Hidden Gospel : how the search for Jesus lost its way /
Jenkins, Philip, 1952-
Hidden Gospel : how the search for Jesus lost its way / Philip Jenkins. - Oxford, New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. - 260 p.; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
This incisive critique thoroughly and convincingly debunks the claims that recently discovered texts such as the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, and even the Dead Sea Scrolls undermine the historical validity of the New Testament. Jenkins places the recent controversies surrounding the hidden gospels in a broad historical context and argues that, far from being revolutionary, such attempts to find an alternative Christianity date back at least to the Enlightenment.
This incisive critique thoroughly and convincingly debunks the claims that recently discovered texts such as the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, and even the Dead Sea Scrolls undermine the historical validity of the New Testament. Jenkins places the recent controversies surrounding the hidden gospels in a broad historical context and argues that, far from being revolutionary, such attempts to find an alternative Christianity date back at least to the Enlightenment.
Apocryphal Gospels
Christianity--Origin
BS 2851 / .J46 2001
Hidden Gospel : how the search for Jesus lost its way / Philip Jenkins. - Oxford, New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. - 260 p.; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
This incisive critique thoroughly and convincingly debunks the claims that recently discovered texts such as the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, and even the Dead Sea Scrolls undermine the historical validity of the New Testament. Jenkins places the recent controversies surrounding the hidden gospels in a broad historical context and argues that, far from being revolutionary, such attempts to find an alternative Christianity date back at least to the Enlightenment.
This incisive critique thoroughly and convincingly debunks the claims that recently discovered texts such as the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, and even the Dead Sea Scrolls undermine the historical validity of the New Testament. Jenkins places the recent controversies surrounding the hidden gospels in a broad historical context and argues that, far from being revolutionary, such attempts to find an alternative Christianity date back at least to the Enlightenment.
Apocryphal Gospels
Christianity--Origin
BS 2851 / .J46 2001