New Testament Apocrypha, vol. 3: More Noncanonical Scriptures (Volume 3) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802877931 ISBN 13: 9780802877932

Publisher: Eerdmans, 2023

Synopsis

An expansive compilation of New Testament apocrypha in English translation, featuring fascinating but heretofore unpublished texts. 
 
New Testament Apocrypha, vol. 3, continues to unearth the vast diversity of Christian Scripture outside of the traditional canon. This new collection encompasses a broad range of languages—Greek, Church Slavic, Old English, Coptic, and more—and spans centuries, from the formation of the canonical New Testament to the high Middle Ages.   
  
The selections here represent some of the least studied apocryphal texts, many of which have not previously received an English translation or a critical edition. Notable newly edited and translated selections include The Martyrdom of Zechariah, The Decapitation of John the Forerunner, The Birth of John, The Revelation about the Lord’s Prayer, and The Dialogue of Mary and Christ on the Departure of the Soul.
  
Each text is accompanied by a robust introduction, bibliography, and notes. Scholars of apocrypha, Scripture, and hagiography from a breadth of disciplines will find this an indispensable reference for their research and teaching.

Contributors:

Carson Bay, Mark Glen Bilby, Rick Brannan, Christian H. Bull, Slavomir Čéplö, Alexander D’Alisera, J. Gregory Given, Nathan J. Hardy, Brandon W. Hawk, Stephen C. E. Hopkins, Alexander Kocar, Brent Landau, Jacob A. Lollar, Christine Luckritz Marquis, Ivan Miroshnikov, Tobias Nicklas, Samuel Osborn, Stephen Pelle, Bradley Rice, Julia A. Snyder, Janet E. Spittler, James Toma, Péter Tóth, Sarah Veale, J. Edward Walters, Charles D. Wright, Lorne R. Zelyck

About this title

About the Author

Tony Burke is professor of humanities at York University in Toronto and founding president of the North American Society for the Study of Christian Apocryphal Literature. His academic interests include the study of Christian biographical literature of the second century (infancy gospels), children and the family in Roman antiquity, curses, and noncanonical Jewish and Christian writings. His publications include Secret Scriptures Revealed and New Testament Apocrypha vols. 1–3.

Edition details

• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802877931
• ISBN 13: 9780802877932
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 713
• Editor: Burke Tony