Lawrence M Wills: 3 books
Not God's People
Insiders and Outsiders in the Biblical World
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2008
In the Bible, there is a drama of defining who are truly God's people—and who are not. Using an array of biblical texts from both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, Not God's People explores how ancient Jews and Christians created their own identity in relation to others. The book analyzes...
The Quest of the Historical Gospel
Mark, John and the Origins of the Gospel Genre
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Ancient Jewish Novels
An Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2002
This volume brings together for the first time all of the ancient Jewish novels and fragments of novels. Written at about the same time as the Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament, but before the period of Rabbinic Judaism, these texts reveal the ambiguities and conflicts encountered by Jews in this period.