Four Hitherto Unpublished Gospels

Author : William E. Barton
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ISBN 13 : 9781331848370
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (483 download)

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Download or read book Four Hitherto Unpublished Gospels written by William E. Barton and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-19 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Four Hitherto Unpublished Gospels: A Series of Character Studies Cast in the Form of Personal Memoirs of John the Baptist, Andrew the Brother of Simon Peter, Judas Iscariot, James the Brother of Jesus The impulse to write narrative accounts of the life and ministry of Jesus came rather late into the history of New Testament composition. The first books written were letters, called out by particular emergencies, and were preserved by reason of the practical wisdom of the advice given by the apostolic authors. Some of the later letters assumed a more formal character, and one or two of them, like Romans and Hebrews, evolved into doctrinal treatises in epistolary form. After a time there were compiled little collections of detached "sayings" of Jesus, which later were followed by attempts to tell the story of his life. By the time the Gospel according to Luke was written, many had "taken in hand" to give account of the life of Jesus. Of these early narratives, four have been preserved. We have good reason to believe that these are much the best of the attempts to tell the story of Jesus. Such apocryphal gospels as have come down to us either entire or in fragments give us little occasion to regret the loss of the others. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.