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Roland
H. Worth, Jr.
Alternative Lives of Jesus: Noncanonical Accounts
through
the Early Middle Ages.
Jefferson: McFarland,
2003.
208pp.
Paperback
ISBN 0786415819.
Publisher's
recommended price $39.95
There
is
a body of
religious literature, most of which was written centuries after the New
Testament, that attempts to provide supplemental or alternative
accounts
of the life of Jesus Christ. The most exhaustive surviving alternative
versions to the New Testament come from orthodox circles and are often
creative "imaginings" that try to fill holes in the canonical gospel
accounts
of Jesus' life.
This
work investigates
the origins and nature of noncanonical retellings in detail - both
orthodox
and heretical as well as Roman and traditionalist Jewish ones.
Extensive
summaries of the text as well as substantial verbatim extracts of key
incidents
and assertions are provided to give the reader a "feel" for the
character
and intents of the various sources. A concise introduction to a much
neglected
area of Bible-related study that should be of potential use to students
of Biblical literature, comparative religion, and early medieval
thought.
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