02618nam 2200577 a 450 991081328310332120230607223821.00-19-773949-00-19-992391-41-283-42708-797866134270830-19-976070-5(CKB)2550000000075582(EBL)829465(OCoLC)769344080(SSID)ssj0000636457(PQKBManifestationID)12273840(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000636457(PQKBWorkID)10677740(PQKB)10256437(Au-PeEL)EBL829465(CaPaEBR)ebr10521048(CaONFJC)MIL342708(MiAaPQ)EBC829465(EXLCZ)99255000000007558220000515d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHidden Gospels[electronic resource] how the search for Jesus lost its way /Philip JenkinsNew York Oxford University Press20011 online resource (269 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-513509-1 0-19-515631-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-248) and index.Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Hiding and Seeking; 2 Fragments of a Faith Forgotten; 3 The First Gospels? Q and Thomas; 4 Gospel Truth; 5 Hiding Jesus: The Church and the Heretics; 6 Daughters of Sophia; 7 Into the Mainstream; 8 The Gospels in the Media; 9 The Next New Gospel; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZThis 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. By employing the appropriate scholarly and historical methodologies, he demonstrates that the texts purported to represent pChristianityOriginChristianityOrigin.229/.8Jenkins Philip1952-249423MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813283103321Hidden Gospels3930629UNINA