Francis Watson holds a Research Chair in Early Christian Literature in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University, UK. Sarah Parkhouse is Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Manchester, UK.

• List of ContributorsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction - Francis Watson, Durham University, UK and Sarah Parkhouse, Australian Catholic University, Australia Chapter 1: The Curse of the Creator: Galatians 3.13 and Negative Demiurgy – M. David Litwa, Australian Catholic University, AustraliaChapter 2: The Hypostasis of the Archons and Re-imagining Genesis – Mark Goodacre, Duke University, USAChapter 3: Jesus versus the Lawgiver: Narratives of Apostasy and Conversion – Francis Watson, Durham University, UKChapter 4: Why are the Disciples “Like the Angels”? Redemption Through Sin in the Gospel of Judas – Jonathan Cahana, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Chapter 5: “Surely These are Heterodox Teachings”: The Gospel of Mary and Tertullian in Dialogue – Sarah Parkhouse, Australian Catholic University, AustraliaChapter 6: Attempting the Impossible? Ptolemy’s Letter to Flora as Counter-Narrative – Joseph Verheyden, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), BelgiumChapter 7: Counter-Narratives or Competing Voices? Early Christians and the Resurrection of the Flesh – Outi Lehtipuu, University of Helsinki, FinlandChapter 8: Resurrection in the Exegesis on the Soul (NHC II,6) ­– Kimberly A. Fowler, Durham University, UKChapter 9: Losing the Plot: Irenaeus, Biblical Narrative, and the Rule of Truth – Devin L. White, Australian Catholic University, Australia Bibliography Author IndexSubject Index