The value of rabbinic literature for biblical studies has long been recognized by many scholars," writes the author. "But due to the vastness of this field and the paucity of good works in English, the Bible student finds difficult a firsthand study of this literature."

This index to the New Testament and the Mishnah will greatly reduce the difficulty. It guides the user to more than 2,500 cross-references between the books of the New Testament and the trac-tates of the Mishnah. These references are listed in two sequences. first the New Testament books in canonical order, then the mishnaic tractates in alphabetical order

The Bible student who possesses this index and one of the two commonly available translations of the Mishnah-that of Herbert Danby or that of Philip Blackman-will be able to read the New Testament in the light of mishnaic literature.

A basic working knowledge of the Mishnah, Jewish patterns of thought and methods of interpretation, and the early rabbinic view of the Old Testament will greatly enhance this avenue of study. A bibliography at the conclusion of the author's introduction idantic the best introductory works in the field