the early Enoch literature, the book of ... Read more

    $42.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Blackwell Companion to Paul

    Edited by Stephen Westerholm ...
    Series Book 53 - Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion
    The Blackwell Companion to Paul presents a distinctive dual focus approach that encompasses both the historical Paul and the history of Paul's influence. In doing so, expert contributors successfully address the interests of students of early Christianity and those of Christian theology.Offers a complete overview of the life, writings and legacy of one of the key figures of ChristianityThe essays ... Read more

    $46.00 USD

  • The Gospel of John

    by Craig Keener ...
    Christianity Today 2004 Award of Merit (Biblical Studies)Keener's commentary explores the Jewish and Greco-Roman settings of John more deeply than previous works, paying special attention to social-historical and rhetorical features of the Gospel. It cites about 4,000 different secondary sources and uses over 20,000 references from ancient literature. ... Read more

    $64.09 USD