Description
| Product ID: | 9780241340554 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Apocryphal Gospels |
| Authors: | Author: Simon Gathercole |
| Page Count: | 480 |
| Subjects: | Ancient history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Religious issues and debates, History of religion, New Testaments, Religious issues & debates, History of religion, New Testaments, Ancient / Biblical Israel |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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 |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-04-22 |