More Light from the Ancient East: Understanding the New Testament Through Papyri

Arzt-Grabner, Peter/ Kloppenborg, John S/ Kreinecker, Christina M

ISBN 10: 3506790412 / ISBN 13: 9783506790415

Published by Brill U Schoningh, 2023

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277 pages. 9.49x6.30x0.98 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: More Light from the Ancient East: Understanding the New Testament Through Papyri
• Publisher: Brill U Schoningh
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3506790412
• ISBN 13: 9783506790415
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

The first volume of the new series "Papyri and the New Testament" introduces students, teachers, and scholars to the value of the study of papyrological documents and their impact on the understanding of early Christ groups. Papyri, ostraca, and tablets document social, economic, political, and multilingual circumstances of the Greco-Roman period and are one of the best sources for understanding New Testament times. Compared to the first studies devoted to papyri and the New Testament some hundred years ago, the amount of available material has increased twentyfold. In addition, the days have passed when papyri were found exclusively in Egypt: a significant number of texts from Israel, Syria, North Africa, Britain, Switzerland, and other Greco-Roman regions demonstrate that these sources shed light on general conditions throughout the Roman Empire. The volume both introduces the main issues of comparing papyri with New Testament texts and presents a great variety of comprehensive examples.

About the Author

Peter Arzt-Grabner is Associate Professor and head of the Papyrology Research Unit at the University of Salzburg. John S. Kloppenborg has the rank of University Professor at the University of Toronto and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Christina M. Kreinecker is a Research Professor at KU Leuven and an Associate Member of ITSEE (University of Birmingham).