The Other Gospels: Accounts of Jesus from Outside the New Testament

Bart Ehrman--the New York Times bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus and a recognized authority on the early Christian Church--and Zlatko Plese--a foremost authority on Christian Gnosticism--here offer a valuable compilation of over 40 ancient gospel texts and textual fragments that do not appear in the New Testament. This comprehensive collection contains Gospels describing Jesus's infancy, ministry, Passion, and resurrection, and includes the controversial manuscript discoveries of modern times, such as the Gospel of Thomas and the most recent Gospel to be discovered, the Gospel of Judas Iscariot. Each translation begins with a thoughtful examination of important historical, literary, and textual issues in order to place the Gospel in its proper context. This volume is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in early Christianity and the deeper meanings of these apocryphal Gospels.


Author: Bart D. Ehrman
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 12/18/2013
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9780199335220
ISBN10: 0199335222
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation | New Testament
- Religion | Biblical Commentary | New Testament | General
- Religion | Christianity | History

About the Author

Bart D. Ehrman is James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of numerous volumes on the early Christian Church.

Zlatko Plese is Associate Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Religions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of Poetics of the Gnostic Universe: Narrative and Cosmology in the Apocryphon of John.