
The Other Gospels
Non-Canonical Gospel Texts
Ron Cameron(Author)
Lutterworth Press
Published on 5. November 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-7188-9174-9 (ISBN)
Description
This important collection of apocryphal and pseudipigraphic texts from the first and second centuries demonstrates 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 which only recently were 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 demonstrates 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 provides introductions for each gospel, in which he reveals their 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 is even published for the first time, namely the translation of the Apocryphon of James. As new critical analysis develops to provide the opportunity to examine the history of the literature, in which Jesus 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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
James Clarke & Co Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
293 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7188-9174-9 (9780718891749)
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01/1988
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Person
Professor Ron Cameron is a specialist in form-critical analysis and has taught at Harvard Divinity School.
Content
Foreword by Helmut Koester; Acknowledgements; Textual Signs; Introduction; Traditions of Sayings of Jesus; The Gospel of Thomas; The Dialogue of the Savior; The Gospel of the Egyptians; Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 840; The Apocryphon of James; Traditions of Stories About Jesus; The Secret Gospel of Mark; Papyrus Egerton 2; The Gospel of Peter; The Gospel of the Hebrews; "John's Preaching of the Gospel", The Acts of John 87-105; The Gospel of Nazoreans; The Gospel of the Ebonites; The Protevangelium of James; The Infancy Gospel of Thomas; The Epistula Apostolorum; The Acts of Pilate; Select Annotated Bibliographies.