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READING REVELATION AS PASTICHE (The Library of New Testament Studies) - Softcover

FLETCHER, MICHELLE

 
9780567685353: READING REVELATION AS PASTICHE (The Library of New Testament Studies)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0567685357 ISBN 13: 9780567685353
Publisher: T&T Clark, 2018

Synopsis

Brice C. Jones presents a comprehensive analysis of Greek amulets from late antique Egypt which contain New Testament citations. He evaluates the words they contain in terms of their text-critical value. The use of New Testament texts on amulets was common in late antiquity. These citations were extracted from their larger Biblical contexts and used for ritual purposes that have traditionally been understood in terms of the ambiguous category of 'magic'. Often, these citations were used to invoke the divine for some favour, healing or protection. For various reasons, however, these citations have not played a significant role in the study of the text of the Greek New Testament.

As such, this is the first systematic treatment of Greek New Testament citations on amulets from late antique Egypt. Jones' work has real implications for how amulets and other such witnesses from this era should be treated in the future of the discipline of New Testament textual criticism.

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About the Author

Brice C. Jones is an ancient historian specializing in papyrology and Early Christianity. He received his Ph.D. in Early Christianity from Concordia University (Montreal) and his M.A. in New Testament from Yale University, USA.

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Publisher
T&T Clark
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0567685357
ISBN 13 
9780567685353
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
272