Other Gospels: Non-Canonical Gospel Text: Non-Canonical Gospel Texts - Softcover

Cameron, Ron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0718891740 ISBN 13: 9780718891749

Verlag: The Lutterworth Press, 2006

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Reseña del editor

An important collection of apocryphal and pseudepigraphic texts from the first and second centuries demonstrating how it is not only from the Bible that information upon Christianity's origins can be found. Sixteen texts from the remains of the non-canonical gospels, some of which originate from the Nag Hammadi library and only recently made available, communicate stories about Jesus. Among them are: The Dialogue of the Saviour, Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 840, The Gospel of the Hebrews and The Acts of Pilate. The collection shows how the memory of Jesus was kept alive in early Christianity through the communication of such stories and sayings. With a central focus on the literary aspects of the text, Professor Cameron reveals in introductions for each gospel, its literary forms, sources, the original language of the text, the languages in which the text was preserved, the date and place of composition, discovery and publication. The gospels are subsequently included; one text, the translation of the Apocryphon of James, is published for the first time. As new critical analysis develops to provide the opportunity to examine the history of the literature, in which Jesus's traditions were passed on, so the non-canonical texts are becoming more significant. This selection of 'other' gospels allows non-canonical texts to be used as primary sources to further clarify gospel traditions. The Editor: Professor Cameron is a specialist in form-critical analysis and is Professor of Religion at Wesleyan University.

Biografía del autor

Professor Ron Cameron is a specialist in form-critical analysis and has taught at Harvard Divinity School.

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• Verlag: The Lutterworth Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0718891740
• ISBN 13: 9780718891749
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 188
• Herausgeber: Ron Cameron, Cameron Ron