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New Testament Texts on Greek Amulets from Late Antiquity

New Testament Texts on Greek Amulets from Late Antiquity

Jones, Brice C.

Hardcover

Series: Library of New Testament Studies, Book 554

Bible Studies

ISBN10: 0567666271
ISBN13: 9780567666277
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Mar 24 2016
Pages: 240
Weight: 1.55
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

Brice C. Jones presents a comprehensive analysis of Greek amulets from late antique Egypt which contain New Testament citations. He evaluates the words they contain in terms of their text-critical value. The use of New Testament texts on amulets was common in late antiquity. These citations were extracted from their larger Biblical contexts and used for ritual purposes that have traditionally been understood in terms of the ambiguous category of 'magic'. Often, these citations were used to invoke the divine for some favour, healing or protection. For various reasons, however, these citations have not played a significant role in the study of the text of the Greek New Testament.

As such, this is the first systematic treatment of Greek New Testament citations on amulets from late antique Egypt. Jones' work has real implications for how amulets and other such witnesses from this era should be treated in the future of the discipline of New Testament textual criticism.

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