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More Light from the Ancient East
Understanding the New Testament through Papyri
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The first volume of the new series “Papyri and the New Testament” introduces students, teachers, and scholars to the value of the study of papyrological documents and their impact on the understanding of early Christ groups. Papyri, ostraca, and tablets document the social, economic, political, and multilingual circumstances of the Greco-Roman period and are the best sources for understanding New Testament times. Compared to the first studies devoted to this topic about 100 years ago, the amount of available material has grown twentyfold. In addition, the days have passed when papyri were found exclusively in Egypt: a significant number of texts from Israel, Syria, North Africa, Britain, Switzerland, and other Greco-Roman regions demonstrate that these sources shed light on general conditions throughout the Roman Empire. The volume both introduces the main issues of comparing papyri with New Testament texts and presents many comprehensive examples.
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Peter Arzt-Grabner is Associate Professor and head of the Papyrology Research Unit at the University of Salzburg. John S. Kloppenborg has the rank of University Professor at the University of Toronto and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Christina M. Kreinecker is a Research Professor at KU Leuven and an Associate Member of ITSEE (University of Birmingham).