The Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles: Harvard Divinity School Studies

Book Overview

This collection provides a rich, multilayered analysis of a long-neglected branch of early Christian apocryphal literature that examines the relationship between tradition and redaction, uses of language, and the fluid border between literary criticism and motif analysis. The introduction takes the reader on the journey of editing, translating, and interpreting apocryphal and hagiographic narratives on the apostles and the first Christians. The volume...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 094545418X
• ISBN13: 9780945454182
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"