books by Howard Clark Kee

books by Howard Clark Kee

books:

Howard Clark Kee

Evolution of the Synagogue

Trinity Press, 1999

Nine prominent scholars and researchers into rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity here investigate the literary and archaeological evidence by which the evolution of the synagogue can be traced. This research project began as the theme of the Philadelphia Seminar on Christian origins at the University of Pennsylvania during the academic year ...

Medicine, Miracle and Magic in New Testament Times (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series)

Howard Clark Kee

Cambridge University Press, 1988

Good, but hard to go back and find things
This book is replete with methods used by the ancients to heal and achieve the impossible - for example, capsize a ship, or make a wall fall down. All healings attributed to doctors fall under `medicine,' all healings attributed to God/the gods fall under `miracle,' ...

The Learning Bible: Contemporary English Version

American Bible Society, 2000

WONDERFUL
I love this bible! It is so easy to read and it has a ton of information to help everything make sense.

Understanding The New Testament (5th Edition)

Howard Clark Kee

Prentice Hall, 1993

Great book, criminally priced
This book is a great introduction to the New Testament. It is great for understanding both the New Testament and the work of Biblical scholars. However, the book is astronomically over-priced. Apart from the comments of another reviewer, I would think the price is a ...

Christianity: A Social and Cultural History
Howard Clark Kee, Emily Albu Hanawalt, ...

Prentice Hall, 1991

Written by contributing scholars who are experts in specific facets of developing Christianity, this survey provides a well-rounded introduction to the history of Christianity and is ideal for anyone interested in the impact of Christianity of world culture down through history. It shows how Christianity emerged from its original Jewish ...

Introduction to the New Testament

Werner Georg Kummel, Howard Clark Kee

Abingdon Pr, 1975

Outstanding Reference - (Not a quick read)
This book is unmatched for its wealth of information in a concise format. It is not a "popular" narrative, but a reference work that provides an excellent summary of the best research on the New Testament. It examines each book from the perspectives of content, ...

The Cambridge Companion to the Bible (Companions to Religion)

Howard Clark Kee, Eric M. Meyers, ...

Cambridge University Press, 2007

Introduction to Biblical Studies
This is not a scholarly book in the sense that it's not part of any visible academic debate. It does not treat any particular issue in enough depth to be so. It is, rather, a sort of textbook. Call it "Introduction to Academic Thought About the Bible." Following the ...

Who Are the People of God?: Early Christian Models of Community
Howard Clark Kee

Yale University Press, 1995

In this provocative book, an eminent scholar examines the complex sociocultural factors that shaped Judaism and early Christianity, analyzing cardinal Judaic and Christian texts and the cultural communities in which they were written.

What Can We Know About Jesus? (Understanding Jesus Today Series)
Howard Clark Kee

Cambridge University Press, 1990

This book analyzes the evidence about Jesus in a broad range of sources, from ancient pagan and Jewish texts to the earliest Christian sources, including the New Testament apart from the gospel, the canonical gospels, and later Christian texts not included in the Christian canon. Each source is examined in light of the social and cultural context ...

To Every Nation Under Heaven: The Acts of the Apostles (New Testament in Context)
Howard Clark Kee

Trinity Press International, 1997

To understand the books of the New Testament, it is essential that the reader be made aware of the social, cultural, and historical contexts in which each of them was produced. This commentary does just that for the Acts of the Apostles, seeking to sensitize the reader to what is written in the text, as well as the assumptions that lie behind it .

Beginnings of Christianity: An Introduction To The New Testament

Howard Clark Kee

T. & T. Clark Publishers, 2005

excellent
This is a very detailed textbook on the origins of Christianity, historical Jesus and the New Testament in general by the legendary Bible scholar, Howard Clark Kee, who was behind such projects as The Cambridge Study Bible and The Learning Bible. This new book is not ...

Jesus in History: An Approach to the Study of the Gospels
Howard Clark Kee

Wadsworth Publishing, 1995

This text is a study of the historical Jesus. Specific literary sources are referenced - Roman and Jewish historians, the individual gospels, and other early Christian sources.