BIBLIOGRAPHY

Major Sources Only

The New Testament itself (esp. Acts, the Gospels, and Paul’s writings) was the main source for the dating of the New Testament books and the formation of the completed canon. I also used many different books focused exclusively on Apostle Paul and his life and works, too numerous to mention, from two different libraries besides my own collection (St. Bonaventure Library, Houghton College Library). For Roman history I consulted several specialized books on Nero and the Procurators. For Jewish history I consulted historical works by both Jewish and Christian scholars in the field of first century history, including specialized works on the Herodian rulers, the High Priests, the Zealots, Josephus, and the Yosippon. The sources I benefited the most from are listed below. The boldfaced authors are the most recommended sources. For the war chronology and Josephus studies, the website put together by Goldberg (www.josephus.org) is indispensable.

Bowman, Steven B. (Translator). Sepher Yosippon, A Medieval History of Ancient Israel (from the critical Hebrew edition of David Flusser, translated by Steven B. Bowman). Prepublication manuscript. Still unpublished as of 2014. The publisher of intent is Harvard Loeb Classical

Library. Bray, John L. Matthew 24 Fulfilled. (Fifth Edition) Powder Springs, Georgia USA. Printed in the

USA by American Vision (AV Press), 2008. Brown, Roy and Helen. Accordance Bible Search Software. Produced for the Macintosh computer by Oak Tree Software <www.accordancebible.com> Their modules on Josephus with the tagged Greek text, plus Whiston’s notes, were absolutely indispensable for my research.

Their Greek New Testament and Church Father modules are also superb. If you want a great biblical and theological research and study tool for Windows, Mac, or iPhone, this is the best. Bruce, F. F. Israel and the Nations. Grand Rapids, Michigan USA: William B. Eerdmans Publishing

Co., 1963 (illustrated edition Oct. 1969). Conybeare, W. J. and Howson, J. S. The Life and Epistles of the Apostle Paul. New York: Pub. by T. Y. Crowell. No date. Cornfeld, Gaalya (with Benjamin Mazar and Paul L. Maier). Josephus The Jewish War. Grand

Rapids, Michigan (USA): Zondervan Publishing House, 1982. Cruse, Christian Frederick (Translator). The Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius Pamphilus.

Translated from the original by Christian Frederick Cruse. Grand Rapids, Michigan USA: Baker

Books, 1971. Epstein, Isidore. Hebrew-English Edition of the Babylonian Talmud (Tractate Yoma). We referenced folio 39b from this Tractate. New Edition. Soncino Press. London: 1969. Farrar, Frederic W. The Early Days of Christianity. London, Paris, and New York: Cassell &

Company, 1884. Gentry, Kenneth L., Jr. The Beast of Revelation. Revised Edition. Atlanta, Georgia: American

Vision, 2002. Gentry, Kenneth L., Jr. Before Jerusalem Fell. Dating the Book of Revelation. An Exegetical and

Historical Argument for a Pre-A.D. 70 Composition. Atlanta, Georgia (USA): American Vision, 1998. Gichon, Mordechai. “Cestius Gallus’ Campaign in Judaea”, Palestine Exploration Quarterly 113 (1981) 56. Goldberg, Gary J. The Flavius Josephus Homepage (http://www.josephus.org). This website

281 was of enormous benefit. Many of the chronological puzzles (that Josephus is famous for) were resolved by Goldberg and put in correct sequence with careful documentation, maps and charts. His War Chronology is especially helpful. Goodman, Martin. The Ruling Class of Judaea, The Origins of the Jewish Revolt Against

Rome A.D. 66- 70. New York (USA): Pub. by the Press Syndicate of the University of

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1987. Goodwin, Frank J. A Harmony Commentary on the Life of St. Paul According to the Acts of the

Apostles and the Pauline Epistles. Grand Rapids, USA: Baker Books, 1951. Graetz, Heinrich. Popular History of the Jews. New York: Hebrew Publishing Company. Fifth

