Gospel of Mary

Zusatztext OUP is to be congratulated for having launched a new series of critical editions of eary non-canonical ('apocryphal') Christian gospels, Oxford Early Christian Gospel Texts, under the general editorship of Christopher Tuckett and Andrew Gregory...This series has got off to a flying start and Christopher Tuckett is to be congratulated for having set out fully and clearly and with impressive cross-referencing to modern scholarship a detailed and readable introduction to an enigmatic text. Future study of the Gospel of Mary cannot afford to ignore this monograph. Informationen zum Autor Christopher Tuckett is Professor of New Testament Studies, University of Oxford. Klappentext A critical edition of all the extant manuscripts of the Gospel of Mary, together with full translations, an extended Introduction, and a detailed Commentary. The gospel has been important in many recent discussions of non-canonical gospels, of early Christian Gnosticism, and of discussions of the figure of Mary Magdalene. Zusammenfassung A critical edition of all the extant manuscripts of the Gospel of Mary, together with full translations, an extended Introduction, and a detailed Commentary. The gospel has been important in many recent discussions of non-canonical gospels, of early Christian Gnosticism, and of discussions of the figure of Mary Magdalene.

Product details

• Authors: Tuckett, Christopher Tuckett
• Assisted by: Christopher Tuckett (Editor), Christopher (Professor of New Testament Studies Tuckett (Editor), Tuckett Christopher (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2007
• EAN: 9780199212132
• ISBN: 978-0-19-921213-2
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Oxford Early Christian Gospel Texts; Oxford Early Christian Gospel; Oxford Early Christian Gospel Texts; Oxford Early Christian Gospel
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / African, RELIGION / Christianity / Orthodox, RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / General, Christianity, History of Religion, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Bible readings, selections & meditations, Bible readings, selections and meditations, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, The Early Church, Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches, Orthodox & Oriental Churches, Biblical Greek, Coptic, Biblical Greek / Koine Greek