Title The Apocryphal New Testament
Translator Montague Rhodes James
Year 1924
Publisher Oxford University Press
Location Oxford
Source djvu
Progress To be proofread
Transclusion Index not transcluded or unreviewed

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CONTENTS

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PREFACExi
Object of this collectionxi
Existence and purpose of the apocryphal writings. Their inadequacy. Their importance and interestxii
The meaning and use of the words apocrypha and apocryphalxiii
Homer’s Apocryphal New Testament, misleading and unoriginal, based on a false view of the history of the Canon. The true state of the casexiv
The test of Canonicity, viz. use of books in public worship of Catholic congregations. Books which were so used but failed to obtain permanent recognitionxvii
This collection not absolutely complete. Classes of writings not included in it: Gnostic Apocrypha, Books of Church Order, Liturgies, the Clementine literature, The Pseudo-Dionysian writings, books bearing names of Old Testament worthies, other late and unimportant compositionsxxii
Note.—Titles are italicized in the case of texts of which an abstract, not a full translation, is given.
FRAGMENTS OF EARLY GOSPELS, ETC. 
The Gospel according to the Hebrews1
The Gospel of the Ebionites8
The Gospel according to the Egyptians10
The Gospel of Philip12
The Gospel or Traditions of Matthias12
The Gospel of Peter (ancient testimonies)13
The Gospel of Thomas (ancient testimonies)14
The Preaching of Peter16
LOST HERETICAL BOOKS: 
The Birth of Mary19
The Lesser Questions of Mary20
The Ascents of James and other lost books20
The Memoria of the Apostles21
Lists of Apocryphal Books: 
The Gelasian Decree21
The List of the Sixty Books23
The Stichometry of Nicephorus23
The Synopsis of Pseudo-Athanasius24
FRAGMENTS OF GOSPELS, ETC., preserved in manuscripts discovered in recent years:
A. Greek Fragments:
The Fayoum Gospel-fragment25
The Oxyrhynchus Sayings of Jesus25
Fragment of a Gospel28
Fragment of another Gospel29
B. Coptic Fragments:
The Strasburg papyrus30
Fragment preserved with the Pistis Sophia31
Fragment preserved with the Acts of Paul31
AGRAPHA33
A. Agrapha found as additions to the text of the Gospels33
A. The Freer-logion34
B. Agrapha preserved in quotations34
INFANCY GOSPELS38
The Book of James, or Protevangelium38
The Gospel of Thomas. Greek text A49
Greek text B55
Latin text58
Appendixes to the Gospel of Thomas. I. From the Pistis Sophia66
II. Miracles of the Dyer, The Children in the Oven, The Boy in the Tower66
The Liber de Infantia, or Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew70
The Gospel of the Birth of Mary79
The Arabic Gospel of the Infancy80
The Armenian Gospel of the Infancy83
The History of Joseph the Carpenter, or Death of Joseph84
Coptic Lives, &c., of the Virgin87
Discourse by Evodius?87
Discourse of Cyril of Jerusalem87
Discourse of Demetrius of Antioch88
Discourse of Cyril of Alexandria88
A modern Infancy Gospel, and other modern forgeries89
PASSION GOSPELS90
The Gospel of Peter, Fragment I90
The Gospel of Nicodemus, or Acts of Pilate94
Part I96
Part II. The Descent into Hell. Latin text A117
Greek119
Latin text B119
Letter of Pilate to Claudius146
Coptic Narratives of the Ministry and Passion: thirteen fragments147
The Book of the Cock150
An Ethiopic fragment151
Other Appendixes to the Acts of Pilate153
Letter of Pilate to Tiberius153
Report and Paradosis of Pilate153
Letters of Pilate and Herod155
Letter of Tiberius to Pilate156
The Death of Pilate157
The Vengeance or Avenging of the Saviour159
The Story of Joseph of Arimathaea161
The Gospel of Bartholomew166
The Book of the Resurrection of Christ by Bartholomew181
The Book of John the Evangelist187
The Assumption of the Virgin194
Coptic Texts. The Narrative of Evodius194
The Discourse of Cyril of Jerusalem197
