| Description |
1 online resource (152 pages) : illustrations, map. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Very short introductions ; 201
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Very short introductions ; 201.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-141) and index. |
| Contents |
The apocryphal Gospels : what's in a name? -- The gospels from Nag Hammadi -- The infancy gospels -- Gospels set during the early life of Jesus -- Secret revelations and dialogue gospels -- Insights from the non-canonical gospels. |
| Summary |
This Very Short Introduction offers a clear and concise account of the apocryphal gospels. Exploring their origins, discovery and interpretation, and examining controversies and case-studies, Paul Foster shows how the texts can offer us an important window on the vibrant and multi-faceted face of early Christianity. - ;This Very Short Introduction offers a clear, accessible, and concise account of the apocryphal gospels - exploring their origins, their discovery, and discussing how the various texts have been interpreted both by the Church and beyond. Looking at texts from the Gospels from Nag. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Apocryphal gospels. |
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Apocryphal Gospels.
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Apocryphal Gospels. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Foster, Paul, 1966- Apocryphal Gospels. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009 9780199236947 0199236941 (DLC) 2009277936 (OCoLC)269433587 |
| ISBN |
9780191567469 (electronic book) |
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0191567469 (electronic book) |
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9780191777141 (ebook Very Short Introductions) |
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0191777145 (ebook Very Short Introductions) |
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9780199236947 (Paper) |
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0199236941 (Paper) |
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1282126075 |
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9781282126077 |
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