Extended accounts of Jesus’ deeds and sayings | Gnostics | Docetics | Jewish-Christians (1 gen 50 anni – 31 dic 199 anni)

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Extended accounts of Jesus’ deeds and sayings (amongst which are the “gospels”) begin to be written, and continue to be produced throughout the time period. It is by no means clear that the canonical gospels were “earliest”, nor are we able to clearly isolate and trace all of the preexisting oral/textual sources which may have contributed to these writings.

These works include gospels and other works known from antiquity (i.e. quoted or referenced by orthodox church fathers), some quite popular, which present alternative versions of Jesus’ sayings, deeds, and/or the events or people associated with him. They also include gospels and other works unknown from antiquity (i.e. discovered via archeological serendipity), also presenting alternative Jesus narratives or unique blends of canonical and unknown traditions. Some of these works are substantial, yet were it not for lucky finds at places like Nag Hammadi and Oxyrhynchus, we’d never even know that they existed. This ought to humble any strong claims to complete understanding of the rich diversity of early Christian literature and thought.

Gnostic affinity:
Sophia of Jesus Christ (50-200 CE)
Gospel of the Egyptians (Greek) (c. 80-150 CE)
Gospel / Traditions of Matthias (c. 110-160 CE)
Naassene Fragment (c. 120-140 CE)
Gospel of Perfection (c. 120-180 CE)
Gospel of Mary (c. 120-180 CE)
Dialogue of the Savior (c. 120-180 CE)
Gospel of the Savior (c. 120-180 CE)
Second Apocalypse of James (c. 120-180 CE)
Trimorphic Protennoia (c. 120-180 CE)
Descent of Mary (c. 120-200 CE)
Gospel of Judas (c. 130-170 CE)
Book of Thomas the Contender (150-225 CE)
Questions of Mary (150-350 CE)
Fragments of a Dialogue Between John and Jesus (150-400 CE)
Letter of Peter to Philip (170-220 CE)
First Apocalypse of James (180-250 CE)
Second Treatise of the Great Seth (193-230 CE)
Books of Jeu (200-250 CE)
Coptic Apocalypse of Peter (200-300 CE)

Docetic affinity:
Gospel of Peter (c. 70-160 CE)
First Apocalypse of James (180-250 CE)
Second Treatise of the Great Seth (193-230 CE)

Jewish-Christian affinity:
Gospel of the Hebrews (c. 80-150 CE)
Gospel of the Ebionites (c. 100-160 CE)
Gospel of the Nazoreans (c. 100-160 CE)

Proto-orthodox affinity:
Epistula Apostolorum (140-150 CE)
The Infancy Gospel of James (140-170 CE)
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas (140-170 CE)
Diatessaron (170-175 CE)
The Dura-Europos Gospel Harmony (170-200 CE)

Unknown affinity:
Oxyrhynchus 1224 gospel (c. 50-140 CE)
Egerton gospel (c. 70-120 CE)
Fayyum fragment (c. 70-200 CE)
Oxyrhynchus 840 gospel (c. 110-160 CE)

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