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"Was Jesus really a subversive mystic whose true teachings were suppressed by an authoritarian church? Has the real nature of Christianity been deliberately obscured for centuries? Do recently discovered texts such as the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, and even the Dead Sea Scrolls undermine the historical validity of the New Testament?". "In this critique, Philip Jenkins thoroughly and convincingly debunks such claims. Jenkins places the recent controversies surrounding the hidden gospels in a broad historical context and argues that, far from being revolutionary, such attempts to…
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4 editions- Other · English · 2014Oxford University Press · 9781283427081
- Other · English · 2002Oxford University Press, USA · 270 pages · 9780195156317
- Other · English · 2001Oxford University Press, Incorporated · 9780199760701
- Other · English · 2001Oxford University Press, USA · 268 pages · 9780195135091
OriginHistory of doctrinesApocryphal GospelsChristianityChristianity, originJesus christ, historicityRELIGIONBiblical Studies