The Apocryphal Gospels: A Very Short Introduction - Couverture souple

Foster, Paul

 
9780199236947: The Apocryphal Gospels: A Very Short Introduction
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ISBN 10 : 0199236941 ISBN 13 : 9780199236947
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2009

Synopsis

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-canonical texts, considered in the correct context, offer us an important window on the vibrant and multi-faceted face of early Christianity.

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À propos de l?auteur

Paul Foster is Lecturer in New Testament Language, Literature & Theology, University of Edinburgh. His publications include Community, Law and Mission in Matthew's Gospel, (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2004); The So-called Gospel of Peter - An Introduction and Commentary (Oxford: OUP, 2007) in preparation. The Writings of the Apostolic Fathers (London: Continuum, 2006), an edited collection of essays; Justin and his Worlds (Minneapolis: Fortress, 2007), a collection of articles edited with Dr Sara Parvis.



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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0199236941
ISBN 13 
9780199236947
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
152
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