The study of history and particularly the history of religion, has been stimulated by mounting evidence of the ancient world: archaeological and inscriptional discoveries and especially the recover…
Seventeen respected scholars present varying perspectives on the impact that new manuscript and archaeological discoveries, new methodologies for study of the Bible, and new media forms of communic…
Jesus ini history has been essential because it provides students with analyses of the primary sources, including 'Q' and the extra-bibllical ones, with well-chosen quatitations. I am enthusiastic …
The chapters of this book represent issues that have been thought through and formulated in a variety of contexts. Basic have been conversations with students and colleagues in recent years. at Bos…
By combining analyses of the historical, cultural and literary features of Judaism and of the Greco-Roman world with careful examination of the writings that became known as the New Testament, this…
To understand the rise and spread of Christianity one must recognize that this religion did not emerge fully developed, but that it moved from simple beginnings to globe-encircling significance.