Hidden Gospels [[electronic resource] ] : how the search for Jesus lost its way / / Philip Jenkins

• Autore: Jenkins Philip <1952->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (269 p.)
• Disciplina: 229/.8
• Soggetto topico: Christianity - Origin
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-248) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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 p
• Titolo autorizzato: Hidden Gospels
• ISBN: 1-283-42708-7; 9786613427083; 0-19-976070-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458014603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II