The Apocryphal Gospels - by Simon Gathercole (Paperback)

Name: The Apocryphal Gospels - by Simon Gathercole (Paperback)
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A new translation of the oldest non-canonical Christian gospels, including the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary and the Gospel of Judas A Penguin Classic In the early years of Christianity, several groups produced "hidden" or "apocryphal" gospels, alternative versions of the story of Christ.
About the Author: Simon Gathercole received a double First in Classics and Theology at Cambridge, and studied further at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New Yorkand the Universities of Tübingen and Durham.
480 Pages
Religion, Biblical Studies

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"In the early years of Christianity, several groups produced 'hidden' or 'apocryphal' gospels, alternative versions of the story of Christ. Sometimes these texts complimented the four canonical gospels of the New Testament, sometimes they subverted them and often they were completely different. Here, in the widest selection of non-canonical gospels gathered in one volume -- which also includes two modern forgeries -- we see the young Jesus making live birds from clay, hear his secret words of wisdom, discover gnostic cosmologies and witness the Harrowing of Hell. Preseved by their readers and attacked by their detractors, these gospels shine a fascinating light on the early Christian church."--

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A new translation of the oldest non-canonical Christian gospels, including the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary and the Gospel of Judas

A Penguin Classic

In the early years of Christianity, several groups produced "hidden" or "apocryphal" gospels, alternative versions of the story of Christ. Sometimes these texts complemented the four canonical gospels, sometimes they subverted them and often they were completely different. We hear the young Jesus making live birds from clay, words of wisdom collected by his disciples, details of his trial, gnostic cosmologies, strange angels and the Harrowing of Hell. Often kept secret by their readers and frequently attacked by their detractors, these gospels shine a fascinating light on the early Christian Church and its surprising manifestations.

About the Author

Simon Gathercole received a double First in Classics and Theology at Cambridge, and studied further at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New Yorkand the Universities of Tübingen and Durham. He has written several books onthe New Testament and apocryphal Christian literature, and is editor of the journal New Testament Studies. He is Professor of New Testament and EarlyChristianity in the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.37 Inches (H) x 4.58 Inches (W) x .83 Inches (D)

Weight: .71 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 480

Genre: Religion

Sub-Genre: Biblical Studies

Publisher: Penguin Classics

Theme: New Testament, Jesus, the Gospels & Acts

Format: Paperback

Author: Simon Gathercole

Language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Street Date: May 10, 2022

TCIN: 1012549330

UPC: 9780241340554

Item Number (DPCI): 247-55-1388

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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