Reading and Writing in the Time of JesusJesus never wrote a book. Most scholars assume that information about Jesus was preserved only orally up until the writing of the Gospels, allowing ample time for the stories of Jesus to grow and diversify. Alan Millard here argues that written reports about Jesus could have been made during his lifetime and that some among his audiences and followers may very well have kept notes, first-hand documents that the Evangelists could weave into their narratives. |
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... Papyrus fragment , Vergil's Aeneid . 131 Chapter 5 Figure 31 Greek deed concerning the sale of a date crop . 133 Figure 32 Inscriptions on an ossuary . 135 Figure 33 Part of a storage jar . 137 Figure 34 Masada tokens or ' coupons ...
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Contents
Chapter 2 | 47 |
Chapter 3 | 67 |
PAGE VERSUS ROLL | 82 |
Ostracon from Masada | 97 |
Nabataean graffito on a rock face in Petra | 101 |
Thamudic inscriptions written vertically on a rock in Wadi alLeyyah | 102 |
Stone weight | 109 |
Greek inscription first century AD | 111 |
Greek deed concerning the sale of a date crop | 133 |
Inscriptions on an ossuary | 135 |
Part of a storage jar | 137 |
Masada tokens or coupons | 139 |
Chapter 5 | 145 |
Chapter 6 | 155 |
View of the synagogue at Gamla destroyed in AD 67 | 160 |
Chapter 6 | 161 |
Stamps on handles of amphorae | 112 |
Ossuary inscribed with the name John in Greek | 114 |
Greek ostracon from the Jewish garrison on Masada | 116 |
Ossuary inscribed with the name of Shitrat | 118 |
Hebrew letters and numerals to guide builders | 122 |
Latin inscription from Caesarea | 127 |
Roman amphorae found at Masada | 129 |
Part of an amphora from Masada | 130 |
Papyrus fragment Vergils Aeneid | 131 |
Chapter 5 | 132 |
Wooden tablets containing old records | 173 |
Beth Maskhu deed with signatures of witnesses | 177 |
ORAL TRADITION OR WRITTEN REPORTS? | 185 |
Chapter 7 | 189 |
Wooden writing tablet | 207 |
Chapter 8 | 211 |
Bibliography | 230 |
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