New OUP translation of Jewish Apocrypha
This may be of interest to some; Jewish apocrypha in English. Here is what the OUP says about the book: The Jewish Annotated Apocrypha Edited by Jonathan Klawans and Lawrence […]
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Apocryphal Scriptures in English Translation
Tony Burke. New Testament Apocrypha: More Noncanonical Scriptures vol. 2. Eerdmans. A compilation of apocryphal Christian texts, many translated into English for the first time, with comprehensive introductions. Contents: Introduction, […]
2 jobs in the study of Christian apocrypha (Oslo, Lausanne)
Two postings have come up recently for work on ancient and medieval Christian apocrypha. One is a doctoral position working with Hugo Lundhaug at University of Oslo, on the exciting […]
New Book: Jacob Licht on The Spiritual World of Second Temple Judaism
A new collection, which you can check out on the publisher’s website, from a prominent scholar of second temple Judaism. The first half is devoted to the Qumran finds, and […]
new book: Demons in Late Antiquity – Their Perception and Transformation in Different Literary Genres
…Now appearing from De Gruyter is a new anthology of papers on demons and demonology: Demons in Late Antiquity: Their Perception and Transformation in Different Literary Genres. Edited by Eva […]
Zellmann-Rohrer on Faraone, The Transformation of Greek Amulets
Michael Zellmann-Rohrer (Oxford University) has just published a review at BMCR of a Christopher Faraone, The Transformation of Greek Amulets in Roman Imperial Times. Empire and after (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania […]
New Book: The Nag Hammadi Codices and Late Antique Egypt
There are loads of new volumes including papers on the Nag Hammadi texts these days. The study of Gnosticism really has transformed over the last twenty years, in wonderful and […]
