Books in the Jewish & Christian Texts in Contexts and Related Studies series

Sets out to demonstrate that the sectarian Qumran document "The Rule of the Community", provides linguistic clues which illuminate our understanding of how the author of the "Fourth Gospel" used truth terminology and expected it to be understood.

Depictions of the Son of Man in the Gospel of "Matthew" and in the "Parables of Enoch" (Par En) raise questions about their relationship. This work examines the relevant passages containing the Term 'Son of Man' in both "Matthew" and the "Par En". It discusses the meaning and origin of the term 'Son of Man', and the influence of Par En on Matthew.

Lidija Novakovic provides and in depth analysis of the scriptural and interpretative traditions surrounding the resurrection of Jesus.

A comparative study of the Messiah in the Pauline letters with the Enochic Son of Man traditions in the "Parables of Enoch". It discusses conceptual elements of messianic traditions that are identified in the "Parables of Enoch" and the "Letters of Paul" by examining the nature and functions of the divine figure and of the messiah figure.

Beginning with the Gospel accounts of the infancy of Jesus, this book opens up the main features of the life of Jesus in a reading that oscillates between the questioning of the historical reference and the penetrating understanding of their verbal expression.

"2 Baruch" is a Jewish pseudepigraphon from the late first or early second century CE. This ancient work addresses the important matter of theodicy in light of the destruction of the temple by the Romans in 70 CE. This title includes an introduction that orients readers to interpretative and textual issues of the book.

In the Seminar "The Pseudepigrapha and Christian Origins of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas," chaired from 2000 to 2006 by Professors James H Charlesworth (Princeton) and Gerbern S Oegema (McGill), the relation between the Pseudepigrapha and the New Testament has been discussed systematically and intensively.

Examines ancient texts in the Jewish-Christian tradition, especially so-called 'non-canonical' texts, by focusing on how they were used or functioned in early societies.

Presents the historical identity of Jesus through lens of such Jewish scholars as Schalom Ben-Chorin, David Flusser, Geza Vermes, and Jacob Neuser. This book is suitable for those interested in ecumenical discourse and Jesus studies.