Greek Apocryphal Gospels, Fragments and Agrapha: Introductions and Translations (Biblia.com)

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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...

PREFACE This is a book that almost didn’t happen. Actually, it is a book that wasn’t planned. As Greek Apocryphal Gospels, Fragments and Agrapha: Texts and Transcriptions was being worked on, I had no plans to translate the material, only to write introductions. But in the process of writing the introductions to the agrapha and fragments, I ended up translating the material anyway. So I decided to finish what I’d started and translate the rest. For the longer material, it made sense to begin with

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