New Testament Apocrypha, Vol. 3

The Expository Times “No doubt [New Testament Apocrypha, vol. 3] will serve as a standard reference work for many decades to come.”

Review of Biblical Literature “An excellently edited and rich volume and a welcome source for scholars and students of the world of Christian apocrypha, interpretation and reception history, and hagiography of the first fifteen centuries CE.”

Praise for the first two volumes of New Testament Apocrypha:

“This is an incredibly rich, informative, and highly scholarly presentation of little-known texts.” –The Expository Times

“An excellent collection of newly introduced and translated texts into a modern language.” –Review of Biblical Literature

“This book will be useful for historians and theologians interested in popular Christianity across the centuries and for scholars interested in the reception of New Testament characters in diverse types of Christianity.” –Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society

“The breadth of documents presented coupled with the quality of scholarship with which they are handled makes this book an indispensable resource for the study of early Christian literature.” –Religious Studies Review

“Promises to become a standard work in the field for many years to come.” –Southwestern Journal of Theology

“Magnificent… . The thirty writings brought together here present a fascinating snapshot of the concerns, interests, and piety of various early believers expressed in the form of literary texts. This volume will become a standard work in the field; serious scholars of early Christianity and interested readers will learn much while being entertained and captivated by these enigmatic ancient texts.” –Paul Foster University of Edinburgh

“A treasure trove of early Christian writings dating from the second century onward… . Many of the texts introduced and translated here are being made available to us for the first time. A must-have collection.” –April D. DeConick Rice University

“A rigorous but highly accessible volume that will long prove to be a scholarly vade mecum.” –Bart D. Ehrman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

Tony Burke is professor of humanities at York University. His academic interests include the study of Christian biographical literature of the second century (infancy gospels), children and the family in Roman antiquity, curses, and noncanonical Jewish and Christian writings.