[This book] offers an anthology of ... many non-canonical writings for the first centuries after Christ ... [The book includes] an array of ... varied writings from early Christian groups whose visions of Jesus differ dramatically from our contemporary understanding. Readers will find Gospels supposedly authored by the apostle Philip, James the brother of Jesus, Mary Magdalen, and others ... In all, the anthology includes fifteen Gospels, five non-canonical Acts of the Apostles, thirteen Epistles, a number of Apocalypes and Secret Books, and several Canon lists.-Dust jacket.;Non-canonical gospels: The gospel of the Nazareans; The gospel of the Ebionites; The gospel according to the Egyptians; The Coptic gospel of Thomas; Papyrus Egerton 2, the unknown gospel; The gospel of Mary; The gospel of Philip; The gospel of truth; The gospel of the savior; The infancy gospel of Thomas; The epistle of the apostles; The Coptic apocalypse of Peter; The second treatise of the Great Seth; The secret gospel of Mark -- Non-canonical acts of the apostles: The acts of John; The acts of Thecla; The acts of Thomas; The acts of Peter -- Non-canonical epistles and related writings: The third letter to the Corinthians; Correspondence of Paul and Seneca; Paul's letter to the Laodiceans; The letter of 1 Clement; The "letter of Peter to James" and its "Reception"; The homilies of Clement; Ptolemy's letter to Flora; The Didache; The letter of Barnabas; The preaching of Peter; Pseudo-Titus -- Non-canonical apocalypses and revelatory treatises: The Shepherd of Hermas; The apocalypse of Peter; The apocalypse of Paul; The secret book of John; On the origin of the world; The first thought in three forms; The hymn of the pearl -- Canonical lists: The Muratorian canon; The canon of Origen of Alexandria; The canon of Eusebius; The canon of the Third Synod of Carthage.