Format:
xii, 473 Seiten
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Illustrationen
Edition:
First edition
ISBN:
9780198801252
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9780199644117
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019964411X
Content:
The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Apocrypha' addresses issues and themes that arise in the study of early Christian apocryphal literature. It discusses key texts including the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, the Gospel of Peter, letters attributed to Paul, Peter, and Jesus, and acts and apocalypses written about or attributed to different apostles. Part One consists of authoritative surveys of the main branches of apocryphal literature (gospels, acts, epistles, apocalypses, and related literature) and Part Two considers key issues that they raise. These include their contribution to our understanding of developing theological understandings of Jesus, the apostles and other important figures such as Mary. It also addresses the value of these texts as potential sources for knowledge of the historical Jesus, and for debates about Jewish-Christian relations, the practice of Christian worship, and developing understandings of asceticism, gender and sexuality, etc.0The volume also considers questions such as which ancient readers read early Christian apocrypha, their place in Christian spirituality, and their place in contemporary popular culture and contemporary theological discourse.--
Content:
The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Apocrypha' addresses issues and themes that arise in the study of early Christian apocryphal literature. It discusses key texts including the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, the Gospel of Peter, letters attributed to Paul, Peter, and Jesus, and acts and apocalypses written about or attributed to different apostles. Part One consists of authoritative surveys of the main branches of apocryphal literature (gospels, acts, epistles, apocalypses, and related literature) and Part Two considers key issues that they raise. These include their contribution to our understanding of developing theological understandings of Jesus, the apostles and other important figures such as Mary. It also addresses the value of these texts as potential sources for knowledge of the historical Jesus, and for debates about Jewish-Christian relations, the practice of Christian worship, and developing understandings of asceticism, gender and sexuality, etc.0The volume also considers questions such as which ancient readers read early Christian apocrypha, their place in Christian spirituality, and their place in contemporary popular culture and contemporary theological discourse
Note:
Literaturangaben
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Introduction: What is early Christian apocrypha?
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Texts about Jesus: non-canonical gospels and related literature
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Apocryphal texts about other characters in the canonical gospels
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Narratives about the apostles: non-canonical acts and related literature
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Non-canonical epistles and related literature
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Non-canonical apocalypses and prophetic works
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The influence of Jewish scriptures on early Christian apocrypha
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Who read early Christian apocrypha?
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The formation of the New Testament canon and early Christian apocrypha
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'Useful for the soul': Christian apocrypha and Christian spirituality
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Christology and soteroiology in apocryphal gospels
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Christology and soteriology in apocryphal acts and apocalypses
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The Gospel of Thomas and the historical Jesus
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Other apocryphal gospels and the historical Jesus
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Christian apocrypha and the developing role of Mary
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The apocryphal Mary in early Christian art
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The role of the apostles
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Judaism and anti-Judaism in early Christian apocrypha
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Eschatology and the fate of the dead in early Christian apocrypha
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Liturgy and early Christian apocrypha
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Roman imperialism: the political context of early Christian apocrypha
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Encratism, asceticism, and the construction of gender and sexual identity in apocryphal gospels
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Encratism and the apocryphal acts
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Early Christian apocrypha in popular culture
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Early Christian apocrypha in contemporary theological discourse
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe The Oxford handbook of early Christian apocrypha Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015 ISBN 9780191750069
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780199644117
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
Keywords:
Frühchristentum
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Literatur
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Apokryphen
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Bibel Neues Testament
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Apokryphen
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Apokryphen
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Bibel Neues Testament
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Apokryphe Evangelien
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Acta apostolorum apocrypha
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Aufsatzsammlung
Author information:
Tuckett, Christopher M. 1948-
Author information:
Nicklas, Tobias 1967-
Author information:
Verheyden, Joseph 1957-
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