The Other Gospels: Accounts of Jesus from Outside the New Testament - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199335222 ISBN 13: 9780199335220

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2013

Synopsis

Bart Ehrman--the New York Times bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus and a recognized authority on the early Christian Church--and Zlatko Plese--a foremost authority on Christian Gnosticism--here offer a valuable compilation of over 40 ancient gospel texts and textual fragments that do not appear in the New Testament. This comprehensive collection contains Gospels describing Jesus's infancy, ministry, Passion, and resurrection, and includes the controversial manuscript discoveries of modern times, such as the Gospel of Thomas and the most recent Gospel to be discovered, the Gospel of Judas Iscariot. Each translation begins with a thoughtful examination of important historical, literary, and textual issues in order to place the Gospel in its proper context. This volume is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in early Christianity and the deeper meanings of these apocryphal Gospels.

About this title

About the Author:

Bart D. Ehrman is James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of numerous volumes on the early Christian Church.

Zlatko Plese is Associate Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Religions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of Poetics of the Gnostic Universe: Narrative and Cosmology in the Apocryphon of John.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0199335222
• ISBN 13: 9780199335220
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 324