Update on More New Testament Apocrypha, vol. 2
The first volume of New Testament Apocrypha: More Noncanonical Scriptures (co-edited with Brent Landau) was published just over a year ago. Even before the book went to press, we were planning the contents of volume 2, and included a preliminary list of its contents at the end of the introduction. There have been some changes to that list, even some changes to the names given to the texts, and I present the (hopefully) finalized table of contents below. All of the contributors are making a final push at submitting their work over the next few months and we are on track for sending the manuscript to the publisher at the end of the summer. There are 38 texts in total, at least four never before published, about ten translated for the first time in a modern language, and many of the remainder appearing in English for the first time. Of particular interest are a group of texts relating to the birth and martyrdom of John the Baptist and a selection of apocryphal apocalypses of John.
Pseudo-Eusebius of Caesarea, On the Star by Brent Landau
The Adoration of the Magi by Adam McCollum
The Rebellion of Dimas by Mark Glenn Bilby
The Hospitality and Perfume of the Bandit by Mark Glenn Bilby
A Homily on the Life of Jesus by Timothy Pettipiece
Severian of Gabala, An Encomium on the Apostles by Alin Suciu
The Book of the Rooster by Pierluigi Piovanelli
Pseudo-Evodius, On the Passion and Resurrection, by Dylan M. Burns
The Healing of Tiberias by Zbigniew Izydorczyk
The Decapitation of John the Baptist by Tony Burke
The Birth of John the Baptist by Tony Burke
The Martyrdom of Zechariah by Tony Burke and Sarah Veale
The Invention of John the Baptist’s Head by Paul Dilley
The Story of Joseph of Arimathea by Bradley Rice
The Life of Judas by Brandon Hawk and Mari Mamyan
The Life of Mary Magdalene by Christine Luckritz-Marquis
The Epistle of James to Quadratus by Brent Landau (University of Texas at Austin) and Bradley Rice (McGill University)
The Catechesis of Ps.-Basil of Caesarea/Letter of Luke by Paul Dilley
The Epistle of Pelagius by Adam McCollum
The Acts of Andrew and Philemon by Ivan Miroshnikov
The Acts of John in the City of Rome by Janet Spittler
The Acts of Nereus and Achilleus by Richard Pervo
The Act of Peter in Ashdod by Cambry Pardee
The Preaching of Peter in the City of Rome by James Walters
The Voyages of Peter by James Walters
The Exhortation of the Apostle Peter by James Walters
The History of Philip in the City of Carthage by Robert A. Kitchen
The Minor Acts of Thomas by Jonathan Holste and Janet Spittler
1 Apocryphal Apocalypse of John by Rick Brannan
The Apocalypse of John Chrysostom (2 Apocryphal Apocalypse of John) by Jeannie Sellick, Rebecca Draughon, and Janet Spittler
The Questions of James to John (3 Apocryphal Apocalypse of John) by Kate Gibbons
4 Apocryphal Apocalypse of John by Chance Bonar
Dialogue between the Redeemer and John by Philip Tite
The Mysteries of John by Hugo Lundhaug
The Investiture of Gabriel by Lance Jennott
The Investiture of Michael by Lloyd Abercrombie and Hugo Lundhaug
The Revelation of Thomas by Matthias Geigenfeind
The Teaching of the Apostles by Witold Witakowski