Lingua: Inglese
Editore: NY. 1979. Bell Publishing. reprint of the 1929 World Pub. edition., 1988
ISBN 10: 0517277956 ISBN 13: 9780517277959
Da: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. shiny black hardbound 8vo. ~ 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. faint fox spots on foredge. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not torn or price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ later printing ~William Hones 1820 collection, incorporating the translations of Jeremiah Jones for the Apocryphal books and of Archbishop Wake for the Apostolic Fathers. 293p. 32 b&w ancient & vintage illustrations. contents = Foreword. Preface. Introduction. Books~ Barnabas / Ephesians Magnesians/ Trallians/ Romans / Philadelphians/ Mary/ Smyrnaeans /The Protevangelion /Polycarp /I. Infancy II. Infancy /Philippians / I. Hermas~ Visions ,II. Hermas~Commands,III. Hermas~Similitudes / Nicodemus. /Christ and Abgarus . /The Apostles' Creed / Letters of Herod and Pilate. /Laodiceans /Paul and Seneca ./Paul and Thecla / The Lost Gospel According to Peter. I. Clement , II. Clement . 2 bibliographic tables. religion. theology. ancient literature. history of christianity. corpus hermeticum. theology. philosophy. psychology. theosophy. ancient history. biography. "Christ Was the joyous boy of the fields. We are not permitted to think that the shadows of Calvary darkened His pathway as a youth, and the Apocryphal Books of the New Testament show a great deal of the early life of Christ not to be found in the four Evangelists.".