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The Apocryphal Acts of Paul, Peter, John, Andrew, and Thomas

English · Paperback / Softback

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The publication of the apocryphal Acts in Greek and Latin by Lipsius and Bonnet as well as Schmidt have opened a large, but very little cultivated field of ancient Christian literature. The oldest of these Acts are those which are treated in the present volume. They give us a picture of Christianity towards the end of the second century. They are important for the history of the Christian cultus in the second and third centuries, and by their description of the divine service in the houses they supplement [the] picture delineated in the Acts of the Apostles. They are also important for the history of Christian poetry which commences among the Gnostics; in short: though these Acts contain both 'truth and fiction,' they cannot be ignored . . . .
--from the Preface

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Bernhard Pick (1842-1917) was born in Prussia and educated at Union Theological Seminary in training for the Presbyterian ministry. He then became a Lutheran and pastored congregations in New York and Pennsylvania. Among his publications are 'Jesus in the Talmud,' 'Historical Sketch of the Jews since the Destruction of Jerusalem,' and 'The Life of Christ according to the Extra-canonical Sources.'

Product details

Authors Bernhard Pick
Publisher Wipf and Stock
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.05.2006
 
EAN 9781597526739
ISBN 978-1-59752-673-9
No. of pages 404
Dimensions 127 mm x 203 mm x 22 mm
Weight 432 g
Series Ancient Texts and Translations
Ancient Texts and Translations
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity
Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works

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