Historical and literary studies : : a Pagan, Jewish and Christian / / Bruce M. Metzger.

• Superior document: New Testament Tools, Studies and Documents ; 8
• VerfasserIn: Metzger, Bruce M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 1968.
• Year of Publication: 1968
• Language: English
• Series: New Testament Tools, Studies and Documents ; 8.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (204 pages) :; illustrations.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Methodology in the Study of the Mystery Religions and Early Christianity -- The Second Grade of Mithraic Initiation -- A Greek and Aramaic Inscription Discovered at Armazi in Georgia -- The “Lost” Section of II Esdras (= IV Ezra) -- The Formulas Introducing Quotations of Scripture in the New Testament and the Mishnah -- How Many Times Does ’EΠIOϒΣIOΣ Occur outside the Lord’s Prayer? -- Seventy or Seventy-two Disciples? -- The Ascension of Jesus Christ -- Explicit References in the Works of Origen to Variant Readings in New Testament Manuscripts -- A Magical Amulet for Curing Fever -- The Christianization of Nubia and the Old Nubian Version of the New Testament -- When Did Scribes Begin to Use Writing Desks? -- Codex Bezae and the Geneva Version of the English Bible (1560) -- Recent Developments in the Textual Criticism of the New Testament -- Index -- New Testament Tools and Studies -- Plates.