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Varying Form of Title: | Sub-title on cover: New translations of the Bible's four Gospels, plus the Gospels of Thomas, Judas, and Mary, the Q Gospel, the Mystical Gospel of Mark, and thirteen other Gospels from the first three centuries
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Other authors / contributors: | Miller, Robert J. (Robert Joseph), 1954-
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ISBN: | 9781598150186 1598150189
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Notes: | Includes glossary. Text in English. committed to retain from JKM Seminaries Library 2023 JKM University of Chicago Library
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Summary: | The Complete Gospels is the first publication ever to collect the canonical gospels and their extracanonical counterpoints under one cover. The selected extracanonical gospels date from the first and second centuries, are independent of the canonical gospels, and significantly contribute to our understanding of the developments in the Jesus tradition leading up to and surrounding the New Testament gospels. Two additional texts, the Gospel of Judas and the Gospel of the Savior, and a new text of Q are found in this fourth edition. Each gospel begins with an introduction that sets the text in its ancient and historical contexts and discusses the overall structure and central themes. Cross references point out the numerous parallel passages, intratextual indicators, and thematic parallels so the reader can see how the individual passages of a gospel fit into the rich tapestry of Jewish and early Christian texts. Notes explain important translation issues, supply necessary background information, offer guidance to difficult passages, and honestly indicate problems in the text or in our understanding of them. -- Description from http://www.booktopia.com.au (Oct. 3, 2013).
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