This is the second volume of the hard-copy edition of a journal that has been published online (www.macdiv.ca/jgrchj) since 2000. Volume 1 was for 2000, Volume 2 is for 2001-2005, and Volume 3 will be for 2006. As they appear, the hard-copy editions will replace the online materials. The scope of JGRChJ is the texts, language and cultures of the Graeco-Roman world of early Christianity and Judaism. The papers published in JGRChJ are designed to pay special attention to the 'larger picture' of politics, culture, religion and language, engaging as well with modern theoretical approaches. Zeba...

This is the third volume of the hard-copy edition of a journal that has been published online (www.macdiv.ca/jgrchj) since 2000. Volume 1 was for 2000, Volume 2 was for 2001-2005, and Volume 3 is for 2006. As they appear, the hardcopy editions will replace the online materials.The scope of JGRChJ is the texts, language and cultures of the Graeco-Roman world of early Christianity and Judaism.The papers published in JGRChJ are designed to pay special attention to the 'larger picture' of politics, culture, religion and language, engaging as well with modern theoretical approaches. Craig A. Evans...

This is the fifth volume of the hard-copy edition of a journal that has been published online (www.macdiv.ca/jgrchj) since 2000. Volume 1 was for 2000, Volume 2 was for 2001-2005, Volume 3 was for 2006, Volume 4 was for 2007 and Volume 5 is for 2008. As they appear, the hardcopy editions will replace the online materials.The scope of JGRChJ is the texts, language and cultures of the Graeco-Roman world of early Christianity and Judaism.The papers published in JGRChJ are designed to pay special attention to the 'larger picture' of politics, culture, religion and language, engaging as well with...

Jintae Kim. The Concept of Atonement in the Gospel of John -- Craig S. Keener. Human Stones in a Greek Setting: Luke 3.8; Matthew 3.9; Luke 19.40 --Erlend D. MacGillivray. Re-Evaluating Patronage and Reciprocity in Antiquity and New Testament Studies -- Martin M. Culy. Double Case Constructions in Koine Greek -- Mark A. Jennings. Patronage and Rebuke in Paul's Persuasion in 2 Corinthians 8-9 -- David Lincicum. The Origin of 'Alpha and Omega' (Revelation 1.8; 21.6; 22.13): A Suggestion -- Greg Goswell. Early Readers of the Gospels: The KEPHALAIA and TITLOI of Codex Alexandrinus -- Craig...

Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism originates from McMasterDivinity College, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1. It publishes studies of thetexts, languages and cultures of the Greco-Roman world of early Christianityand Judaism. The scope of this journal is broad, with articles welcome on many areas of relevance to the journal s aims. Nevertheless, the approach of the journal is also specific - to publish only the highest quality articles that examine the ways in which the Greco-Roman world was the world of the New Testament and early Judaism. The emphasis in the journal is thus on a...