Noncanonical Influences on the New Testament: A Book Review

The first comprehensive analysis of non-canonical influences—Jewish, non-Jewish, and early Christian—on the formation of the New Testament writings.

In Apocryphal Prophets and Athenian Poets: Noncanonical Influences on the New Testament, Gregory R. Lanier presents in one volume an overarching compendium and analysis of over five hundred relevant instances of non-Old-Testament influence on the New Testament across three categories—Jewish, non-Jewish (mostly Greco-Roman), and early Christian (pre-canonical).

The abundance of non-canonical influences on the New Testament testifies to the breadth of apostolic cultural engagement and the scope and pace of information exchange in the early Christian circles. This comprehensive work will allow scholars and students to give closer attention to the sheer complexity of the crisscrossing lines of direct and indirect influences on the New Testament Scriptures.

Shawn received a review copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review of the book.

[MaryArnold]

So many layers to Scripture! This is another layer! Fantastic

[robwesterlund]

Very good review of the book. I am currently studying it and am looking forward to its content.

[philtheo]

Greg Lanier has written so many helpful books! I wish he were better known as a scholar, but he's getting there, and someday he will be, I think! 😀

[kevinmosman]

Nice job. I think I’d enjoy that book very much.

[williambillycraig]

I see the book is in logos; I will buy it.

Thanks for the review.

[e.m.]

This book sounds right up my alley; thanks for the review!

[kwpctek]

Is there any indication the part you didn't like assumed a BC Septuagint? or if the authors embraced Vaticanus, Sinaiticus, and such?
Shipped at around $100 Canuck bucks, it might be just a tad pricey.

[clarkemery]

Michael Heiser would mention these things in his podcasts and books. If he hadn’t died he might have written this.

[TommyCollins-qvyi]

how long can you keep your hands in your pockets?

[Dwayne_Green]

Your channel strikes again, and thus my bank account suffers.