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Early New Testament apocrypha /

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Ancient literature for New Testament studies ; volume 9Publication details: Grand Rapids, MI. Zondervan Academic, ©2022Description: xvii, 544 pages 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780310099710
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Early New Testament apocryphaDDC classification:
  • 229.92 E26E 23/eng/20220524
LOC classification:
  • BS2840 .E27 2022
Other classification:
  • REL006680 | REL006220
Summary: "Early New Testament Apocrypha, in the Ancient Literature for New Testament Studies series, seeks to introduce key ancient texts that form the cultural, historical, and literary context for the study of the New Testament"--Summary: "Broaden the scope of your New Testament studies with this introduction to early Christian apocryphal literature.To understand the New Testament well, it is important to study the larger world surrounding it, and one of the primary avenues for this exploration is through reading related ancient texts. But this task is daunting for scholars and novices alike given the sheer size of the ancient literary corpora. The Ancient Literature for New Testament Studies series aims to bridge this gap by introducing the key ancient texts that form the cultural, historical, and literary context for the study of the New Testament.Early New Testament Apocrypha offers an entry point into the corpus of early Christian apocryphal literature through twenty-eight texts or groups of texts. While the majority of the texts fall within the first four centuries CE, and therefore are useful for uncovering the earliest interpretations assigned to the New Testament, select later texts serve as reminders of how the meanings of New Testament texts continued to develop in subsequent centuries.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

"Early New Testament Apocrypha, in the Ancient Literature for New Testament Studies series, seeks to introduce key ancient texts that form the cultural, historical, and literary context for the study of the New Testament"--

"Broaden the scope of your New Testament studies with this introduction to early Christian apocryphal literature.To understand the New Testament well, it is important to study the larger world surrounding it, and one of the primary avenues for this exploration is through reading related ancient texts. But this task is daunting for scholars and novices alike given the sheer size of the ancient literary corpora. The Ancient Literature for New Testament Studies series aims to bridge this gap by introducing the key ancient texts that form the cultural, historical, and literary context for the study of the New Testament.Early New Testament Apocrypha offers an entry point into the corpus of early Christian apocryphal literature through twenty-eight texts or groups of texts. While the majority of the texts fall within the first four centuries CE, and therefore are useful for uncovering the earliest interpretations assigned to the New Testament, select later texts serve as reminders of how the meanings of New Testament texts continued to develop in subsequent centuries.

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