Craig A. Evans

Craig A. Evans
Lahir	21 Januari 1952 (umur 72)
Kebangsaan	Amerika Serikat
Pendidikan	Claremont McKenna College, Western Baptist Seminary
Almamater	Claremont Graduate University
Pekerjaan	"Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament" pada Acadia Divinity College di Wolfville Houston Baptist University
Dikenal atas	Sarjana Alkitab Amerika Serikat
Penghargaan	D.Habil. by the Karoli Gaspard Reformed University in Budapest

Craig Alan Evans (lahir 21 Januari 1952) adalah seorang sarjana bidang Perjanjian Baru Alkitab Kristen dan pengarang beraliran evangelikal asal Amerika Serikat. Ia banyak menulis dalam bidang "Yesus sebagai tokoh dalam sejarah", kritisisme tekstual Perjanjian Baru, dan masa-masa awal Kekristenan.

Karier

Evans meraih gelar "Bachelor of Arts" dalam bidang sejarah dan filsafat dari Claremont McKenna College, gelar "Master of Divinity" dari Western Baptist Seminary di Portland, Oregon, dan gelar "Master of Arts" serta "Ph.D." dalam Studi Alkitab dari Claremont Graduate University di Kalifornia selatan.

Dia menjabat sebagai "Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament" dan direktur program pasca-sarjana pada Acadia Divinity College di Wolfville, Nova Scotia.^[1]^[2] Sebelum datang ke Acadia, ia menjadi "visiting assistant professor of religious studies" pada McMaster University dan seorang profesor bidang studi Alkitab pada Trinity Western University.^[2] Penelitian yang dilakukan Evans membawanya pada berbagai konferensi dengan topik termasuk Gulungan Laut Mati,^[1] hal-hal yang berhubungan dengan gambaran dan persepsi mengenai Yesus Kristus^[3] dan arkeologi Alkitab.^[4] Ia banyak menulis mengenai "Yesus sebagai tokoh dalam sejarah" dan latar belakang Yahudi pada zaman Perjanjian Baru.

Publikasi

Evans adalah pengarang atau penyunting dari lebih 50 buku, beberapa di antaranya tertera dalam daftar berikut:^[2]

Makalah

——— (1988). "On the Unity and Parallel Structure of Isaiah". Vetus Testamentum. 38 (2): 129–147.
——— (2006). "Assessing Progress in the Third Quest of the Historical Jesus". Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus. 4 (1): 35–54. doi:10.1177/1476869006061777.
——— (2015). "How Long Were Late Antique Books in Use? Possible Implications for New Testament Textual Criticism". Bulletin for Biblical Research. 25 (1): 23–37.

Buku

Evans, Craig A. (1992). Noncanonical Writings and New Testament Interpretation. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers. hlm. 304. ISBN 978-0-943575-95-7.
———; Hagner, Donald A., ed. (1993). Anti-Semitism and Early Christianity: issues of polemic and faith. Fortress Press. hlm. 304. ISBN 978-0-8006-2748-5.
———; Flint, Peter (1997). Eschatology, Messianism, and the Dead Sea. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Books for Young. hlm. 167. ISBN 0-8028-4230-5.
———; Sanders, James A. (1998). The Function of Scripture in Early Jewish and Christian Tradition. Continuum International. hlm. 504. ISBN 1-85075-830-1.
———; Porter, Stanley E., ed. (2000). Dictionary of New Testament Background. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. hlm. 1328. ISBN 978-0-8308-1780-1.
——— (2000). The Interpretation of Scripture in Early Judaism. Continuum International. ISBN 1-84127-076-8.
———; Copan, Paul, ed. (2001). Who Was Jesus?: A Jewish-Christian Dialogue. Louisville, KT: Westminster, John Knox Press. hlm. 272. ISBN 0-664-22462-8.
——— (2003). Jesus and the Ossuaries. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press. hlm. 168. ISBN 0-918954-88-6.
——— (2005). Ancient Texts For New Testament Studies: A Guide To The Background Literature. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers. hlm. 539. ISBN 978-1-56563-409-1.
———; Collins, John J., ed. (2006). Christian Beginnings and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. hlm. 144. ISBN 978-0-8010-2837-3.
——— (2006). Fabricating Jesus: How Modern Scholars Distort the Gospels. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. hlm. 290. ISBN 0-8308-3318-8.
———; Wright, N. T. (2009). Jesus, the Final Days: What Really Happened. Louisville, KT: Westminster, John Knox Press. hlm. 116. ISBN 0664233597.
——— (2012). Jesus and His World: The Archaeological Evidence. Louisville, KT: Westminster, John Knox Press. hlm. 192. ISBN 0664234135.
——— (2014). From Jesus to the Church: The First Christian Generation. Louisville, KT: Westminster, John Knox Press. hlm. 188. ISBN 0664239056.
———; Beverley, James A. (2015). Getting Jesus Right: How Muslims get Jesus and Islam Wrong. Pickering, ON, Canada: Castle Quay Books. hlm. 352. ISBN 978-1927355459.
——— (2015). God Speaks: What He Says, What He Means. Franklin, TN: Worthy Publishing. hlm. 272. ISBN 978-1617954818.
———; Johnston, Jeremiah (2015). Jesus and the Jihadis: Confronting the Rage of Isis: the Theology Driving the Ideology. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers. hlm. 160. ISBN 0768408997.
——— (2015). Jesus and the Remains of His Day: Studies in Jesus and the Evidence of Material Culture. Shippensburg, PA: Destiny Image Publishers. hlm. 400. ISBN 978-1619707054.

Referensi

^ ^a ^b Waligorski, Rachel (2007-03-07). "Workshop on Christianity & Dead Sea Scrolls Draws Crowd". Baptist Press. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2011-05-18. Diakses tanggal 2008-02-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c Profile of Craig A. Evans, The Lost Gospel of Judas Project, National Geographic Society website, accessed March 10, 2008
^ Arlandson, James (2007-04-21). "The Deconstructed Jesus". American Thinker. Diakses tanggal 2008-02-01.
^ Arlandson, James (2007-09-27). "Archaeology and the Synoptic Gospels: Which way do the rocks roll?". American Thinker. Diakses tanggal 2008-02-01.