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Secret Scriptures Revealed: A New Introduction to the Christian Apocrypha

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Description for Secret Scriptures Revealed: A New Introduction to the Christian Apocrypha Paperback. This book offers readers a guide to the Christian Apocrypha, beginning with a description of scholars' efforts to recover and reconstruct the texts, followed by examinations of a number of key texts. It responds to a number of misconceptions and common questions about the Apocrypha and finishes with a discussion of its enduring value. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 232.
Throughout history, Christians have expressed their faith through story. They created texts featuring important early Christian figures - like Jesus, Peter, Paul, Mary Magdalene, and Judas - to express their relationships to God and to the world around them. Some of these texts are found in today's New Testament, but there is a wide assortment of other texts that are not included in the Bible. This book offers readers a guide to the Christian Apocrypha, beginning with a description of scholars' efforts to recover and reconstruct the texts, followed by examinations of a number of key ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
SPCK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780281068456
SKU
V9780281068456
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About Professor Tony Burke
Tony Burke is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at York University in Toronto, Canada.

Reviews for Secret Scriptures Revealed: A New Introduction to the Christian Apocrypha
Secret Scriptures Revealed is a readable, engaging introduction to noncanonical texts and debates about them. Nonspecialists are gently introduced to significant scholarly issues, and texts are described in such intriguing ways that readers will surely be motivated to follow the helpful recommendations for further reading and peruse texts for themselves. This book serves as an excellent and delightfully concise overview ... Read more

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