The Apocryphal Gospels: A Very Short Introduction

Author/Contributor(s):	Foster, Paul
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	04/25/2009
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

This Very Short Introduction offers a clear, accessible, and concise account of the apocryphal gospels--exploring their origins, their discovery, and the various ways these texts have been interpreted both within and outside the Church. Looking at texts ranging from the Gospels from Nag Hammadi to the Dialogues with the Risen Savior, Paul Foster shows how the apocryphal gospels reflect the diversity that existed within early Christianity, and considers the extent to which they can be used to reconstruct an accurate portrait of the historical Jesus.