Edition 1937. Volume 2. Hengel, Martin. The Zealots: Investigations Into The Jewish Freedom Movement In The

Period From Herod I Until 70 AD. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1989. Horsley, Richard A. and Hanson, John S. Bandits, Prophets, and Messiahs, Popular

Movements in the Time of Jesus. San Francisco, California (USA): Harper San Francisco (Division of Harper Collins Publishers) 1988. Horsley, Richard A. Revolt Of The Scribes: Resistance and Apocalyptic Origins. Minneapolis

USA: Fortress Press, 2010. Horsley, Richard A. “Menahem in Jerusalem,” Novum Testamentum 27 (1985) 334-48 Lake, Kirsopp (Translator). Eusebius The Ecclesiastical History. (Greek and English facing pages) Two Volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA): Harvard

University Press, First Printed 1926. Lightfoot, John. The Harmony, Chronicle, and Order of the New Testament: Text of the

Four Evangelists Methodized, Story of the Acts of the Apostles Analyzed, Order of the

Epistles Manifested, and Times of the Revelation Observed. All Illustrated with a Variety of Observations upon the Chiefest Difficulties, Textual and Talmudical, with an Additional

Discourse concerning the Fall of Jerusalem and the Condition of the Jews in that Land

Afterward. London: (MDCLV) 1655. Maier, Paul L. Josephus: The Essential Works. Translated and Edited by Paul L. Maier. Grand

Rapids, Michigan USA: Kregel Publications, 1994. ISBN 0-8254-3260-X Mason, Steve. Josephus and the New Testament (Second Edition). Peabody, Massachusetts (USA): Hendrickson Publishers, LLC. 2003. Mason, Steve. Josephus, Judea, and Christian Origins: Methods and Categories. Peabody,

Massachusetts (USA): Hendrickson Publishers Inc., 2009. Milman, Henry H. The History of the Jews. Three Volumes. London: John Murray, 1829. Printed by C. Roworth. Ogden, Arthur M. The Development of the New Testament. Second Edition Revised. Printed in the USA: Ogden Publications, 1995. Carefully reasoned reconstruction of New Testament history. May be out of print. Search the Internet for it. Rajak, Tessa. Josephus The Historian and His Society. London, England: Gerald Duckworth &

Co. Ltd., 1983. Rogers, Cleon L., Jr. The Topical Josephus. Grand Rapids, Michigan USA: Zondervan

Publishing House, Academic and Professional Books Division, 1992. Schurer, Emil. A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus. Edited and Introduced by

Nahum N. Glatzer. New York, USA: Schocken Books, 1961 (second printing, 1963). This volume is an abridgment of the First Division of Schurer’s work. English rendition was first published in 1886- 1890 by T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh.

282 Scott, J. Julius. Jewish Backgrounds of the New Testament. Grand Rapids, Michigan USA:

Baker Academic, 1995. Thackeray, H. St. J. (Translator). Josephus in Nine Volumes. (Greek and English facing pages) Nine Volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA): Harvard

University Press, First Printed 1927. Ussher, James. Larry and Marion Pierce, editors. The Annals of the World. Revised and updated by Larry and Marion Pierce. Green Forest, Arkansas USA: Master Books, 2003.

ISBN 089051-360-0 VanderKam, James C. From Joshua To Caiaphas: High Priests After The Exile. Minneapolis,

USA: Fortress Press, 2004. Warmington, B. H. Nero Reality And Legend, New York, USA: W. W. Norton & Company Inc. 1969. Wellesley, Kenneth (Translator and Copyright holder). Tacitus The Histories, A New

Translation by Kenneth Wellesley. Penguin Books Ltd., Middlesex, England. First published 1964. Reprinted 1968. Reissued with Bibliography 1972. Whiston, William (Translator). Josephus Complete Works. Grand Rapids, Michigan USA:

Kregel Publications, 1960 (ninth printing, 1971).

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