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The Apocryphal Gospels

By Paul Foster

Book information

Publisher
OUP OXFORD
Year
2009
ASIN
B003N2P3ZY
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2338184 bytes)
Series
A Very Short Introduction
Pages
161\161
Topic
Religion
Time added
2010-05-17 00:23:50

Description

This Very Short Introduction offers a clear, accessible, and concise account of the apocryphal gospels - exploring their origins, their discovery, and discussing how the various texts have been interpreted both by the Church and beyond.Looking at texts from the Gospels from Nag Hammadi to the Dialogues with the Risen Saviour, Paul Foster shows how the apocryphal gospels reflect the diversity that existed within early Christianity, and examines the extent to which they can be used to reconstruct an accurate portrait of the historical Jesus. Including discussions of controversies and case-studies such as the alleged hoax surrounding the discovery of Secret Mark, Foster concludes that the non-canonicaltexts, considered in the correct context, offer us an important window on the vibrant and multi-faceted face of early Christianity.

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