A new translation of the oldest non-canonical Christian gospels In the early years of
Christianity several groups produced 'hidden' or 'apocryphal' gospels alternative versions of
the story of Christ. Sometimes these texts complemented the four canonical gospels of the New
Testament sometimes they subverted them and often they were completely different. Here in the
widest selection of non-canonical gospels gathered in one volume - which also includes two
modern forgeries - we see the young Jesus making live birds from clay hear his secret words of
wisdom discover gnostic cosmologies and witness the Harrowing of Hell. Preserved by their
readers and attacked by their detractors these gospels shine a fascinating light on the early
Christian Church.Translated with an Introduction by Simon Gathercole
