This is the third volume of the hard-copy edition of a journal that has been published online (www.macdiv.ca/jgrchj) since 2000. Volume 1 was for 2000, Volume 2 was for 2001-2005, and Volume 3 is for 2006. As they appear, the hardcopy editions will replace the online materials.The scope of JGRChJ is the texts, language and cultures of the Graeco-Roman world of early Christianity and Judaism.The papers published in JGRChJ are designed to pay special attention tothe 'larger picture' of politics, culture, religion and language,engaging as well with modern theoretical approaches.Craig A. Evans Messianic Hopes and Messianic Figures in Late AntiquityRichard van Egmond The Messianic 'Son of David' in MatthewRonald WeedAristotle on Justice (dikaiosuvnh): Character, Action and Some Pauline CounterpartsMichael Wojciechowski Paul and Plutarch on BoastingBarry F. Parker Romans 7 and the Split between Judaism and ChristianityCraig S. Keener Paul's 'Friends' the Asiarchs (Acts 19.31)Lois K. Fuller The 'Genitive Absolute' in New Testament/Hellenistic Greek: A Proposal for Clearer UnderstandingJonathan M. Watt Contextual Disconnection in Bart Ehrman's Lost ChristianitiesSean A. Adams Luke's Preface and its Relationship to Greek Historiography: A Response to Loveday AlexanderRobert Stephen Reid Ad Herennium Argument Strategies in 1 Corinthians