Jesus and the Manuscripts: What We Can Learn from the Oldest Texts

List Of Figures -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- How Old And How Many? The Oldest Witnesses To Jesus -- The Autographic Jesus: How Long Were Late Antique Books In Use? -- Jesus In The Jewish Gospels -- Jesus And Doubting Thomas: On The Genesis And Age Of A Syrian Gospel (part One) -- Jesus And Doubting Thomas: On The Genesis And Age Of A Syrian Gospel (part Two) -- Cross Purposes: From Matthew To The Gospel Of Peter -- Jesus And Judas: Making Sense Of The Gospel Of Judas -- The Sexual Jesus: Straight, Gay, Or Married? -- Panther, Prophet, Or Problem Child? Jesus In Rabbinic, Islamic, And Popular Christian Traditions -- Jesus In Small Texts: Agrapha, Amulets, Fragments, And Inscriptions -- Jesus And The Beginnings Of The Christian Canon Of Scripture -- Jesus In Print: Erasmus And The Beginnings Of Textual Fundamentalism -- Bibliography -- Index Of Modern Authors -- Index Of Ancient Sources -- Figures. Craig A. Evans. Includes Bibliographical References. Electronic Reproduction. Ipswich, Ma Available Via World Wide Web.