Studying the New Testament through inscriptions : an introduction / D. Clint Burnett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burnett, D. Clint, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. New Testament.

Christian inscriptions.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Peabody, Massachusetts : Hendrickson Academic, [2020]

Summary:

"This book serves as an introduction to inscriptions from the Greco-Roman world that demonstrates sound methodological use of inscriptions in the study of the New Testament"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Engraved for all time : an introduction to inscriptions

2. Jesus, the Royal Lord : inscriptions and local customs

3. "Devour" or "Go ahead with" the Lord's Banquet? : inscriptions and philology

4. Imperial loyalty oaths, Caesar's decrees, and early Christianity in Thessalonica : contextualizing inscriptions

5. Benefactresses, deaconesses, and overseers in the Philippian church : inscriptions and their insights into the religious lives of women in the Roman world

6. Calculating numbers with wisdom : inscriptions and exegetical impasses

Conclusion

Appendix 1. Important printed collections of inscriptions

Appendix 2. Online search engines and collections of inscriptions

Appendix 3. Abbreviations in inscriptions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-205) and indexes.

ISBN:

9781683071372

1683071379

OCLC:

1111785188