Readership: Scholars and students of biblical studies, patristics, theology, and the history of the early and medieval Church.
J. K. Elliott, Professor in New Testament Textual Criticism, University of Leeds
"this book must find a place on the shelf of every person interested in the diverse forms of early Christianity." - Paul Foster, The Expository Times
"a handy one-volume collection of all the apocryphal material the NT scholar would normally use in his studies." - International Review of Biblical Studies, Vol. 52
"a vital resource" - Church Times
Preface;General Bibliography;Lists of Apocryphal Works;1. APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS;Lost Gospels;1.Jewish-Christian Gospels:Introduction; (a) The Gospel according to the Hebrews;(b) The Gospel of the Nazaraeans; (c) The Gospel of the Ebionites; 2.The Gospel of the Egyptians; 3.The Traditions of the Matthias; 4.The Preaching of Peter (Kerygma Petrou); 5.Other Lost Gospels; Agrapha Fragments of Gospels on Papyrus; 1.Oxyrhynchus Papyrus 840; 2.Oxyrhynchus Papyrus 1081; 3.Oxyrhynchus Papyrus 1224; 4. Papyrus Cairensis 10735; 5.Papyrus Egerton 2; 6.The Strasbourg Fragment; 7. Papyrus Berolinensis 11710; 8.The Fayyum Fragment; 9.Papyrus Merton 51; BIRTH AND INFANCY GOSPELS: Introduction;The Protevangelium of James; The Infancy Gospel of Thomas; The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew; The Arabic Infancy Gospel; Arundel 404 (Liber de Infantia Salvatoris); The History of Joseph the Carpenter; Other Infancy Narratives GOSPELS OF THE MINISTRY AND PASSION; The Gospel of Thomas (including Coptic Thomas and P.Oxy. 1,654,655); The 'Secret' Gospel of Mark; The Gospel of Peter; The Gospel of Gamaliel; Coptic Narratives of the Ministry and Passion; THE PILATE CYCLE; The Gospel of Nicodemus; The Acts of Pilate; Christ's Descent into Hell; Other Pilate Texts; The Letter of Pilate to Claudius; The Letter of Pilate to Tiberius; Paradosis Pilati;Anaphora Pilati; Vindicta Salvatoris; Mors Pilati; The Narrative of Joseph of Arimathaea; The Letters of Pilate and Herod; The Letter of Tiberius to Pilate II APOCRYPHAL ACTS: Introduction; The Acts of Andrew; The Acts of John; Secondary Acts of John; The Acts of Paul; Secondary Acts of Paul; The Acts of Peter; Secondary Acts of Peter; The Pseudo-Clementine Literature; The Acts of Thomas; Other Apocryphal Acts; III APOCRYPHAL EPISTLES; Introduction; Shorter Epistles; The Letters of Christ and Abgar; The Letter of Lentulus; The Epistle to the Laodiceans; The Correspondence of Paul and Seneca; The Epistle to the Alexandrians; The Epistle of the Apostles (Epistula Apostolorum) IV APOCRYPHAL APOCALYPSES; Introduction; The Apocalypse of Peter; Appendix: The Sibylline Oracles; The Apocalypse of Paul (Visio Pauli); The Apocalypse of Thomas; The Questions of Bartholomew and the Book of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ by Bartholomew the Apostle; The Letter of James; Other Apocryphal Apocalypses; Appendix: The Assumption of the Virgin; Indexes: 1. Apocryphal Writings with detailed lists of Contents; 2. Subjects and Proper Names; 3. Biblical and other Citations; 4. Ancient Authorities.
