Early Christian Interpretation of the Scriptures of Israel Contributor(s): Evans, Craig A. (Editor), Sanders, James a. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1850756791 ISBN-13: 9781850756798 Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press OUR PRICE: $242.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1997 Annotation: This book explores the ways in which early Christian writers and communities, from late antiquity through the New Testament period, interpreted the scriptures of Israel, as they sought to understand Jesus and the Gospel in relation to God's revelation and past acts in history. These essays represent work on the growing edge of studies of the relationship of the Old Testament to the New Testament. The contents, authored by both veteran and younger scholars, treat methods and canons, Jesus and the Gospels, and Acts and the Epistles. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament - Religion | Biblical Studies - General |
Dewey: 221.608 |
LCCN: 98102945 |
Series: Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement (Hardcover) |
Physical Information: 1.24" H x 5.66" W x 8.38" (1.86 lbs) 476 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book explores the ways in which early Christian writers and communities, from late antiquity through the New Testament period, interpreted the scriptures of Israel, as they sought to understand Jesus and the Gospel in relation to God's revelation and past acts in history. These essays represent work on the growing edge of studies of the relationship of the Old Testament to the New Testament. The contents, authored by both veteran and younger scholars, treat methods and canons, Jesus and the Gospels, and Acts and the Epistles. |