Books by Matthias Henze

To understand Jesus of Nazareth, it is essential to read writings from the four-century gap between the Old and New Testaments. Matthias Henze introduces this period and its writings, discusses how they have been read over history, guides the students encounter with select texts, then introduces key ideas in New Testament texts that cant be understood without these intertestamental writingsthe Messiah, angels and demons, the law, and the resurrection of the dead. Mind the Gap broadens students perspectives on early Judaism and Christianity and welcomes them to deeper study.

Fresh translations of early Jewish texts 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch, written in the decades after the Judean War, which saw Jerusalem conquered, the temple destroyed, and Judaism changed forever.This handy volume makes these two important texts accessible to students, provides expert introductions, and illuminates the interrelationship of the texts through parallel columns.