Gillian M Bediako

The Scrolls and the Scriptures: Qumran Fifty Years After - The Library of Second Temple Studies Gillian M Bediako

Brief Description: This collection of papers from the Roehampton conference on the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible is the first jubilee volume published to celebrate the discovery of the Scrolls fifty years ago. Experts on the Scrolls, Hebrew language, biblical studies, ancient Judaism and modern literary theory cover a range of perspectives-as well as important issues of method and the perennial problems of the identity of the inhabitants of Khirbet Qumran and the relationship between the site and the discoveries in the nearby caves. Contributors include the well-known experts, Philip Davies, George Brooke, Al Wolters and J. D. G. Dunn. Biographical Note: Stanley E. Porter is Principal, Dean and Professor of New Testament, McMaster Divinity College, Canada. Craig A. Evans (Ph. D., Claremont) is Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Acadia Divinity College Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contributor Bio:  Evans, Craig A Craig A. Evans (Ph. D., Claremont) is Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament and director of the graduate program at Acadia Divinity College in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. He has written extensively on the historical Jesus and the Jewish background of the New Testament era. His books includeJesus and His Contemporaries: Comparative Studies (1995), Mark (in the Word Biblical Commentary, 2001), Jesus and the Ossuaries (2003) and Ancient Texts for New Testament Studies (2005). His edited volumes include (with Bruce Chilton) Studying the Historical Jesus: Evaluations of the State of Current Research (1994), (with Stanley E. Porter) Dictionary of New Testament Background (2000) and (with John Collins) Christian Beginnings and the Dead Sea Scrolls (2006). He has recently served on the advisory board on the Gospel of Judas for National Geographic Society and has appeared frequently as an expert commentator on network television programs, such as Dateline, and in various documentaries on the BBC, the Discovery Channel and the History Channel. Contributor Bio:  Porter, Stanley E Stanley E. Porter (Ph. D., University of Sheffield) is president, dean, and professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, Ontario. He is the author of many books on the New Testament and the editor of more than forty other volumes, including "Reading the Gospels Today". Some of his significant works include "Idioms of the Greek New Testament; Paul in Acts; Fundamentals of New Testament Greek; The Criteria for Authenticity in Historical-Jesus Research; The Book of Acts" (New International Greek Testament Commentary); "The Pastoral Epistles" (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament); "Verbal Aspect in the Greek of the New Testament, with Reference to Tense & Mood (Studies in Biblical Greek; Vol 1)" and "Romans" (Readings: A New Biblical Commentary). "- Editorial Review."