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Beschreibung

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

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

Über den Autor
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.
Zusammenfassung
COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION: The widest selection of Apocryphal Gospels ever collected in one volume, of vital interest to anyone interested in the early years of Christianity.

NEW TRANSLATION: New translations by Simon Gathercole, New Testament scholar.

MODERN FORGERIES: Includes two modern forgeries: The Secret Gospel of Mark and The Gospel of Jesus' Wife.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Genre: Importe, Religion & Theologie
Religion: Christentum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780241340554
ISBN-10: 0241340551
Sprache: Englisch
Originalsprache: Griechisch (bis 1453)
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion: Gathercole, Simon
Übersetzung: Gathercole, Simon
Hersteller: Penguin Publishing Group
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 197 x 130 x 37 mm
Von/Mit: Simon Gathercole
Erscheinungsdatum: 10.05.2022
Gewicht: 0,322 kg
Artikel-ID: 118867333

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