This book reproduces, translates, and reviews a selection of Greek inscriptions and papyri that were first published or reissued in 1986 and 1987. These include:

The King as "Living Image" of Zeus (c. 221-205 BC)

A Tax-Bureaucrat Humiliated in a Bath-house (c. March 195-192)

The Ecumenical Synod of Dionysiac Artists (July 26, AD 288)

The Elders and Rulers (Archons) of the Jews

Fragment from the Unknown Gospel

A Jewish Deed of Marriage (AD 417)

Two Hymns to Christ, One to Mary

... and more!

This book can be used alone, but it is part of a series that helps researchers better understand the world of the New Testament and the Early Church by exploring Greek inscriptions and papyri of the time, which reveal the context in which the Christian church developed.