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> [All archaeologists in Israel and Palestine make use of the New Testament Gospels. They do this because the Gospels exhibit verisimilitude. In short, the Gospels help archaeologists know where to dig and they help archaeologists understand what they unearth. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-a-evans/all-archaeologists-in-israel-and-palestine-make-use-of-the-new/)

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## More by Craig A. Evans

> [The materials in I Enoch range in date from 200 B.C.E. to 50 C.E. I Enoch contributes much to intertestamental views of angels, heaven,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-a-evans/the-materials-in-i-enoch-range-in-date-from-200-b-c-e-to-50-c-e-i/)

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> [Archaeological evidence provides significant help in interpreting the Gospels. In a sense, archaeology is an exegetical tool. To ignore the evidence of archaeology would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-a-evans/archaeological-evidence-provides-significant-help-in-interpreting-the/)

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> [Radical skepticism is no more critical than is credulity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-a-evans/radical-skepticism-is-no-more-critical-than-is-credulity/)

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> [The Gospel of Thomas, greatly favored in some circles, is ignored by archaeologists, primarily because it exhibits no verisimilitude. It tells us nothing about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-a-evans/the-gospel-of-thomas-greatly-favored-in-some-circles-is-ignored-by/)

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> [The Greek word pseudepigrapha is a Greek word meaning 'falsely superscribed,' or what we moderns might call writing under a pen name. The classification,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-a-evans/the-greek-word-pseudepigrapha-is-a-greek-word-meaning-falsely/)

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> [The Gospel of Judas turns Judas' act of betrayal into an act of obedience. The sacrifice of Jesus' body of flesh in fact becomes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-a-evans/the-gospel-of-judas-turns-judas-act-of-betrayal-into-an-act-of/)

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> [The principal problem is that textual data and material remains are often incomplete and sometimes lack adequate context, in order to know precisely how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-a-evans/the-principal-problem-is-that-textual-data-and-material-remains-are/)

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> [As it now stands, I Enoch appears to consist of the following five major divisions: (1) The Book of the Watchers (chaps. 1-36); (2)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-a-evans/as-it-now-stands-i-enoch-appears-to-consist-of-the-following-five/)

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> [All archaeologists in Israel and Palestine make use of the New Testament Gospels. They do this because the Gospels exhibit verisimilitude. In short, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-a-evans/all-archaeologists-in-israel-and-palestine-make-use-of-the-new/)

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