IV. Apocryphal Apocalypses

Author: Elliott, J. K.

Source: The Apocryphal New Testament, September 1993 , pp. 589-591(3)

Publisher: Oxford Scholarship Online Monographs

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Abstract:

An English translation of the oldest and most important early Christian non-canonical writings. It is based on the earlier collection edited in 1924 by Montague Rhodes James. The book is divided into the conventional categories of gospels, acts, epistles, and revelatory texts. A long subsection deals with stories of Jesus’ infancy and childhood. Another section deals with fragmentary gospel texts on papyrus. The bulk of the book is given over to second-century legends of individual apostles. Another section covers apocalyptic apocalypses. An appendix gives a selection of stories about the Virgin Mary's assumption and dormition. Each translated text is prefaced with an introduction and select bibliography. Full indexes of citations and themes are provided.

Keywords: infancy gospels; M. R. James; text introduction; text bibliography; non-canonical literature; theme index; assumption of the Virgin; Christian Apocrypha; Apocryphal acts; Apocryphal epistles; Apocryphal gospels; citation index; Apocryphal apocalypses