The Gospel of Peter: The Text in Greek and English with Introduction, Notes, and Indices

by Henry Barclay Swete

The intention of Ancient Texts and Translations (ATT) is to make available a variety of ancient documents and document collections to a broad range of readers. The series will include reprints of long out-of- print volumes, revisions of earlier editions, and completely new volumes. The understanding of ancient societies depends upon our close reading of the documents, however fragmentary, that have survived.
--K. C. Hanson Series Editor

Genres: Christian, Religion

92 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2001

Reviews

[Jared Willett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great lenten reading.

[Becky Roper · Rating 1 out of 5]

A little more detail

I expected there to be more, but knowing this is considered a Lost Book of the Bible, I am glad to have read it.

[LMS · Rating 1 out of 5]

This little docetic apocryphal gospel features, among other things:

Pontius Pilate being friends with Joseph of Arimathea
Jesus crying out on the cross "my power, you have forsaken me"
Jesus doesn't die, he is "taken up"
a resurrected super tall Jesus comes out of the tomb - his head goes "beyond the heavens" and he is notably taller than the two angels that are supporting him (whose heads only reach "unto heaven")
the cross comes out of the tomb with Jesus (walking? floating?)
a voice from heaven asks the cross a question, and the cross answers (!)

[Julmar · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very short not worth buying

Not happy very short not worth buying at all extremely disappointed.I was expecting much more and more insight on Peters ministry

[Karen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Follows the lines of the Hebrew Bible.

[Nancy Clingaman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and Informative

Interesting and but simple to read. Would be interesting to compare with some other books and authors. I was not aware of some of the information I read .

[Carolyn Hanson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent, and thought provoking.

[Armando Puerto · Rating 3 out of 5]

Awesome surreal imagery, but you can see why this isn't in the Bible.

[Eli · Rating 1 out of 5]

Obviously important for scholars to read. But it is clearly not written by Peter, nor does it stand in the apostolic tradition. It portrays Jesus as not experiencing pain, downplays His death, and mythologizes the resurrection. Many factual errors are also contained in it, though it does throw light upon certain ideas that were around in those days.

[monica mullins · Rating 1 out of 5]

Pages missing

Where is the whole book I paid for?
It is not here only a few pages. Not worth the price

[Ron Hestand]

Interesting Book.

This book change the gospel according to his volume extension with the volume league emphasis is that this is a good gospel by many many references from Shepherd of the time. Gosh I assume that this according to the references in this book that the Gospel of Peter is a true