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Biblical Figures Outside the Bible

Edited by Theodore A. Bergren (NHC Fellow, 1998–99) and Michael E. Stone An exciting development of recent years in the study of early Judaism and Christianity has been the growing recognition of the importance of the extra-biblical traditions for understanding these religious movements—apocryphal and pseudepigraphical literature, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Nag Hammadi Gnostic … Continued

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Sixth Ezra: The Text and Origin

By Theodore A. Bergren (NHC Fellow, 1998–99) 6 Ezra is a short oracular writing that is included in the biblical Apocrypha as the final two chapters (15-16) of Ezra, or 2 Esdras. Cast as the words of God mediated through an unnamed prophet, the main part of the work sets forth predictions of impending doom … Continued