The Discourse of Theodosius198
A Sahidic fragment200
Greek Narrative, of John the Evangelist201
of John of Thessalonica209
Latin Narrative of Pseudo-Melito209
of Joseph of Arimathaea216
Syriac Narratives. 1. The Six (Five) Books219
2, 2a. Fragmentary Narratives222
3. The History of the Virgin222
4. Obsequies of the Virgin224
ACTS228
The Acts of John228
The Banishment228
The Episode of Lycomedes229
The Temple of Artemis236
The Parricide239
The Partridge241
The Episode of Drusiana242
The Discourse of John concerning the Lord250
The Latin episodes. Atticus and Eugenius257
Aristodemus: the Poison-cup262
The Greek fragment from Oxyrhynchus264
The fragment in the Epistle of Titus266
The Death of John266
The Acts of Paul270
The Episode of Panchares271
The Story of Thecla272
The Episode of Hermocrates of Myra281
The Episode of Sidon284
The Episode of Tyre285
The Episode of Frontina287
The Correspondence with Corinth (Third Epistle to the Corinthians)288
The Fight with Beasts at Ephesus291
The Prophecies of Cleobius and Myrte293
The Martyrdom293
Unplaced and Uncertain Fragments297
The Acts of Peter300
The Coptic Fragment300
The Gardener’s Daughter303
The Vercelli Acts304
The Martyrdom(330) 332
The Acts of Andrew337
The Miracles, by Gregory of Tours337
Detached fragments of the Acts349
Fragment of Andrew’s discourse in prison350
The Martyrdom357
The Acts of Thomas364
i.The Sale, and the Wedding Feast365
ii.The Palace in Heaven371
 Note by Professor Burkitt378
iii.The Serpent378
iv.The Ass’s Colt383
v.The Devil and the Woman385
vi.The Youth that murdered the Woman388
vii.The Captain (Siphor)393
viii.The Wild Asses396
ix.Mygdonia the wife of Charisius402
 The Hymn of the Soul411
x.The Baptism of Mygdonia417
xi.Tertia the wife of Misdaeus422
xii.Iuzanes the son of Misdaeus425
 The Prayer of Thomas428
xiii.The Baptism of Iuzanes and the rest430
(xiv).The Martyrdom434
THE SECONDARY ACTS438
The Acts of Philip439
i.The Widow439
ii.At Athens439
iii.In Parthia442
iv.The daughter of Nicocleides442
v.At Nicatera443
vi.Ireus and Aristarchus444
vii.Nerkela and Ireus446
viii.The Leopard and the Kid446
ix.The Dragon slain447
xv.The Martyrdom448
 The Syriac Act450
The Acts of Andrew and Matthias (Matthew)453
The Acts of Peter and Andrew458
The Martyrdom of Matthew460
The Apostolic History of Pseudo-Abdias462
Book I. Peter. Book II. Paul. Book III. Andrew. Book IV. James the Great462
Book V. John464
Book VI. (a) James the Less464
Book VI. (b) Simon and Jude464
Book VII. Matthew466
Book VIII. Bartholomew467
Book IX. Thomas468
Book X. Philip469
NOTICES OF MINOR ACTS469
Acts of John by Prochorus: Syriac History of John469
Acts of Barnabas, of James the Great, of Thomas470
Acts and Passions of Peter and Paul470
Acts of Thaddaeus, of disciples of the Apostles471
On the Oriental Acts, Coptic, Arabic, and Ethiopic471
Acts of Andrew and Paul472
Fragmentary story of Andrew473
Slavonic Acts of Peter474
EPISTLES476
The Letters of Christ and Abgarus476
The Letter of Lentulus477
The Epistle to the Laodiceans478
A fragment, perhaps of an Epistle479
The correspondence of Paul and Seneca480
The Epistle of the Apostles485
APOCALYPSES504
The Apocalypse of Peter505
A. Ancient Quotations506
B. The Akhmim Fragment (or Fragment II of the Gospel of Peter)507
C. The Bodleian Leaf510
D. The Ethiopic Text510
E. Appendix. The Sibylline Oracles II, 190–338521
The Apocalypse of Paul525
The Apocalypse of Thomas555
A. Text of Verona and Munich MSS. (Wilhelm)556
B. Text of Munich and Vienna MSS. (Bihlmeyer)559
The Apocalypse of the Virgin. A. Greek563
B. Ethiopic563
The Revelation of Stephen564
INDEXES:
Of Apocryphal Writings mentioned569
Of Writers cited. I. Ancient and Mediaeval572
Of Writers cited. II. Modern573
Of Proper Names. I. Persons574
Of Proper Names. II. Places579
Of Subjects581
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