The Resurrection of Jesus in the Gospel of Peter: A Tradition-Historical Study of the Akhmîm Gospel Fragment

by Jeremiah J. Johnston

Book Overview

All four canonical gospels identify the resurrection of Jesus, yet none detail the exact moment of its happening. The absence of this narrative detail was hotly contested in the second century, when critics derided a resurrection account without credible witness. Thus, the discovery of the Akhmim fragment at the end of the 19th century, which purports to provide exactly that detail, is a huge and surprisingly under-utilised addition to Biblical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567666107
• ISBN13: 9780567666109
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"