The Akhmîm Fragment of the Apocryphal Gospel of St. Peter

by Henry Barclay Swete

Publisher:

Macmillan and Co.

, 1893

Overview

Henry Barclay Swete originally wrote The Akhmîm Fragment of the Apocryphal Gospel of St. Peter for the use of students and later expanded it for the general scholar. Swete describes the Petrine manuscript, analyzes its literary character, details doctrinal tendencies, and compares it to other Apocrypha. He also examines the use of a harmony and allusions to the Old Testament, and includes the Greek text and a translation.

Key Features

• Analysis of the Gospel of St Peter
• Includes Greek text and translation
• Essential source document

Product Details

• Title: The Akhmîm Fragment of the Apocryphal Gospel of St. Peter
• Author: Henry Barclay Swete
• Publisher: Macmillan and Co.
• Print Publication Date: 1893
• Language: English
• Resources: 3
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Resource ID: {20F1B901-A24A-4BC1-AF07-8CAB9788CE77}
• Metadata Last Updated: 2016-07-05T20:43:28Z

About Henry Barclay Swete

Henry Barclay Swete (1835-1917) was an Anglican scholar. Theological professor in London (1882–90) and Cambridge (1890–1915), he published works on the Old and New Testament and on Christian doctrine. Though he espoused modern critical methods in biblical studies, he respected those who reached different conclusions from his own. He occasionally leaned toward conservatism: on some of the Johannine discourses, for example, and on miracles. He edited various Greek texts, including the LXX, stimulated his students to undertake serious research, and founded the prestigious Journal of Theological Studies (1899). His work in The Holy Spirit in the Ancient Church (1912) was long used as a standard textbook. He was the chief architect of the work known popularly as Cambridge Theological Questions (1905), a symposium written by leading scholars of the day. A sequel, Cambridge Biblical Questions, followed in 1909. In it, Swete rejected the suggestion that the spread of knowledge would shake the credit of the Bible in the public estimation.