New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity, 10: Greek and Other Inscriptions and Papyri Published 1988-1992 (New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity (NDIEC)) - Softcover

Llewelyn, S.R.; Harrison, J.R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802845207 ISBN 13: 9780802845207

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2012

Synopsis

Each year many new Greek inscriptions and papyri are published. Others are supplemented or revised. For teachers and students of early Christianity and ancient Judaism such documents may be difficult of access and interpretation. But they offer fresh insight into the cultural setting of the literary sources. In every case the ancient text is reproduced here. A parallel English translation is provided by each contributor, along with full discussion.

From 1981 a first set of five volumes of New Docs was edited by G.H.R. Horsley, with special attention to word usage. Volume 10 completes a second set of five edited by S.R. Llewelyn, focussing on major social institutions of the time. A comprehensive series of indexes for vols 6-10 as a set opens up a cumulative perspective on many topics.

Notable entries in Volume 10 include:

• Artemis triumphs over a sorcerer
• How to celebrate Hadrian's accession
• The customs law of Asia
• Repairing the baths at Colossae
• The Babatha archive and Roman law
• The Temple warning against Gentiles

About this title

About the Author:

S. R. Llewelyn teaches early Christianity and Jewish studies at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.

J. R. Harrison is Head of Theology at the Wesley Institute, Sydney, Australia.

Review:

— Near East Archaeological Society Bulletin
“The 18 different scholars who contributed to this volume have provided a useful service to other scholars seeking to plumb the historical context of early Christianity . . . highly recommended.”

— Religious Studies Review
“The appearance of an additional volume of the NewDocs series is always a welcome sight, and this one especially so for its inclusion of a comprehensive cumulative indices for Vols. 6-10. . . . Should be added to every research library's collection, yet is affordable enough for purchase by researchers and students.”

— Review of Biblical Literature
“A splendid tool and a ‘must have’ for all those (theologians) with some interest in the world of late antiquity, early Christian groups, and Jewish communities from the time of late years BCE and early years CE.”

About this edition

• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0802845207
• ISBN 13: 9780802845207
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 279