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 Hammadi to the Dialo[...]
A fascinating volume which brings together leading experts in the field to discuss the most significant of the non-canonical gospels. This book brings together a collection of chapter length treatments on the most significant of the non-canonical gospels. A particular strength of the volume is that [...]