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" The apocryphal Gospels : "
Paul Foster
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BL
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653533
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Foster, Paul,1966-
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| Title & Author
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The apocryphal Gospels : : a very short introduction /\ Paul Foster
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| Series Statement
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Very short introductions ;; 201
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1 online resource (152 pages) :: illustrations, map
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9780191567469
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: 9780191777141
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: 0191777145
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: 9780191578953
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9780199236947
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0199236941
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1282126075
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9781282126077
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-141) and index
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| Contents
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The apocryphal Gospels : what's in a name? -- The gospels from Nag Hammadi -- The infancy gospels -- Gospels set during the early life of Jesus -- Secret revelations and dialogue gospels -- Insights from the non-canonical gospels
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This Very Short Introduction offers a clear and concise account of the apocryphal gospels. Exploring their origins, discovery and interpretation, and examining controversies and case-studies, Paul Foster shows how the texts can offer us an important window on the vibrant and multi-faceted face of early Christianity. - ;This Very Short Introduction offers a clear, accessible, and concise account of the apocryphal gospels - exploring their origins, their discovery, and discussing how the various texts have been interpreted both by the Church and beyond. Looking at texts from the Gospels from Nag
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Apocryphal Gospels.
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229.8
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BS2851.F67 2009eb
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Ohio Library and Information Network.
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