"From Ian Caldwell, coauthor of the international sensation The Rule of Four. 49 weeks on the NYT list, nearly 2 million copies sold, translated into 35 languages comes a masterful intellectual thriller set inside the Vatican that is ten years in the making and on par with classic bestsellers like The Secret History and The Name of the Rose"-- A lost gospel, a contentious relic, and a dying pope's final wish converge to send two brothers--both Vatican...

"This Very Short Introduction offers a clear, accessible, and concise account of the apocryphal gospels - exploring their origins, their discovery, and discussing how the various texts have been interpreted both by the Church and beyond." "Looking at texts from the Gospels from Nag Hammadi to the Dialogues with the Risen Saviour , Paul Foster shows how the apocryphal gospels reflect the diversity that existed within early Christianity, and examines...