The Apocryphal Jesus : legends of the early church

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The Apocryphal Jesus : legends of the early church

J.K. Elliott

Oxford University Press, 1996

  • : pbk.

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Apocryphal New Testament

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Abridged and adapted version of the Aprocryphal New Testament

Includes indexes

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: pbk. ISBN 9780198263845

Description

Jesus' birth in a cave, his childhood, escapades, his secret sayings, and his descent to the underworld; the torments in Hell; Saint Paul baptizing a lion; the death of Pontius Pilate and Saint Peter being crucified upside down. These are among the fascinating stories found in this present selection. They all come from early Christian legends which did not get into the Bible, yet have had a profound influence on art, literature, and theology from the second century through the Middle Ages and even modern times. Some of the stories included here, especially those involoving the Virgin Mary, have affected matters of doctrine; others have influenced the church's teaching on the after life - whilst from the apocryphal Acts there are some of the best examples of accounts of the lives of Christianity's earliest saints. In this book Dr Elliott provides introductions to each of the most important and significant of these remarkable and often bizarre apocryphal texts.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • A: STORIES RELATING TO THE PERIOD OF THE NEW TESTAMENT GOSPELS
  • 1. The Birth of Jesus
  • 2. The Childhood of Jesus
  • 3. Jesus' Parents
  • 4. The Ministry of Jesus
  • 5. The Death and Resurrection of Jesus
  • 6. Pilate
  • 7. Jesus in the Underworld
  • 8. Veronica
  • 9. Zacharias
  • B: STORIES RELATING TO THE GROWTH OF THE CHURCH
  • 10. Peter
  • 11. Paul
  • 12. John
  • 13. Thomas
  • 14. Andrew
  • C. STORIES RELATING TO LIFE AFTER DEATH
  • 15. Heaven and Hell
  • 16. The End of Time
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ISBN 9780198263852

Description

Jesus' birth in a cave, his childhood, escapades, his secret sayings, and his descent to the underworld; the torments in Hell; Saint Paul baptizing a lion; the death of Pontius Pilate and Saint Peter being crucified upside down. These are among the fascinating stories found in this present selection. They all come from early Christian legends which did not get into the Bible, yet have had a profound influence on art, literature, and theology from the second century through the Middle Ages and even modern times. Some of the stories included here, especially those involoving the Virgin Mary, have affected matters of doctrine; others have influenced the church's teaching on the after life - whilst from the apocryphal Acts there are some of the best examples of accounts of the lives of Christianity's earliest saints. In this book Dr Elliott provides introductions to each of the most important and significant of these remarkable and often bizarre apocryphal texts.;This book is intended for undergraduate theology students (1st-3rd years) of New Testament studies, early church history and/or patristics, Christian doctrine - all supplementary reading. Essential reading for students of the

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