Forbidden texts on the Western frontier : the Christian apocrypha from North American perspectives; proceedings from the 2013 York University Christian Apocrypha Symposium /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Burke, Tony (Editor), Markschies, Christoph
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2015]
Subjects:	Jesus Christ > Biography > History and criticism > Congresses. Paul, > the Apostle, Saint > Congresses. Apocryphal books > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > Congresses. Apocryphal Gospels > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > Congresses. Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 > Congresses. Conference papers and proceedings. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Jesus Christ. Paul, > the Apostle, Saint. 30 - 600 Apocryphal books. Apocryphal Gospels. Biography. Church history > Primitive and early church.

Table of Contents:

Introduction / Tony Burke
North American approaches to the study of the Christian apocrypha on the world stage / Jean-Michel Roessli. Appendix: The AELAC (Association pour l'étude de la Littérature Chrétienne): a brief historical survey
The "Harvard School" of the Christian apocrypha / Brent Landau
Excavating museums: from Bible thumping to fishing in the stream of Western civilization / Charles W. Hedrick
Scriptural trajectories through early Christianity, late antiquity, and beyond: Christian memorial traditions in the longue durée / Pierluigi Piovanelli
Jesus at school among Christians, Jews, and Muslims / Cornelia Horn
Nag Hammadi, Gnosticism, apocrypha: bridging disciplinary divides / Nicola Denzey Lewis
Canon formation: why and where scholars disagree / Lee Martin McDonald
Apocryphal gospels and historical Jesus research: a reassessment / Stephen J. Patterson
Apocryphal gospels and historical Jesus research: a response to Stephen Patterson / John S. Kloppenborg
Apocryphal gospels and historical Jesus research: a response to Stephen Patterson / Mark Goodacre
The distinctive sayings of Jesus shared by Justin and the Pseudo-Clementines / F. Stanley Jones
The Tiburtine Sibyl, the last emperor, and the early Byzantine apocalyptic tradition / Stephen J. Shoemaker
Confused traditions? Peter and Paul in the Apocryphal Acts / David L. Eastman
Digital humanities and the study of Christian apocrypha: resources, prospects and problems / Kristian S. Heal. Appendix: Select digital humanities resources
Conversions of Paul: comparing Acts and Acts of Paul / Glenn E. Snyder.