Author: BARRETT, C.K.
Title: The New Testament Background : Selected Documents
Description: London, SPCK. 1961. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Near Fine unmarked copy which has a small minor wear mark to front else Fine with VG dustjacket which is not price clipped. First published in 1956. Dr. Barrett has compiled a selection of those original documents which alone can bring to life the world in which the New Testament was written. The student can read, in translation, and with copious notes, passages from the classical writers and texts including the Hermetica and the mystery religions and apocalyptic literature. NOT EX LIB R2. Near Fine/Very Good.

Keywords: New Testament Studies, the Hermetica, Mystery Religions, Apocalyptic Literature


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