Hidden Gospels: How the Search for Jesus Lost Its Way PDF
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HIDDEN GOSPELS This page intentionally left blank HIDDEN GOSPELS How the Search for Jesus Lost Its Way PHILIP JENKINS OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Oxford New York Auckland Bangkok Buenos Aires Cape Town Chennai Dares Salaam Delhi Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kolkata Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Mumbai Nairobi Sao Paulo Shanghai Taipei Tokyo Toronto Copyright © 2001 by Philip Jenkins First published by Oxford University Press, Inc., 2001 First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 2003 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 www.oup.com Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication maybe reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Jenkins, Philip, 1952- Hidden Gospels: how the search for Jesus lost its way/Philip Jenkins p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-19-515631-7(pbk.) 1. Apocryphal Gospels. 2. Christianity—Origin. I.Title. BS2851J462001 229.8—dc21 00-040641 Printed in the United States of America Contents Acknowledgments vii 1 Hiding and Seeking 3 2 Fragments of a Faith Forgotten 27 3 The First Gospels? Q and Thomas 54 4 Gospel Truth 82 5 Hiding Jesus: The Church and the Heretics 107 6 Daughters of Sophia 124 7 Into the Mainstream 148 8 The Gospels in the Media 178 9 The Next New Gospel 205 Notes 217 Index 249 This page intentionally left blank Acknowledgments I am grateful to Kathryn Hume and William Petersen for their always valuable advice; needless to say, they take no responsibil- ity for the arguments made here, nor for any errors of fact or faith. Thanks also to other colleagues who have made helpful comments, including Paul Harvey and Gary Knoppers, and I'd also like to acknowledge the excellent research assistance pro- vided by Peter Lawler. VI! This page intentionally left blank HIDDEN GOSPELS
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