UID:
almahu_9947415953902882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9780191750069 (ebook) :
Series Statement:
Oxford handbooks online
Content:
This handbook primarily focuses on issues and themes that arise in the study of early Christian apocrypha. 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.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2015.
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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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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 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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Encratism, asceticism, and the construction of gender and sexual identity in apocryphal gospels /
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Early Christian apocrypha in popular culture /
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Early Christian Apocrypha in Contemporary Theological Discourse /
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Apocryphal texts about other characters in the canonical gospels /
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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 soteriology in apocryphal gospels /
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Christology and soteriology in apocryphal acts and apocalypses /
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The 〈i〉Gospel of Thomas〈/i〉 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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Liturgy and early Christian apocrypha /
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Roman Imperialism: the political context of early Christian apocrypha /
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Encratism and the apocryphal acts /
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9780199644117
Language:
English
URL:
Oxford handbooks online
URL:
Oxford handbooks online
