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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 This volume, the first in a major new series which will provide authoritative texts of key non-canonical gospel writings, comprises a critical edition, with full translations, of all the extant manuscripts of the Gospel of Mary. In addition, an extended Introduction discusses the key issues involved in the interpretation of the text, as well as locating it in its proper historical context, while a Commentary explicates points of detail. The gospel has beenimportant in many recent discussions of non-canonical gospels, of early Christian Gnosticism, and of discussions of the figure of Mary Magdalene. The present volume will provide a valuable resource for all future discussions of this important early Christian text. 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. Introduction 1: Attestation, Manuscripts, Language, Date 2: Characters in the Gospel of Mary 3: Unity 4: Genre 5: How Gnostic is the Gospel of Mary? 6: The Gospel of Mary and the New Testament II. Texts and Translations 1: Introduction 2: Manuscripts 3: Papyrus Berolinensis (BG) 8502 4: Oxyrhynchus Papyrus (POxy) 3525 5: Rylands Papyrus (PRyl) 463 6: Comparison of the Greek and Coptic Texts III. Commentary ...
