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Article: Ancient Texts for New Testament Studies: A Guide to the Background Literature.(Book review)
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- Biblical Theology Bulletin
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- September 22, 2006
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Ancient Texts for New Testament Studies: A Guide to the Background Literature. By Craig A. Evans. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2005. xxxvi + 539. Cloth, $34.95.
This book is simultaneously indispensable and frustrating. It is frustrating because the title suggests, at least to this reader, that the book will offer primary sources relevant to the study of the New Testament. Although there are many of these, I think there is room for more. The book contains no primary sources. On the other hand, what the book does offer makes it indispensable for libraries, lay readers, and New Testament readers with all levels of academic training.
This book offers brief ...