The apocryphal acts of the apostles
Subtitle: an introduction
By: Hans-Josef Klauck ; translated by Brian McNeil.
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Waco, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9781602581593
Subjects: Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
Work titles: Apokryphe Apostelakten.
Description: The book discusses both the main apocryphal Acts, such as the Acts of John, Paul, and Peter, and the more recent works, including the Acts of Philip, Bartholomew, and Matthew. For each chapter Klauck offers a explanation of the background and the structure for each of the works presented, and a detailed analysis of the content, and a bibliography all while incorporating the results of the most current international research. --From publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The acts of John; title: The acts of Paul; title: The acts of Peter; title: The acts of Andrew; title: The acts of Thomas; title: The acts of Peter and the twelve apostles; title: The pseudo-Clementines; title: Later acts of apostles.