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.

Auteur

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.

Résumé
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.

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Preface Infancy Gospels 1. The Infancy Gospel of Thomas 2. The Infancy Gospel of Thomas C: An Alternative Beginning 3. The Proto-Gospel of James 4. The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew 5. The Latin Infancy Gospels (J Composition): Arundel Form 6. The History of Joseph the Carpenter Ministry Gospels 7. The Jewish Christian Gospels The Gospel of the Nazareans The Gospel of the Ebionites The Gospel according to the Hebrew 8. The Gospel according to the Egyptians 9. A Gospel Harmony: The Diatessaron? 10. Papyrus Berlin 11710 11. Papyrus Cairo 10735 12. Papyrus Egerton 2 (and Papyrus Köln 255) 13. Papyrus Merton 51 14. Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 210 15. Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 840 16. Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 1224 17. Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 2949 18. Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 4009 19. Papyrus Vindobenensis G 2325 (The Fayûm Fragment) Sayings Gospels and Agrapha 20. The Gospel according to Thomas The Gospel according to Thomas: The Greek Fragments 21. Agrapha Passion, Resurrection, and Post-Resurrection Gospels 22. The Gospel of Peter 23. The Gospel of Judas 24. Jesus' Correspondence with Abgar 25. The Gospel of the Savior 26. The Discourse upon the Cross 27. The Gospel of Nicodemus (The Acts of Pilate) A 28. The Gospel of Nicodemus (The Acts of Pilate) B (Including the Descent into Hades) 29. The Report of Pontius Pilate (Anaphora Pilati) 30. The Handing Over of Pilate (Paradosis Pilati) 31. The Letter of Pilate to Claudius 32. The Letter of Pilate to Herod 33. The Letter of Herod to Pilate 34. The Letter of Tiberius to Pilate 35. The Vengeance of the Savior (Vindicta Salvatoris) 36. The Death of Pilate Who Condemned Jesus (Mores Pilati) 37. The Narrative of Joseph of Arimathea 38. The Gospel according to Mary The Gospel according to Mary: Greek Fragments 39. The Greater Questions of Mary