Craig A. Evans (1952-), scholar

Craig A. Evans is a Canadian scholar, Professor at Acadia University (Wolfville, NS).

Biography

PhD (Claremont). Professor of New Testament at Acadia Divinity College.

Works on Second temple Judaism

Books

• Life of Jesus Research: An Annotated Bibliography (Leiden 1989)
• Non-Canonical Writings and New Testament Interpretation (Peabody Mass. 1992)
• Jesus and His Contemporaries: Comparative Studies (Leiden 1995)
• The Interpretation of Scripture in Early Judaism and Christianity: Studies in Language and Tradition (Sheffield 2000)
• Of Scribes and Sages: Early Jewish Interpretation and Transmission of Scripture (London 2004)
• Ancient Texts for New Testament Studies: A Guide to the Background Literature (Peabody Mass. 2005)

Edited volumes

• (with Peter W. Flint). Eschatology, Messianism and the Dead Sea Scrolls (Grand Rapids 1997)
• (with James A. Sanders). Early Christian Interpretation of the Scriptures of Israel Investigations and Proposals (Sheffield 1997)
• (with Stanley E. Porter).New Testament Backgrounds (Sheffield 1997)
• (with Stanley E. Porter). Dictionary of New Testament Background (Downers Grove 2000)