Secret Scriptures Revealed

by Tony Burke

Publisher:

SPCK

, 2013

Overview

Discover fascinating and obscure apocryphal stories. Examine the influence of apocryphal literature on Christian art and popular culture. Understand how the Apocrypha shed light on early Christian communities and the canonical Bible. Rather than dismissing Apocrypha, Secret Scriptures Revealed demonstrates how these texts can help our understanding of early Christianity.

Interest in the wide assortment of texts not included in the Bible has never been stronger. Much has been written on the subject, but questions, misunderstandings, and hysteria still exist. Where did the apocryphal texts come from? Who wrote them? Why were they not included in the Bible? Is reading these texts harmful to personal faith? Secret Scriptures Revealed deconstructs the many myths about Christian apocryphal texts and clearly answers questions about them.

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Key Features

• Examines the role of the Apocrypha in modern biblical study
• Offers insight into fascinating and obscure apocryphal texts
• Explores misunderstandings and answers questions relating to Christian Apocrypha

Contents

• What Are the Christian Apocrypha?
• Studying the Christian Apocrypha
• The Apocryphal Life of Jesus
• Passion and Resurrection Gospels
• After Jesus: Legends of the Early Church
• Myths, Misconceptions, and Misinformation about the Christian Apocrypha
• Parting Words

Product Details

• Title: Secret Scriptures Revealed
• Author: Tony Burke
• Publisher: SPCK
• Publication Date: 2013
• Pages: 176

About Tony Burke

Tony Burke is Professor of Religious Studies at York University in Toronto and founding president of the North American Society for the Study of Christian Apocryphal Literature. He is also the author of Secret Scriptures Revealed: A New Introduction to the Christian Apocrypha and coeditor of New Testament Apocrypha: More Noncanonical Scriptures, volume 1.