The Apocryphal Gospels and Other Documents Relating to the History of Christ

Benjamin Harris Cowper

ISBN 10: 0461597624 / ISBN 13: 9780461597622

Published by HardPress Ltd, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Apocryphal Gospels and Other Documents Relating to the History of Christ
• Publisher: HardPress Ltd
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461597624
• ISBN 13: 9780461597622
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 781 grams

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The Apocryphal Gospels And Other Documents Relating To The History Of Christ by Benjamin Harris Cowper. This 19th-century scholarly collection presents translations and compilations of Christian apocrypha drawn from Greek, Latin, Syriac, and other sources. Edited by Cowper, the volume gathers texts such as the Gospel of James (Protevangelium), the Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew, the Nativity of Mary, the History of Joseph the Carpenter, the Gospel of Thomas and the Syriac Boyhood of Jesus, the Arabic Gospel of the Infancy, the Letters of Abgar, and the Latin Gospel of Nicodemus (Acts of Pilate), among others, including appendices. Cowper’s Preface and Introduction frame the project: to provide a complete collection of the false gospels, to show their fictional and non-historical character, and to illuminate their uses and influence in early and medieval Christian thought. The text offers notes, references, and prolegomena, elucidating canon formation, patristic reception, and the way apocrypha shaped devotion, art, and doctrine, while maintaining a critical scholarly stance throughout.