Craig A. Evans

Dr. Craig A. Evans, Distinguished Professor of Christian Origins at Houston Baptist University in Texas, has published more than 600 scholarly studies, including more than 70 books. He is a member of the Institute for Biblical Research, the Society of Biblical Literature, and the prestigious Society of New Testament Studies. He has served as the editor-in-chief of the Bulletin for Biblical Research and has served on several editorial boards of journals and scholarly monograph series. Dr. Evans has won awards for three of his books. In 2006 he received the Acadia University Alumni Award for Scholarly Excellence and in 2007 he was given the Leadership Award by Crandall University (Moncton, New Brunswick).

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Craig A. Evans’s Books

Fountains of Wisdom: In Conversation with James H. Charlesworth

Fountains of Wisdom: In Conversation with James H. Charlesworth
• May 18, 2023
Handbook on the Jewish Roots of the Gospels

Handbook on the Jewish Roots of the Gospels
• • • • • • • April 5, 2022

The Baker Illustrated Bible Background Commentary
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • November 17, 2020

Jesus, Skepticism, & the Problem of History
• • • • • • October 8, 2019

The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament
• • • • • • • • • • • October 1, 2019
Language and Literature of the New Testament: Essays in Honor of Stanley E. Porter’s 60th Birthday

Language and Literature of the New Testament: Essays in Honor of Stanley E. Porter’s 60th Birthday
• • • • • • • October 27, 2016
Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, 2nd Edition

Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, 2nd Edition
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • November 11, 2013
On the Writing of New Testament Commentaries: Festschrift for Grant R. Osborne on the Occasion of his 70th Birthd

On the Writing of New Testament Commentaries: Festschrift for Grant R. Osborne on the Occasion of his 70th Birthday
• • • • • • • • October 18, 2013

The Gospels and Acts (The Holman Apologetics Commentary on the Bible)
• • • • October 1, 2013
The Message of Jesus: John Dominic Crossan and Ben Witherington III in Dialogue

The Message of Jesus: John Dominic Crossan and Ben Witherington III in Dialogue
• • • July 1, 2013
Key Events in the Life of the Historical Jesus: A Collaborative Exploration of Context and Coherence

Key Events in the Life of the Historical Jesus: A Collaborative Exploration of Context and Coherence
• • • • • December 31, 2009

Encyclopedia of the Historical Jesus
• January 1, 2008
Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible

Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • November 1, 2005
Face of New Testament Studies: A Survey of Recent Research

Face of New Testament Studies: A Survey of Recent Research
• • • • May 1, 2004

New Dictionary of Biblical Theology: Exploring the Unity & Diversity of Scripture
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • November 7, 2000

Dictionary of Biblical Imagery
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • November 2, 1998
Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments

Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • November 24, 1997

Nag Hammadi Texts and the Bible: A Synopsis and Index (New Testament Tools and Studies, Vol 18)
• • August 1, 1993
Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (The IVP Bible Dictionary Series)

Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (The IVP Bible Dictionary Series)
• • • • • • • • • • • • • February 18, 1992

Craig A. Evans’s Contributions

The Dead Sea Scrolls Illuminate Scripture
In this episode, Mikel Del Rosario, Drs. Darrell Bock and Craig Evans discuss the Dead Sea…
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• • May 18, 2021

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