Forbidden Texts on the Western Frontier

Tony Burke is Associate Professor of Early Christianity at York University in Toronto, Ontario. He is the author of Secret Scriptures Revealed (2013), and editor of Ancient Gospel or Modern Forgery? (Cascade Books, 2013).

• List of Illustrations and TablesForeword by Christoph MarkschiesPrefaceAbbreviationsContributors1. IntroductionTony Burke2. North American Approaches to the Study of the Christian Apocrypha on the World StageJean-Michel RoessliAppendix – The AELAC (Association Pour L’étude de la Littérature Chrétienne): A Brief Historical Survey3. The “Harvard School” of the Christian ApocryphaBrent Landau4. Excavating Museums: From Bible Thumping to Fishing in the Stream of Western CivilizationCharles W. Hedrick5. Scriptural Trajectories through Early Christianity, Late Antiquity, and Beyond: Christian Memorial Traditions in the longue duréePierluigi Piovanelli6. Jesus at School among Christians, Jews, and MuslimsCornelia Horn7. Nag Hammadi, Gnosticism, Apocrypha: Bridging Disciplinary DividesNicola Denzey Lewis8. Canon Formation: Why and Where Scholars DisagreeLee Martin McDonald9. Apocryphal Gospels and Historical Jesus Research: A ReassessmentStephen J. Patterson10. Apocryphal Gospels and Historical Jesus Research: A Response to Stephen PattersonJohn S. Kloppenborg11. Apocryphal Gospels and Historical Jesus Research: A Response to Stephen PattersonMark Goodacre12. The Distinctive Sayings of Jesus Shared by Justin and the Pseudo-ClementinesF. Stanley Jones13. The Tiburtine Sibyl, the Last Emperor, and the Early Byzantine Apocalyptic TraditionStephen J. Shoemaker14. Confused Traditions? Peter and Paul in the Apocryphal ActsDavid L. Eastman15. Digital Humanities and the Study of Christian Apocrypha: Resources, Prospects and ProblemsKristian S. HealAppendix – Select Digital Humanities Resources16. Conversions of Paul: Comparing Acts and Acts of PaulGlenn E. SnyderBibliographyAncient Texts IndexSubject IndexModern Authors Index

Studies of the Christian Apocrypha are coming of age in North America, and this volume clearly outlines the contours of such an emergence into adulthood. These essays cover many of the major issues in contemporary apocryphal studies, ranging from debate over definitions to the practicalities of digital editions. The chapters on the distinctive contribution of North American study of the Christian Apocrypha are particularly interesting and provocative.