Craig A. Evans

Craig Alan Evans is a biblical scholar and author.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts in history and philosophy from Claremont McKenna College, a Master of Divinity from Western Baptist Seminary in Portland, Oregon, and his Master of Arts and Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Claremont Graduate University in southern California.

He is Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament and director of the graduate program at Acadia Divinity College in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.^[1][2] Prior to coming to Acadia, he was a visiting assistant professor of religious studies at McMaster University and a professor of biblical studies at Trinity Western University.^[2] Dr. Evans' research has led to conferences on subjects including the Dead Sea Scrolls,^[1] issues related to the image and perception of Jesus Christ^[3] and archaeology of the Bible.^[4] He writes extensively on the historical Jesus and the Jewish background of the New Testament era.

Publications

Dr. Evans is the author or editor of over 50 books, some of which are listed below:^[2]

Papers

• Assessing Progress in the Third Quest of the Historical Jesus, Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus, Vol. 4, No. 1, 35-54 (2006), DOI: 10.1177/1476869006061777

Books

• Fabricating Jesus: How Modern Scholars Distort the Gospels. InterVarsity Press. 2006. pp. 290. ISBN 0830833188. 
• Christian Beginnings and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Baker Academic. 2006. pp. 144. ISBN 978-0801028373. 
• Ancient Texts For New Testament Studies: A Guide To The Background Literature. Hendrickson Publishers. 2005. pp. 539. ISBN 978-1565634091. 
• Jesus and the Ossuaries. Baylor University Press. 2003. pp. 168. ISBN 0918954886. 
• Who Was Jesus?: A Jewish-Christian Dialogue. Westminster John Knox. 2001. pp. 272. ISBN 0664224628. 
• The Interpretation of Scripture in Early Judaism. Continuum International. 2000. ISBN 1841270768. 
• Dictionary of New Testament Background. InterVarsity Press. 2000. pp. 1328. ISBN 978-0830817801. 
• The Function of Scripture in Early Jewish and Christian Tradition. Continuum International. 1998. pp. 504. ISBN 1850758301. 
• Eschatology, Messianism, and the Dead Sea. Eerdmans Books for Young. 1997. pp. 167. ISBN 0802842305. 
• Noncanonical Writings and New Testament Interpretation. Hendrickson Publishers. 1992. pp. 304. ISBN 978-0943575957. 

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Waligorski, Rachel (2007-03-07). "Workshop on Christianity & Dead Sea Scrolls Draws Crowd". Baptist Press. http://www.sbcbaptistpress.org/bpnews.asp?ID=25123. Retrieved 2008-02-01. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Profile of Craig A. Evans, The Lost Gospel of Judas Project, National Geographic Society website, accessed March 10, 2008
3. ^ Arlandson, James (2007-04-21). "The Deconstructed Jesus". American Thinker. http://www.americanthinker.com/2007/04/the_deconstructed_jesus.html. Retrieved 2008-02-01. 
4. ^ Arlandson, James (2007-09-27). "Archaeology and the Synoptic Gospels: Which way do the rocks roll?". American Thinker. http://www.americanthinker.com/2007/09/archaeology_and_the_synoptic_g.html. Retrieved 2008-02-01. 

External links

• Evans' Website

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