Description Description: That the Earliest followers of Jesus wrote poetry, hymns, and odes is evident already in the New Testament.
And his many edited volumes include The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha (2 vols.), Jesus and Hillel, and Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls..
He is author of numerous works, including The Historical Jesus, Resurrection, Authentic Apocrypha, and Jesus within Judaism.
Collord Professor of New Testament Language and Literature and Director and Editor of the PTS Dead Sea Scrolls Project.
Charlesworth is George L.
About the Contributor(s): James H.
Author of Treasures Old and New, Between Sundays, and God beyond Gender.
The attractively designed publication is fine for scholars, wonderful for believers."" --Gail Ramshaw Past President of the North American Academy of Liturgy.
Some readers will delight in its female imagery for God; my favorite image is of our Lord as a wreathed crown on our head.
Endorsements: ""Eminent scholar James Charlesworth has provided a stunning translation of the poetic second-century Odes of Solomon.
The Index of Ancient Sources provides the reader access to the wide range of references in the notes.
Professor Charlesworth offers an inviting introduction and a translation of this work that is both engaging and true to the original languages.
The beauty of these poems is a tribute to the depth of spirituality in early communities of Christians, some of whom were perhaps also Jews or converted Jews.
This volume is a translation of The Odes of Solomon, a collection of early Christian hymns or odes; some are obviously Christian, others perhaps Jewish.
Description Description: That the Earliest followers of Jesus wrote poetry, hymns, and odes is evident already in the New Testament
