The Missing Gospels

The Missing Gospels: Unearthing the Truth Behind Alternative Christianities
Author Darrell L. Bock
Language English
Genre Religion
Publisher Thomas Nelson
Publication date
2006
Pages 256
ISBN 0-7852-1294-9
OCLC 63178769

The Missing Gospels: Unearthing the Truth Behind Alternative Christianities is a book by Darrell L. Bock, Research Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary.[1] The book is concerned with later alternative gospels and 'Christianities' associated with the Nag Hammadi discoveries of 1945. The book focuses on the claims of early Christian diversity, the origins of Gnosticism, as well as the theology of the later alternative texts and communities.

The book contains a foreword by Edwin M. Yamauchi.

Reception

The book contains numerous endorsements by prominent Christian New Testament scholars and academics including Larry Hurtado, Martin Hengel, Donald Hagner, Craig A. Evans, Craig L. Blomberg and Scot McKnight.

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