Books on NT Backgrounds

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Score Cover Author Title Series Year Tags
70.71000 The Septuagint The Septuagint UBW
1000 Memory in Jewish, Pagan and Christian Societies of the Graeco-Roman World Memory in Jewish, Pagan and Christian Societies of the Graeco-Roman World LSTS
1000 Herod Antipas Herod Antipas SNTSMS
1000 The Many Faces of Herod the Great The Many Faces of Herod the Great
1000 Judaism and Christianity in First-Century Rome Judaism and Christianity in First-Century Rome SHJ
1000 The Jewish World around the New Testament The Jewish World around the New Testament
1000 The Roman Empire in Luke's Narrative The Roman Empire in Luke's Narrative LNTS
1000 Jesus in Jerusalem: The Last Days Jesus in Jerusalem: The Last Days
1000 Striking New Images: Roman Imperial Coinage and the New Testament World Striking New Images: Roman Imperial Coinage and the New Testament World LNTS
1000 The Graeco-Roman Context of Early Christian Literature The Graeco-Roman Context of Early Christian Literature LNTS
1000 Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography
1000 The Gospel of Matthew in its Roman Imperial Context The Gospel of Matthew in its Roman Imperial Context LNTS
1000 The Dead Sea Scrolls and Christian Origins The Dead Sea Scrolls and Christian Origins SDSSRL
1000 The Way of the Lord: Christian Pilgrimage Today The Way of the Lord: Christian Pilgrimage Today
1000 New Testament Background: Selected Documents: Revised and Expanded Edition New Testament Background: Selected Documents: Revised and Expanded Edition
1000 Reading and Writing in the Time of Jesus Reading and Writing in the Time of Jesus UBW
1000 Honour and Conflict in the Ancient World: 1 Corinthians in its Greco-Roman Social Setting Honour and Conflict in the Ancient World: 1 Corinthians in its Greco-Roman Social Setting LNTS
1000 The New Testament Christological Hymns: Their Historical Religious Background The New Testament Christological Hymns: Their Historical Religious Background SNTSMS
1000 Medicine, Miracle and Magic in New Testament Times Medicine, Miracle and Magic in New Testament Times SNTSMS
1000 The Myth of a Gentile Galilee The Myth of a Gentile Galilee SNTSMS
1000 Dictionary of New Testament Background: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship Dictionary of New Testament Background: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship IVPBDS
1000 Ancient Texts For New Testament Studies: A Guide To The Background Literature Ancient Texts For New Testament Studies: A Guide To The Background Literature
1000 John John ZIBBC
1000 Acts Acts ZIBBC
1000 In Stone and Story: Early Christianity in the Roman World In Stone and Story: Early Christianity in the Roman World
1000 The Ancient Mediterranean Social World: A Sourcebook The Ancient Mediterranean Social World: A Sourcebook
1000 Corinthian Wisdom, Stoic Philosophy and the Ancient Economy Corinthian Wisdom, Stoic Philosophy and the Ancient Economy SNTSMS
1000 The Judaean Poor and the Fourth Gospel The Judaean Poor and the Fourth Gospel SNTSMS
1000 The New Testament in Its World - An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians The New Testament in Its World - An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians
1000 Yeshua: The Life of Messiah from a Messianic Jewish Perspective: Volume 1 Yeshua: The Life of Messiah from a Messianic Jewish Perspective: Volume 1
1000 Yeshua: The Life of Messiah from a Messianic Jewish Perspective: Volume 3 Yeshua: The Life of Messiah from a Messianic Jewish Perspective: Volume 3
1000 Power and Politics in Palestine: The Jews and the Governing of Their Land, 100 BC-AD 70 Power and Politics in Palestine: The Jews and the Governing of Their Land, 100 BC-AD 70 LNTS
1000 Competing Identities: The Athlete and the Gladiator in Early Christian Literature Competing Identities: The Athlete and the Gladiator in Early Christian Literature LNTS
1000 The Noble Death: Graeco-Roman Martyrology and Paul's Concept of Salvation The Noble Death: Graeco-Roman Martyrology and Paul's Concept of Salvation LNTS
1000 Illiterate Apostles: Uneducated Early Christians and the Literates Who Loved Them Illiterate Apostles: Uneducated Early Christians and the Literates Who Loved Them LNTS
1000 Yeshua: The Life of Messiah from a Messianic Jewish Perspective: Volume 4 Yeshua: The Life of Messiah from a Messianic Jewish Perspective: Volume 4
1000 The Christian World around the New Testament The Christian World around the New Testament
1000 The World of the New Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts The World of the New Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts
1000 Yeshua: The Life of Messiah from a Messianic Jewish Perspective: Volume 2 Yeshua: The Life of Messiah from a Messianic Jewish Perspective: Volume 2
1000 Religious Diversity in the Graeco-Roman World Religious Diversity in the Graeco-Roman World UBW

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