New Testament Apocryphal Writings

by James Orr

Publishers:

J. M. Dent & Company; J. B. Lippincott Company

, 1903

Overview

In New Testament Apocryphal Writings, James Orr provides insightful introductions to 10 pieces of New Testament apocryphal writings, and then provides their English translations. Orr examines this spurious body of literature, noting their literary, artistic, historical, and doctrinal influences. Following the translations, Orr has provided helpful notes for each piece. The Apocrypha covered includes:

• Cycle on the Parents of Jesus and on the Nativity
• The Boyhood of Jesus
• Cycle of Pilate and Nicodemus
• The Protevangelium of James
• The Gospel of Thomas
• The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew
• The Gospel of Nicodemus
• The Gospel of Peter
• Acts of Paul and Thecla
• The Falling Asleep of Mary

Praise for the Print Edition

Professor Orr’s introduction frames the documents in their historic setting, and shows how they have influence Catholic tradition and sacred art. The little volume will be very welcome to many who have found these Apocryphal Gospels somewhat inaccessible. It will repay careful study.

—London Quarterly Review

Product Details

• Title: New Testament Apocryphal Writings
• Author: James Orr
• Series: The Temple Bible
• Publishers: J. M. Dent & Company, J. B. Lippincott Company
• Print Publication Date: 1903
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 137
• Era: era:modern
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Apocryphal books (New Testament) › Translations into English
• Resource ID: LLS:NTAPOCWRITORR
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T15:46:44Z

About James Orr

James Orr (1844-1913), born in Glasgow, was a Scottish Presbyterian minister and theologian. He was minister at East Bank United Presbyterian Church, Hawick from 1874 to 1891, and professor of apologetics and theology at Glasgow College of the United Free Church from 1901 until his death. One of his more prominent works is The Christian View of God and the World as Centering in the Incarnation (1893).

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