The Other Gospels Accounts of Jesus from Outside the New Testament

by Ehrman, Bart D.; Plese, Zlatko

• ISBN13: 9780199335220
• ISBN10: 0199335222
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-12-18
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Bart Ehrman--the New York Times bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus and a recognized authority on the early Christian Church--and Zlatko Plese--a foremost authority on Christian Gnosticism--here offer a valuable compilation of over 40 ancient gospel texts and textual fragments that do not appear in the New Testament. This comprehensive collection contains Gospels describing Jesus's infancy, ministry, Passion, and resurrection, and includes the controversial manuscript discoveries of modern times, such as the Gospel of Thomas and the most recent Gospel to be discovered, the Gospel of Judas Iscariot. Each translation begins with a thoughtful examination of important historical, literary, and textual issues in order to place the Gospel in its proper context. This volume is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in early Christianity and the deeper meanings of these apocryphal Gospels.

Author Biography

Bart D. Ehrman is James A. Gray Professor of Religious Studies at UNC Chapel Hill.
Zlatko Ple%se is Associate Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Religions at UNC Chapel Hill.

Table of Contents

Preface

Infancy Gospels
1. The Infancy Gospel of Thomas
2. The Infancy Gospel of Thomas C: An Alternative Beginning
3. The Proto-Gospel of James
4. The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew
5. The Latin Infancy Gospels (J Composition): Arundel Form
6. The History of Joseph the Carpenter

Ministry Gospels
7. The Jewish Christian Gospels
The Gospel of the Nazareans
The Gospel of the Ebionites
The Gospel according to the Hebrew
8. The Gospel according to the Egyptians
9. A Gospel Harmony: The Diatessaron?
10. Papyrus Berlin 11710
11. Papyrus Cairo 10735
12. Papyrus Egerton 2 (and Papyrus Köln 255)
13. Papyrus Merton 51
14. Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 210
15. Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 840
16. Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 1224
17. Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 2949
18. Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 4009
19. Papyrus Vindobenensis G 2325 (The Fayûm Fragment)

Sayings Gospels and Agrapha
20. The Gospel according to Thomas
The Gospel according to Thomas: The Greek Fragments
21. Agrapha

Passion, Resurrection, and Post-Resurrection Gospels
22. The Gospel of Peter
23. The Gospel of Judas
24. Jesus' Correspondence with Abgar
25. The Gospel of the Savior
26. The Discourse upon the Cross
27. The Gospel of Nicodemus (The Acts of Pilate) A
28. The Gospel of Nicodemus (The Acts of Pilate) B (Including the Descent into Hades)
29. The Report of Pontius Pilate (Anaphora Pilati)
30. The Handing Over of Pilate (Paradosis Pilati)
31. The Letter of Pilate to Claudius
32. The Letter of Pilate to Herod
33. The Letter of Herod to Pilate
34. The Letter of Tiberius to Pilate
35. The Vengeance of the Savior (Vindicta Salvatoris)
36. The Death of Pilate Who Condemned Jesus (Mores Pilati)
37. The Narrative of Joseph of Arimathea
38. The Gospel according to Mary
The Gospel according to Mary: Greek Fragments
39. The Greater Questions of Mary