The Archko Volume.
I haven't read what the critics are saying about it, but I would imagine they poo-poo it, and for good reason as most parts seem too positive about Christianity, thus obviously forged or doctored, and even describes situations that are found in NT passages almost word-for-word throughout the content.
I read it myself, and I thought some of the material looks pretty legit. Gamaliel's supposed interview with Mary seems legit because it's very lackluster and even casts a rather disparaging light on Joseph and perceives Jesus as being lazy and a bum, not something I would expect a Catholic to invent.
I also think the first Caiaphas letter, where he's justifying why he had Jesus killed, looks very legit, because it too casts a disparaging light on Jesus from his perspective. In fact, his letter looks the most legit to me out of all the material. However, the second letter attributed to him looks obviously forged and very distinct from the first letter.
If you want to read it and skip the boring history and commentary of it, the juicy part starts at p.79
I haven't read what the critics are saying about it, but I would imagine they poo-poo it, and for good reason as most parts seem too positive about Christianity, thus obviously forged or doctored, and even describes situations that are found in NT passages almost word-for-word throughout the content.
I read it myself, and I thought some of the material looks pretty legit. Gamaliel's supposed interview with Mary seems legit because it's very lackluster and even casts a rather disparaging light on Joseph and perceives Jesus as being lazy and a bum, not something I would expect a Catholic to invent.
I also think the first Caiaphas letter, where he's justifying why he had Jesus killed, looks very legit, because it too casts a disparaging light on Jesus from his perspective. In fact, his letter looks the most legit to me out of all the material. However, the second letter attributed to him looks obviously forged and very distinct from the first letter.
If you want to read it and skip the boring history and commentary of it, the juicy part starts at p.79
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