A Bibliography of Greek New Testament Manuscripts (2nd ed.): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: Facsimiles, photographic reproductions, collations, and studies of the textual character of many of the 5,000 or so manuscripts of the Greek New Testament have been published, but it is only with this book that a much-needed bibliography of them has been ma... Details...

A Bibliography of Greek New Testament Manuscripts, 2nd Edition — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 109): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: Facsimiles, photographic reproductions, collations, and studies of the textual character of many of the 5,000 or so manuscripts of the Greek New Testament have been published, but it is only with this book that a much-needed bibliography of them has been ma... Details...

An Aramaic Approach to Q: Sources for the Gospels of Matthew and Luke: (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: Maurice Casey reconstructs sources of Q: material found in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke (and not in the Gospel of Mark). He replaces the conventional model of Q as a single Greek document with something more complex. This reconstruction and interpretatio... Details...

Ancient Rhetoric and Paul's Apology: The Compositional Unity of 2 Corinthians — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 131): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: Pauline scholarship has typically interpreted 2 Corinthians as a later editorial composite of several letters. Fredrick Long situates the text within Classical literary and rhetorical conventions and argues for its unity based upon numerous parallels with a... Details...

And The Two Shall Become One Flesh': A Study of Traditions in Ephesians 5: 21-33 — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 16): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: In this detailed exegesis of Ephesians 5: 21-33 Dr Sampley not only elucidates the meaning of this difficult and historically important passage, but he also discusses and describes the background and sources of the Epistle. In particular he traces the histo... Details...

Angels and Principalities: The Background, Meaning and Development of the Pauline Phrase hai archai kai hai exousiai — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 42): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments:St Paul and his contemporaries—so runs a commonly accepted scholarly opinion— inhabited a world believed to be dominated by hostile superhuman powers, of whom Jews and Gentiles alike liked in fear. Dr Carr challenges this widespread assumption by means of... Details...

Apocalyptic Eschatology in the Gospel of Matthew — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 88): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This study reconstructs the apocalyptic eschatology in Matthew's Gospel so we may understand his time and concerns. Sociological analysis of apocalypticism in Judaism and early Christianity shows that such a world view is adopted by a minority group in a ti... Details...

Aramaic Sources of Mark's Gospel — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 102): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This book goes behind the Greek text of the Gospel of Mark and reconstructs some of its sources in the original Aramaic, the language that Jesus spoke. This work has been made possible by the publication of all the Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls, which provide a ... Details...

Belly and Body in the Pauline Epistles — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 120): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: Throughout history, the human belly has been regarded as both a source of shame and pride. Modern cultures, particularly in the West, have developed means to cultivate this part of the body through corsets, exercises, and revealing fashions. Does St. Paul a... Details...

Christology and the Synoptic Problem: An Argument for Markan Priority — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 94): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This book makes a major contribution to the ongoing debate about which of the Synoptic gospels was written first. Dr. Head has evolved a new approach to the problem, using the Christological criterion in order to produce more objective results. He compares ... Details...