JAMES - The Apocryphal New Testament

THE APOCRYPHAL NEW TESTAMENT newly translated by James Montague Rhodes, 1924, 1983, Being the Apocryphal Gospels, Acts Epistles, and Apocalypses with other narratives and fragments FRAGMENTS OF EARLY GOSPELS Gospel according to the Hebrews | Gospel of the Ebionites | Gospel according to the Egyptians | Gospel of Philip | Gospel or Traditions of Matthias | Gospel of Peter (ancient testimonies) | Gospel of Thomas (ancient testimonies) | Preaching of Peter. LOST BOOKS Birth of Mary | Lesser Questions of Mary | Ascents of James and other lost books | Memoria ofthe Apostles | Lists of Apocryphal Books: Gelasian Decree; List ofthe Sixty Books; Stichometiy of Nicephorus; Synopsis of Pseudo-Athanasius. FRAGMENTS OF GOSPELS A. Greek: Fayoum Gospel; Oxyrhjmchus Sayings of Jesus; Fragment of Gospel| B. Coptic: Strasburg papyrus| Pistis Sophia; Acts of Paul. AGRAPHA A. Additions: Freer-logion| B. quotations. INFANCY GOSPELS Book of James | Gospel of Thomas; Appendixes to the Gospel of Thomas: I. From the Pistis Sophia; II. Miracles of the Dyer, Children in the Oven, Boy in the Tower | Liber de Infantia | Gospel of the Birth of Mary | Arabic and Armenian Gospel of the Infancy | History of Joseph the Carpenter| Coptic Lives of the Virgin|Discourse by Evodius; Discourse of Cyril of Jerusalem; Discourse of Demetrius of Antioch; Discourse of Cyril of Alexandria | A modem Infancy Gospel, other modern forgeries. PASSION GOSPELS Gospel of Peter, Frag I| Gospel of Nicodemus Part I - Part II. Descent into Hell | Letter of Pilate to Claudius| Coptic Narratives of the Ministry and Passion: thirteen| Book of the Cock, An Ethiopic frag |Other Appendixes to the Acts of Pilate|Letter of Pilate to Tiberius|Report and Paradosis of Pilate |Letters of Pilate and Herod | Letter of Tiberius to Pilate | Death of Pilate| Vengeance or Avenging of the Saviour | Story of Joseph of Arimathaea | Gospel of Bartholomew | Book of the Resurrection of Christ by Bartholomew | Assumption of the Virgin: Coptic Texts. Narrative of Evodius; Discourse of Cyril of Jerusalem; Discourse of odosius| Greek Narrative of John the Evangelist, of John of ssalonica | Latin Narrative of Pseudo-Melito of Joseph of Arimathaea Syriac Narratives. 1. Six (Five) Fragmentary Narratives | History of the Virgin|Obsequies of the Virgin. ACTS Acts of John| Banishment | Episode of Lycomedes| Temple of Artemis | Parricide| Partridge| Episode of Drusiana| Discourse of John concerning the Lord| Atticus and Eugenius|Aristodemus: the Poison-cup| Oxyrhynchus | Epistle of Titus| Death of John | Acts of Paul | Episode of Panchares| Story of ela| Episode of Hermocrates of Myra| Episode of Sidon| Episode of Tyre| Episode of Frontina| Correspondence with Corinth | Fight with Beasts at Ephesus| Prophecies of Cleobius and Myrte| Martyrdom |Unplaced Fragments| Acts of Peter |Coptic Fragment | Gardener's Daughter | Vercelli Acts | Martyrdom| Acts of Andrew | Miracles, by Gregory of Tours| Detached fragments of the Acts|Fragment of Andrew's discourse in prison| Martyrdom | Acts of Thomas i. Sale, and the Wedding Feast ii. Palace in Heaven iii. Serpent iv. Ass's Colt V. Dev and the Woman vi. Youth that murdered the Woman vii. Captain Siphor viii. Wild Asses ix. Mygdonia the wife of Charisius, Hymn of the Soul X. Baptism of Mygdonia xi. Tertia the wife of Misdaeus xii. luzanes the son of Misdaeus, Prayer of Thomas xiii. Baptism of luzanes and the rest (xiv). Martyrdom. THE SECONDARY ACTS Acts of Philip i. Widow ii. At Athens iii. In Parihia iv. daughter of Nicocleides V. At Nicatera vi. Ireus and Arisiarchus vii. Nerkela and Ireus viii. Leopard and the Kid ix. Dragon slain XV. Martyrdom; Syriac Act | Acts of Andrew and Matthias (Matthew) | Acts of Peter and Andrew | Martyrdom of Matthew | Apostolic History of Pseudo-Abdias : I. Peter. II. Paul. III. Andrew, IV. James the Great V. John VI.(a) James the Less, (b) Simon and Jude VII. Matthew VIII. Bartholomew IX. Thomas X. Philip NOTICES OF MINOR ACTS Acts of John by Prochorus: Syriac History of John|Acts of Barnabas, of James the Great, of Thomas|Acts and Passions of Peter and Paul|Acts of Thaddaeus, of disciples of the Apostles|On the Oriental Acts, Coptic, Arabic, and Ethiopic|Acts of Andrew and Paul|Frag story of Andrew |Slavonic Acts of Peter EPISTLES Letters of Christ and Abgarus| Letter of Lentulus| Epistle to the Laodiceans|A frag of an Epistle| correspondence of Paul and Seneca| Epistle of the Apostles. APOCALYPSES Apocalypse of Peter: A. Ancient Quotations B. Akhmim Fragment (or Frag II of the Gospel of Peter) C. Bodleian Leaf D. Ethiopic Text E. Appendix. Sibylline Oracles II| Apocalypse of Paul | Apocalypse of Thomas A. Text of Verona and Munich MSB.(Wilhelm) B. Text of Munich and Vienna MSB.(Bihlmeyer) | Apocalypse of the Virgin A. Greek B. Ethiopia |Revelation of Stephen APPENDIXE B. I. Unknown Gospel II. Acts of Paul. INDEXE B. Of Apocryphal Writings mentioned| Of Writers cited. I. Ancient and Mediaeval II. Modern of Proper Names. I. P