Peter: The Myth, the Man and the writings (Academic Paperback) [Paperback]

Fred Lapham (Author)

Book Description

Series: Academic Paperback | Publication Date: December 30, 2004

This book critically examines all the early and important Petrine pseudepigrapha to identify a distinctive Petrine theology which, it is believed, was later swamped by the tide of western orthodoxy. Despite the diversity of the books and tractates, ranging from Jewish-Christian writings to avowedly Gnostic works, a remarkably consistent Petrine tradition does emerge; and Peter is shown essentially to be neither the impetuous, undiscerning, and even vacillating figure portrayed in the Gospels and Acts, nor the magisterial and pontifical figure of later Church tradition, but a visionary who was concerned above all to hold together both the moral and cognitive aspects of the Faith.>

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Review

“The treatise as a whole (written in a lucid style) provides an excellent compendium of the interplay between the canonical and apocryphal writings in their depiction of the person and work of Peter—ceding neither too much nor too little to either side of the coin.” –Religious Studies Review, 01/04 (Religious Studies Review ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Canon Dr. Fred Lapham received his Ph.D. from the University of Wales, Lampeter where he occasionally lectures in the New Testament Apocrypha. He lives in Shropshire, UK. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press (December 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0567044904
• ISBN-13: 978-0567044907
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,902,852 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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