Lost Gospels & Acts
About this shelf
Beyond Matthew, Mark, Luke and John lie dozens of other gospels and acts — read aloud in early congregations, copied for centuries, and finally set aside as the canon closed. Here are the infancy gospels that imagine the childhood of Jesus, the Gospel of Bartholomew’s descent into the underworld, the Pilate literature that medieval Europe treated almost as scripture, and the great apocryphal acts — John, Peter, Andrew, Thomas — in which apostles duel sorcerers, raise the dead, and walk singing into martyrdom. Composed mostly between the 2nd and 4th centuries, they preserve how early Christians actually told their stories.
Every title is a complete, unabridged edition in clear modern English — never a facsimile scan, verified against the scholarly source translations. Members read online, listen to the full audiobooks, and order print at our true printing cost. Continue with Early Church Writings or the Gnostic & Nag Hammadi shelf.
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