The Modern Life of an Ancient Text: The Gospel of Nicodemus in Manitoba

Usually approached as an early Christian apocryphon, the Gospel of Nicodemus continues to resonate with the lives of many contemporary Christians as a source of religious inspiration and devotion. This paper investigates how and why a fourth-century apocryphal work found a following in rural Manitob...

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Authors: Izydorczyk, Zbigniew 1956- (Author) ; Fillmore-Handlon, Charlotte (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brepols 2011
In: Apocrypha
Year: 2011, Volume: 21, Pages: 113-120
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Summary:Usually approached as an early Christian apocryphon, the Gospel of Nicodemus continues to resonate with the lives of many contemporary Christians as a source of religious inspiration and devotion. This paper investigates how and why a fourth-century apocryphal work found a following in rural Manitoba, where it was recently translated from German into English and disseminated in local Mennonite communities.
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Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1484/J.APOCRA.1.102231