Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Apocrypha
The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Apocrypha, edited by Andrew Gregory and Christopher Tuckett is now available to order from Oxford University Press (catalog entry HERE). Larry Hurtado has made his entry, “Who Read Early Christian Apocrypha,” available to read on his BLOG. Here is the description of the collection from the OUP catalog as well as the table of contents:
The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Apocrypha addresses issues and themes that arise in the study of early Christian apocryphal literature. It discusses key texts including the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, the Gospel of Peter, letters attributed to Paul, Peter, and Jesus, and acts and apocalypses written about or attributed to different apostles. Part One consists of authoritative surveys of the main branches of apocryphal literature (gospels, acts, epistles, apocalypses, and related literature) and Part Two considers key issues that they raise. These include their contribution to our understanding of developing theological understandings of Jesus, the apostles and other important figures such as Mary. It also addresses the value of these texts as potential sources for knowledge of the historical Jesus, and for debates about Jewish-Christian relations, the practice of Christian worship, and developing understandings of asceticism, gender and sexuality, etc. The volume also considers questions such as which ancient readers read early Christian apocrypha, their place in Christian spirituality, and their place in contemporary popular culture and contemporary theological discourse.
Contents
Part I: Introduction and overview
1: Christopher Tuckett: …