Pseudo-Cyril of Jerusalem on the Life and the Passion of Christ: A Coptic Apocryphon

By Roelof Broek and van den Roelof Broek

Pseudo-Cyril of Jerusalem's Coptic homily On the Life and the Passion of Christ is in fact a collection of apocryphal stories. Roelof van den Broek offers a critical edition of this text, with introduction, translation and notes. The text provides information about the worldly crafts of the apostles and Jesus' external appearance; it also contains a peculiar chronology of Holy Week (implying that Jesus was arrested on Tuesday evening) and a long story about Pilate's role in the trial of Jesus. The latter contains, int. al., letters by Pilate and Herod, discussions between Pilate and Jesus during a dinner they had together, and a description of the dreams of Pilate and his wife Procla and their explanation by Jesus.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004237577
• ISBN13: 9789004237575
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.5"