The Many Faces of Christ: The Thousand Year Story of the Survival and Influence of the Lost Gospels
The Thousand-Year Story of the Survival and Influence of the Lost Gospels
Philip Jenkins
ISBN: | 9780465061617 |
Publisher: | Basic Books |
Published: | 13 October, 2015 |
Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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The Many Faces of Christ: The Thousand Year Story of the Survival and Influence of the Lost Gospels
The Thousand-Year Story of the Survival and Influence of the Lost Gospels
Philip Jenkins
The standard account of early Christianity tells us that the first centuries after Jesus' death witnessed an efflorescence of Christian sects, each with its own gospel. We are taught that these alternative scriptures, which represented intoxicating, daring, and often bizarre ideas, were suppressed in the fourth and fifth centuries, when the Church canonized the gospels we know today: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The rest were lost, destroyed, or hidden. In The Many Faces of Christ, the renowne
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