David R. Cartlidge and J. Keith Elliott, Art & the Christian Apocrypha (London and New York: Routledge, 2001). An extensive discussion of images drawn from the Christian Apocrypha and the issues related to their interpretation. Many illustrations. See also David Cartlidge's database of images at APOCICON.

Andrea Lorenzo Molinari, The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles (NHC 6.1): Allegory, Ascent and Ministry in the Wake of the Decian Persecution (SBLDS 174; Atlanta: Scholars Press, 2000).

Francois Bovon, Ann Graham Brock, and Christopher R. Matthews, The Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles: Harvard Divinity School Studies (Religions of the World; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1999). This collection of essays begins with an overview of the process of editing and publishing the sorts of manuscripts in which apocryphal texts are preserved. It concludes with two publications of two such documents. In between there are studies dealing with the transmission of texts, the language of the apocryphal Acts, and literary and religious studies.

Zbigniew Izydorczyk, ed. The Medieval Gospel of Nicodemus: Texts, Intertexts and Contexts in Western Europe (Tempe, AZ: Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies, 1997). This book brings together a series of essays exploring the presence of the Gospel of Nicodemus in Western traditions. It also contains an overview of recent work on the ancient (Eastern) versions of that apocryphon.

Richard Valantasis, The Gospel of Thomas (New Testament Readings; London and New York: Routledge, 1997). This new commentary draws on a wide range of ancient and early Christian traditions to illuminate the sayings contained in the Gospel of Thomas. It offers both many fresh insights and a new perspective on the text.

Gregory J: Riley, One Jesus, Many Christs: How Jesus Inspired not One True Christianity, But Many (SanFrancisco: Harper, 1997).

J.K. Elliott, ed., The Apocryphal New Testament (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1993). This volume is a revision of the venerable collection first published by M. R. James in 1924. The introductions are brief. The translations are lively and reliable.

J.K. Elliott, ed., The Apocryphal Jesus: Legends of the Early Church (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1996).

Robert J. Miller, ed., The Complete Gospels (San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1994). This book represents the work of the Jesus Seminar. It is both a new translation and an assesment of the historical authenticity of the various sayings attri buted to Jesus in the gospel literature.

James M. Robinson, ed., The Nag Hammadi Library In English (San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1990). This is the standard English translation of the collection of Gnostic text from Nag Hammadi.

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