[Chapter title] ­a ­­­ Jewish­and­Christian­texts in­Contexts­and­related­studies­series Executive Editor James­h.­Charlesworth Editorial Board of Advisors Motti­aviam,­Michael­davis,­Casey­elledge, loren­Johns,­amy-Jill­levine,­lee­Mcdonald, lidia­novakovic,­Gerbern­oegema,­henry­rietz,­Brent­strawn “non-CanoniCal”­reliGious­texts­ in­early­JudaisM­and­ early­Christianity Edited by lee­Martin­MCdonald JaMes­h.­Charlesworth Published by T&T Clark International A Continuum Imprint the­tower­Building,­11­york­road,­london­se1­7nx 80­Maiden­lane,­suite­704,­new­york,­ny­10038 www.continuumbooks.com all­rights­reserved.­no­part­of­this­publication­may­be­reproduced­or­transmitted­in­ any­form­or­by­any­means,­electronic­or­mechanical,­including­photocopying,­recording­ or­any­information­storage­or­retrieval­system,­without­permission­in­writing­from­the­ publishers. ©­lee­Martin­Mcdonald,­James­h.­Charlesworth,­with­contributors,­2012 lee­Martin­Mcdonald,­James­h.­Charlesworth,­and­contributors­have­asserted­their­ right­under­the­Copyright,­designs­and­Patents­act,­1988,­to­be­indentified­as­the­ author­of­this­work.­ British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data a­catalogue­record­for­this­book­is­available­from­the­British­library. isBn:­­hB:­­978-0-567-25175-6­ typeset­by­Free­range­Book­design­&­Production Contents Contributors vii Abbreviations ix introduction:­“non-canonical”­religious­texts­in­early­Judaism ­ and­early­Christianity 1 ­ Lee M. McDonald and James H. Charlesworth 1.­ early­Judaism­and­Modern­Culture:­reflections­on ­­ the­theological­relevance­of­early­Jewish­literature­ 9 ­ Gerbern S. Oegema 2.­ Christians­in­egypt:­a­Preliminary­survey­of­Christian­literature­ ­ Found­in­oxyrhynchus­ 26 ­ Craig A. Evans 3.­ the­reception­of­the­Pseudepigrapha­in­syriac­traditions:­ ­ the­Case­of­2 Baruch 52 ­ Liv Ingeborg Lied 4.­ the­Coptic,­arabic,­and­ethiopic­Versions­of­the­Testament of Abraham­and­the­emergence­of­the­Testaments of Isaac and Jacob 61 ­ K. Martin Heide 5.­ the­son­of­david­in­Psalms of Solomon­17­ 73 ­ Danny Zacharias 6.­ the­enochic­library­of­the­author­of­the­Epistle of Barnabas 88 ­ Eric Rowe 7.­ ruminating­on­the­Canonical­Process­in­light­of­a­Bodmer­ ­ Papyrus­anthology­(P72)­ 103 ­ James H. Charlesworth 8.­ the­Hebrew Gospel­in­early­Christianity­ 116 ­ James R. Edwards vi­­­ Contents 9.­ trapped­in­a­Forgerer’s­rhetoric:­3 Corinthians,­Pseudepigraphy,­ ­ and­the­legacy­of­ancient­Polemics­ 153 ­ Caleb Webster 10.­ the­Place­of­the­Shepherd of Hermas­in­the­Canon­debate­ 162 ­ David Nielsen 11.­ the­Protevangelium of James­and­the­Composition­of­the­ ­ Bodmer­Miscellaneous­Codex:­Chronology,­theology,­ ­ and­liturgy­ 177 ­ George T. Zervos 12.­ the­Child­Mary­in­the­Protevangelium of James 195 ­ Mary F. Foskett 13.­ Purity,­Piety,­and­the­Purposes­of­the­Protevangelium of James 205 ­ Lily Vuong 14.­ thecla­desexualized:­the­saint­Justina­legend­and­the­ ­ reception­of­the­Christian­apocrypha­in­late­antiquity­ 222 ­ Brian Sowers selected­Bibliography­ 235 ­ Arthur C. Boulet Index of References 239 Index of Subjects 245 ­ ­ Contributors James H. Charlesworth­ is­ George­ l.­ Collard­ Professor­ of­ new­ testament­language­and­literature,­and­director­and­editor­of­the­ Princeton­dead­sea­scrolls­Project­at­Princeton­theological­seminary­in­ Princeton,­new­Jersey. James R. Edwards­is­Bruner-welch­Professor­of­theology­at­whitworth­ university­in­spokane,­washington. Craig A. Evans is­Payzant­distinguished­Professor­of­new­testament­ at­acadia­divinity­College,­acadia­university,­wolfville,­nova­scotia. Mary F. Foskett­is­associate­Professor­and­associate­Chair­director­of­ religion­at­wake­Forest­university­in­winston-salem,­north­Carolina. K. Martin Heide is­associate­Professor­at­the­Center­for­near­and­ Middle­east­studies­at­the­Philipps-university­of­Marburg. Liv Ingeborg Lied­ is­ associate­ Professor­ of­ Missiology/studies­ in­ religion­at­det­teologiske­Menighetsfakultet­in­oslo,­norway. Lee M. McDonald­is­President­emeritus­and­Professor­of­new­testament­ at­acadia­divinity­College,­acadia­university,­wolfville,­nova­scotia. David Nielsen­is­a­graduate­student­in­biblical­studies­at­duke­university. Gerbern S. Oegema­is­Professor­of­Biblical­studies­and­Coordinator­of­ the­Centre­for­research­on­religion­at­McGill­university­in­Montreal,­ Quebec. Eric Rowe­is­a­doctoral­student­in­Christianity­and­Judaism­in­antiquity­ at­the­university­of­notre­dame­in­south­Bend,­indiana. Brian P. Sowers­is­a­lecturer­in­the­Classics­department­at­Brooklyn­ College­in­new­york. Lily Vuong­is­assistant­Professor­of­Philosophy­and­religious­studies­at­ Valdosta­state­university­in­Valdosta,­Georgia. viii­­­ Contributors Caleb Webster­is­a­graduate­of­Claremont­school­of­theology­and­a­ current­student­at­the­university­of­California­Berkeley­school­of­law. Danny Zacharias is­lecturer­in­Biblical­studies­at­acadia­divinity­ College,­acadia­university,­wolfville,­nova­scotia. George T. Zervos­is­associate­Professor­of­Philosophy­and­religion­at­ the­university­of­north­Carolina­in­wilmington,­north­Carolina.