Hidden Gospels: How the Search for Jesus Lost Its Way - Hardcover

Jenkins, Philip

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195135091 ISBN 13: 9780195135091

Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc, 2001

Inhaltsangabe

The rediscovery of several lost texts of early Christianity, which contain long-lost accounts of the life of Jesus, has aroused great public interest and media excitement. Some writers claim that these "hidden gospels" - particularly the famous Gospel of Thomas - provide revolutionary new information about the life of Jesus and about the early days of Christianity. This book tells how these ancient works were rediscovered, and how and why people came to make such far-reaching claims about them, claims which could have a dramatic effect on the faith and practice of contemporary Christianity. Although these texts have received a great deal of attention, Jenkins argues, their historical value is vastly inflated. "Hidden Gospels" debunks excessive claims about the historical value and importance of these texts, and argues that the writings are popular because they seem to justify radical, feminist, and post-modern positions in the modern churches.

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Philip Jenkins is Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of many books, includingPedophiles and Priests: Anatomy of a Social Crisis and Mystics and Messiahs: Cults and New Religions in American History. He lives in University Park, PA.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0195135091
• ISBN 13: 9780195135091
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 268
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