Jesus and His World The Archaeological Evidence by DrCraigA. Evans Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2013 by Westminster John Knox Press ISBN-13: 978-0-664-23932-9, ISBN: 0-664-23932-3
"In this provocative work, world-renowned scholar Craig A. Evans presents the most important archaeological discoveries that shed light on the world of Jesus of Nazareth. Evans challenges many sensational claims that have been proposed in recent books and peddled in the media by using archaeological findings to uncover the truth about several key pieces of Jesus' world. For example, what was the village of Nazareth actually like in the t ..."
Fabricating Jesus(10th Edition) How Modern Scholars Distort the Gospels by DrCraigA. Evans, Robert Powell Paperback, 290 Pages, Published 2008 by Ivp Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-3355-9, ISBN: 0-8308-3355-2
"Modern historical study of the Gospels seems to give us a new portrait of Jesus every spring--just in time for Easter. The more unusual the portrait, the more it departs from the traditional view of Jesus, the more attention it gets in the popular media. Why are scholars so prone to fabricate a new Jesus? Why is the public so eager to accept such claims without question? What methods and assumptions predispose scholars to distort the r ..."
From Jesus to the Church(Illustrated) The First Christian Generation by CraigA. Evans Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 2014 by Westminster John Knox Press ISBN-13: 978-0-664-23905-3, ISBN: 0-664-23905-6
"Did Jesus intend to found a church separate from Judaism? Who were the very first followers of Jesus? And how did a clash between two families--the family of Jesus on one hand and the family of high priest Annas and their aristocratic allies on the other--eventually lead to the formation of Christianity?In this study, best-selling author Craig A. Evans looks at how a tumultuous chain of events from 30-70 CE--beginning with Jesus’s entry ..."
God Speaks What He Says; What He Means (Paperback Or Softback) by CraigA. Evans Paperback, 274 Pages, Published 2016 by Worthy Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-68397-043-9, ISBN: 1-68397-043-8
God Speaks What He Says, What He Means by Dr. CraigEvans, CraigA. Evans Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2015 by Worthy Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-61795-481-8, ISBN: 1-61795-481-0
"This book features a learned and fascinating debate between two great Bible scholars about the New Testament as a reliable source on the historical Jesus."
"A. Guillaume; Oxford: Ameena Saiyid, 2004), written c. 767. 2 For additional
discussion, consult R. Dunkerley, Beyond the Gospels: An Investigation into the
Information on the Life of Christ to be Found outside the Gospels (Baltimore:
Penguin Books, 1957), 145–54; F. F. Bruce, Jesus and Christian Origins Outside
the New Testament (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1974), 167–86; G. Parrinder,
Jesus in the Qur'an (New York: Oxford University ..."
Jesus and the Jihadis Confronting the Rage of ISIS: the Theology Driving the Ideology by CraigA. Evans, Jeremiah J. Johnston 176 Pages, Published 2015 by Destiny Image Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-7684-0900-0, ISBN: 0-7684-0900-4
"Dr. Craig A. Evans is the John Bisagno Distinguished Professor of Christian
Origins at House Baptist University. He earned a doctorate in biblical studies at
Claremont Graduate University in 1983 and a second doctorate at Karoli
Gaspard Reformed University in Budapest in 2009. He is author or editor of more
than fifty books, including Jesus and His Contemporaries, Jesus in Context,
Ancient Texts for New Testament Studies, Jesus and ..."
"prayer is offered in the context of an act of sacrifice in the temple precinct. Prayer
is also ubiquitous in the non-sacrificial gatherings of the Jewish synagogue or
Christian church which take the form of a meeting for the reading and
expounding of scripture. Commonly, such prayer is offered in the form of petition,
confession, complaint or praise. In Second Temple Judaism (c. 500 BCE–135 CE
), prayer came to be regarded metaphori ..."
"OT Old Testament OTK Okumenischer Taschenbuch-Kommentar pc a few
manuscripts PGM Papyri graecae magicae: Die griechischen Zauberpapyri.
Edited by K. Preisendanz. Berlin, 1928. PNTC Pelican New Testament
Commentaries PNTC Pillar New Testament Commentary Q Quelle, which means
“source” in German. Traditions used by the Gospel writers. RB Revue Biblique
RNT Regensburger Neues Testament SB Sammelbuch griechischer Urkunden
aus Aegypten."