Who Chose the Gospels? :: probing the great Gospel conspiracy /

The Bible contains four Gospels which tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth. And yet, many more Gospels once existed. Who, then, determined which Gospels would, for the next two thousand years, serve as the main gateways to Jesus and his teaching? Recent books and films have traced the decision to a s...

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1. Verfasser: Hill, Charles E. (Charles Evan), 1956-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Zusammenfassung:The Bible contains four Gospels which tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth. And yet, many more Gospels once existed. Who, then, determined which Gospels would, for the next two thousand years, serve as the main gateways to Jesus and his teaching? Recent books and films have traced the decision to a series of fourth-century councils and powerful bishops. After achieving victory over their rivals for the Christian name, these key players, we are now told, conspired to 'rewrite history' to make it look like their version of Christianity was the original one preached by Jesus and his apostles.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xi, 295 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-288) and index.
ISBN:9780191612695
0191612693
9780199551231
0199551235
9781283296786
1283296780

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