Naked Bible 019: Taking the Bible’s Own Context Seriously, Part 4: 2nd Temple Texts in Translation

The series on Bible study continues with the emphasis on interpreting the Bible in its own context. The context we're discussing is the world of the ancient Near East (with respect to the OT) and the Second Temple period with respect to the NT. Interpreting the Bible in these contexts means thinking like a person living at these times. The best way to do that is to immerse yourself in the worldview of the civilizations of these eras with which the biblical writers had regular contact.  That is accomplished by immersion in the written sources of these civilizations. The last episode of the podcast dealt with the need to tap into the written material of the ANE since that is the context for the OT. In this episode we’ll turn attention to the NT context, the Second temple period (6th century BC-1st century AD). As in the last episode, all print and online sources I mention in the podcast are found (with links) at the "Bibliography and Resources" tab here on the podcast website.Ancient Texts in English Translation: Second Temple Period of Judaism (5th century BC – 1st century AD)Books:Old Testament ApocryphaKing James Version of the Apocryphadigital versionThe New Oxford Annotated Apocrypha: New Revised Standard Versiondigital versionR.H. Charles' edition: The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament: Apocryphadigital version (Logos has Charles' Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha in one set)New Testament Apocrypha (less relevant, as these come from after the apostolic period):one-volume edition of M. R. James: The New Testament Apocryphatwo-volume scholarly compendium by SchneemelcherNew Testament Apocrypha, Vol. 1: Gospels and Related Writings Revised EditionNew Testament Apocrypha, Vol. 2: Writings Relating to the Apostles Apocalypses and Related SubjectsOld Testament PseudepigraphaH. Charles' edition: The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament, Pseudepigraphadigital version (Logos has Charles' Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha in one set)James H. Charleworth's two-volume edition (with introductions to each book): The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha ( 2 Volume set)digital versionDead Sea Scrolls (non-biblical texts)Wise, Abegg, & Cook: The Dead Sea Scrolls: A New Translationdigital versionGeza Vermes: The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English (Penguin Classics)Garcia-Martinez: The Dead Sea Scrolls Translated: The Qumran Texts in Englishdigital version (English translations are included in the two volume Dead Sea Scrolls Study Edition, which also has the Hebrew texts)Dead Sea Scrolls (the biblical scrolls in the Hebrew Bible, in English translation)Abegg, Ulrich, Flint: The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible: The Oldest Known Bible Translated for the First Time into Englishdigital versionJosephusWhiston edition: The Works of Josephus: Complete and Unabridged, New Updated Editiondigital versionPaul Maier: The New Complete Works of JosephusPhiloYonge, updated by Scholer: The Works of Philodigital versionWebsites (free material, but dated translations from old, public domain sources)Old Testament ApocryphaSacred Texts ArchiveNon-Canonical HomepageBiblos / Apocrypha.orgPseudepigrapha.com (includes links to OT Apocrypha)Old Testament PseudepigraphaSacred Texts archive (labels the Pseudepigrapha "other apocrypha")Pseudepigrapha.comNon-canonical HomepageNew Testament ApocryphaEarly Christian WritingsPhiloEarly Jewish WritingsJosephusEarly Jewish Writings