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Greek Apocryphal Gospels, Fragments and Agrapha: Introductions and Translations is unavailable, but you can change that!

A fascinating insight into the rival religious communities of the early Christian church. These apocryphal texts open a window to understanding the rival religious communities which coexisted with the early church. Written after the ministry of Christ and the apostles, these collections of writings speak contain stories about Jesus that were never part of the canonical Gospels, but nevertheless...

• P.Merton 51 • P.Oxy. 210 • P.Oxy. 840 • P.Oxy. 1224 • P.Oxy. 5072 • P.Vindobonensis G. 2325 (Fayum Gospel Fragment) Each of these has some relationship with canonical gospel material (e.g., P.Merton 51) or provides previously unknown (and many times dubious) stories of Jesus during his ministry (e.g., P.Oxy. 840). The term “agrapha” comes from a Greek word meaning “unwritten.” These are sayings attributed to Jesus that were not included in the canonical Gospels. The agrapha are useful for
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