Table of Contents

Introduction
1. The Old Testament Apocrypha
2. The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha
3. The Dead Sea Scrolls
4. Versions of the Old Testament
5. Philo and Josephus
6. The Targums
7. Rabbinic Literature
8. The New Testament Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
9. Early Church Fathers
10. Gnostic Writings
11. Other Writings
12. Examples of New Testament Exegesis
Appendixes
1. Canons of Scripture that Include the Apocrypha
2. Quotations, Allusions, and Parallels to the New Testament
3. Parallels between New Testament Gospels and Pseudepigraphal Gospels
4. Jesus' Parables and the Parables of the Rabbis
5. Jesus and Jewish Miracle Stories
6. Messianic Claimants of the First and Second Centuries
Indexes

About the Author

Craig A. Evans (PhD, Claremont Graduate University) isJohn Bisagno Distinguished Professor of Christian Origins at Houston Baptist University in Houston, Texas. He is a frequent contributor to scholarly journals and the author or editor of numerous publications.