J. R. Porter

The Forgotten Bible

The Unknown Jesus, Visions of the Apocalypse, Prophets and Patriarchs

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In the years leading up to the Common Era, the Jewish people drew faith from hundreds of sacred writings, many of which claimed to contain the words of prophets, kings and patriarchs—even Adam. Similarly, the early Christians produced a wealth of texts that the established Church dismissed or branded heretical: they range from legends about the boy Jesus to the mystical Gnostic gospels. Because these powerful, often beautiful works were written out of the Jewish and Christian Bibles, for centuries most remained unknown outside a small circle of theologians and academics. With profound scholarship, Professor J. R. Porter has now gathered these… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-78028-314-2
EAN: 9781780283142
Produktnummer: 29876356
Verlag: Watkins Media
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Seitenangabe: 244 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 289 KB

Über den Autor

The late J. R. Porter was Professor Emeritus of Theology at the University of Exeter and a former Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford. He served for twenty years as a member of the General Synod of the Church of England. His many books included The Illustrated Guide to the Bible and Jesus Christ.