"Non-canonical" Religious Texts in Early Judaism and Early Christianity

266 Pages·2014·1.72 MB·English

by  Lee Martin McDonald

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Contents
Contributors vii
Abbreviations ix
introduction:­“non-canonical”­religious­texts­in­early­Judaism
­ and­early­Christianity 1
­ Lee M. McDonald and James H. Charlesworth
1.­ early­Judaism­and­Modern­Culture:­reflections­on
­­ the­theological­relevance­of­early­Jewish­literature­ 9
­ Gerbern S. Oegema
2.­ Christians­in­egypt:­a­Preliminary­survey­of­Christian­literature­
­ Found­in­oxyrhynchus­ 26
­ Craig A. Evans
3.­ the­reception­of­the­Pseudepigrapha­in­syriac­traditions:­
­ the­Case­of­2 Baruch 52
­ Liv Ingeborg Lied
4.­ the­Coptic,­arabic,­and­ethiopic­Versions­of­the­Testament
of Abraham­and­the­emergence­of­the­Testaments of Isaac
and Jacob 61
­ K. Martin Heide
5.­ the­son­of­david­in­Psalms of Solomon­17­ 73
­ Danny Zacharias
6.­ the­enochic­library­of­the­author­of­the­Epistle of Barnabas 88
­ Eric Rowe
7.­ ruminating­on­the­Canonical­Process­in­light­of­a­Bodmer­
­ Papyrus­anthology­(P72)­ 103
­ James H. Charlesworth
8.­ the­Hebrew Gospel­in­early­Christianity­ 116
­ James R. Edwards
vi­­­ Contents
9.­ trapped­in­a­Forgerer’s­rhetoric:­3 Corinthians,­Pseudepigraphy,­
­ and­the­legacy­of­ancient­Polemics­ 153
­ Caleb Webster
10.­ the­Place­of­the­Shepherd of Hermas­in­the­Canon­debate­ 162
­ David Nielsen
11.­ the­Protevangelium of James­and­the­Composition­of­the­
­ Bodmer­Miscellaneous­Codex:­Chronology,­theology,­
­ and­liturgy­ 177
­ George T. Zervos
12.­ the­Child­Mary­in­the­Protevangelium of James 195
­ Mary F. Foskett
13.­ Purity,­Piety,­and­the­Purposes­of­the­Protevangelium of James 205
­ Lily Vuong
14.­ thecla­desexualized:­the­saint­Justina­legend­and­the­
­ reception­of­the­Christian­apocrypha­in­late­antiquity­ 222
­ Brian Sowers
selected­Bibliography­ 235
­ Arthur C. Boulet
Index of References 239
Index of Subjects 245
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Contributors
James H. Charlesworth­ is­ George­ l.­ Collard­ Professor­ of­ new­
testament­language­and­literature,­and­director­and­editor­of­the­
Princeton­dead­sea­scrolls­Project­at­Princeton­theological­seminary­in­
Princeton,­new­Jersey.
James R. Edwards­is­Bruner-welch­Professor­of­theology­at­whitworth­
university­in­spokane,­washington.
Craig A. Evans is­Payzant­distinguished­Professor­of­new­testament­
at­acadia­divinity­College,­acadia­university,­wolfville,­nova­scotia.
Mary F. Foskett­is­associate­Professor­and­associate­Chair­director­of­
religion­at­wake­Forest­university­in­winston-salem,­north­Carolina.
K. Martin Heide is­associate­Professor­at­the­Center­for­near­and­
Middle­east­studies­at­the­Philipps-university­of­Marburg.
Liv Ingeborg Lied­ is­ associate­ Professor­ of­ Missiology/studies­ in­
religion­at­det­teologiske­Menighetsfakultet­in­oslo,­norway.
Lee M. McDonald­is­President­emeritus­and­Professor­of­new­testament­
at­acadia­divinity­College,­acadia­university,­wolfville,­nova­scotia.
David Nielsen­is­a­graduate­student­in­biblical­studies­at­duke­university.
Gerbern S. Oegema­is­Professor­of­Biblical­studies­and­Coordinator­of­
the­Centre­for­research­on­religion­at­McGill­university­in­Montreal,­
Quebec.
Eric Rowe­is­a­doctoral­student­in­Christianity­and­Judaism­in­antiquity­
at­the­university­of­notre­dame­in­south­Bend,­indiana.
Brian P. Sowers­is­a­lecturer­in­the­Classics­department­at­Brooklyn­
College­in­new­york.
Lily Vuong­is­assistant­Professor­of­Philosophy­and­religious­studies­at­
Valdosta­state­university­in­Valdosta,­Georgia.
viii­­­ Contributors
Caleb Webster­is­a­graduate­of­Claremont­school­of­theology­and­a­
current­student­at­the­university­of­California­Berkeley­school­of­law.
Danny Zacharias is­lecturer­in­Biblical­studies­at­acadia­divinity­
College,­acadia­university,­wolfville,­nova­scotia.
George T. Zervos­is­associate­Professor­of­Philosophy­and­religion­at­
the­university­of­north­Carolina­in­wilmington,­north­Carolina.