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Craig A. Evans

Craig A. Evans earned his Ph.D. in Biblical studies at Claremont Graduate University and is the Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Acadia Divinity College in Nova Scotia, Canada. He is author and editor of more than fifty books, many on Jesus and the Gospels. Professor Evans has given lectures at Cambridge, Durham, Oxford, Yale, and other universities, colleges, seminaries and museums, including the Field Museum in Chicago and the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa. He also regularly lectures and gives talks at popular conferences and retreats on the subjects of the Bible and Archaeology, as well as Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Evans has appeared several times on the television programs “Faith and Reason” and the “Day of Discovery.” He has appeared in History Channel, BBC, and Dateline NBC documentaries. Dr. Evans and his wife Ginny live in Kentville, located in the historic Annapolis Valley, and have two grown daughters and a grandson.

Presenter at

Bible & Archaeology Fest XIII, November 19-21, 2010
The Art and Archaeology of Execution in the Roman World
The discovery of the skeleton of a crucified man in an ossuary, probably dating to the administration of Pontius Pilate, governor of Samarian and Judea, contributed to our knowledge of crucifixion in Israel in the time of Jesus. There are several other important archaeological discoveries, including examples of ancient art, that shed light on crucifixion and other forms of execution in the Roman Empire that in various ways help us better understand the crucifixion and probable burial of Jesus.

Bible & Archaeology Fest XII, November 20-22, 2009
Jesus and the Exorcists: What We Learn From Archaeology
Manuscript and archaeological discoveries have shed light on Jesus and the exorcists of his time, including what people feared and what they hoped the exorcist could accomplish. This presentation will review these fascinating and illuminating materials, as well as a very recent and intriguing discovery that could suggest that Jesus’ fame as exorcist was early and widespread.