The Apocryphal Gospels (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Gathercole, Simon

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A new translation of the oldest non-canonical Christian gospels

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 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. Preserved by their readers and attacked by their detractors, these gospels shine a fascinating light on the early Christian Church.

Translated with an Introduction by Simon Gathercole

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780241340561
• Artikelnr.: 59888797

Autorenporträt

Translated with an Introduction by Simon Gathercole

Rezensionen

A deeply impressive scholarly achievement, with first-class translations of many notoriously complex texts

Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury