| Edition |
Revised and expanded edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 462 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Note |
1st HarperCollins pbk. ed. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 458-459). |
| Summary |
Presents for the first time all twenty of the known gospels from the early Christian era, offering a fuller picture of early Christian origins than found in any other source. Each offers fresh glimpses into the world of Jesus and his followers, including: The Gospel of Thomas reveals Jesus as a wisdom teacher; Gospels of Mary suggest that women held a prominent role in the early church; Sayings Gospels Q, the controversial reconstruction of the first gospel used by Jesus' original followers, contains only Jesus' sayings and none of the dramatic stories about his life later told in the New Testament gospels; the Signs Gospel is almost entirely a catalog of miracles, intended to demonstrate that he was the Jewish Messiah; the Secret Book of James relates that immediately prior to his ascension, Jesus imparted a private revelation to James and Peter; the Gospel of Peter contains what may have been the original passion narrative.--From publisher description. |
| Contents |
[Pt.] 1. Narrative gospels. Gospel of Mark ; Gospel of Matthew ; Gospel of Luke ; Signs Gospel ; Gospel of John -- [Pt.] 2. Sayings gospels. Sayings Gospel Q ; Gospel of Thomas ; Greek Fragments of Thomas ; Secret Book of James ; Dialogue of the Savior ; Gospel of Mary -- [Pt.] 3. Infancy gospels. Infancy Gospel of Thomas ; Infancy Gospel of James -- [Pt.] 4. Fragmentary gospels. Gospel of Peter ; Secret Gospel of Mark ; Egerton Gospel ; Gospel Oxyrhynchus 840 ; Gospel Oxyrhynchus 1224 -- [Pt.] 5. Jewish-Christian gospels. Gospel of the Hebrews ; Gospel of the Ebionites ; Gospel of the Nazoreans -- [Pt.] 6. Orphan sayings and stories. |
| Subject |
Apocryphal Gospels.
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| Added Author |
Miller, Robert J. (Robert Joseph), 1954-
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| ISBN |
0060655879 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780060655877 paperback alkaline paper |
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