The Newly Recovered Gospel of St. Peter
Digital Verbum Edition
Overview
In The Newly Recovered Gospel of St. Peter, J. Rendel Harris gives an account of the discovery of a gospel attributed to St. Peter in a format that can be followed by the lay reader. He discusses new discoveries at the time, including biblical and patristic discoveries, documents from Akhmîm, the docetic Gospel of Peter, the extant text of the new Gospel, its sources, and more.
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Key Features
- Describes the discovery of the Gospel of Peter
- Aimed at the lay reader
- Discussion on essential source material
About J. Rendel Harris
J. Rendel Harris (1852–1941) was educated at Clare College, Cambridge, before becoming professor of New Testament Greek at Johns Hopkins University and at Haverford College. Harris then taught theology at Leiden University. He spent much of his career in the Near East, collecting and translating rare manuscripts.