William Hone / Apocryphal New Testament Being All the Gospels Epistles and Other

Description: Building Your Great Collection; One Fine Book at a TimeThe Apocryphal New Testament: Being All the Gospels, Epistles, and Other Pieces Now Extant; Attributed, in the First Four Centuries, to Jesus Christ, His Apostles, and Their Companions, and Not Included in the New Testament by Its CompilersHone, William (1780-1842) Editor; Jones, Jeremiah; (1693-1724) Translator and writer of supplementary text.; Wake, William (1657-1737) Translator Boston: Bazin & Ellsworth, 1821 Printed from the last [the 2nd] London edition.Rebound in calf to complementary paisley boards with a bright red title label in gilt, with renewed endpages; 12mo; 7.5 inches; xix, 290. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, even toning with occasional foxing some pages heavy. Moderate shelf handling wear. Slight shelf lean Very Good / No Dust Jacket As Issued. Leather. Background Information:William Hone was an English writer, satirist and bookseller. His victorious court battle against government censorship in 1817 marked a turning point in the fight for British press freedom.Hone has been described as one of the fathers of modern media. According to Associate Professor Kyle Grimes from the University of Alabama, "William Hone arguably did more than any other writer, printer or publisher to shape British popular print culture in the early decades of the nineteenth century. The medieval scholar M. R. James sharply criticized Hone's The apocryphal New Testament. He took issue that it simply republished the 1700s translations of Archbishop Wake and Jeremiah Jones without crediting them; it misleadingly presented apocrypha as if a supplement to the New Testament; it combined non-apocryphal works of the early Church Fathers with anonymous apocryphal works without any clarification or distinction; and so on. James did admit that Hone's book was his first exposure to such works and kindled a fondness for it despite its flaws and published his own collection of New Testament apocrypha in 1924 in the hopes of replacing Hone's version. [wiki]Contents:Mary -- Protevangelion -- I Infancy -- II Infancy -- Christ and Abgarus -- Nicodemus -- Apostle's Creed in its ancient state -- Apostle's Creed in its present state -- Laodiceans -- Paul and Seneca -- Paul and Thecla -- I Corinthians -- II Corinthians -- Barnabas -- Ephesians -- Magnesians -- Trallians -- Romans -- Philadelphians -- Smyrneans -- Polycarp -- Philippians -- I Hermas: visions -- II Hermas: commands -- III Hermas: similitudes. Tables at the end: Table I; 'A list of all apocryphal pieces not now extant, mentioned by writers in the first four centuries of Christ, with the several works wherein they are cited or noted.' p. 283 -284; 'A list of the Christian authors of the first four centuries whose writings contain catalogues of the books of the New Testament.' p.285 'The lost apocryphal books'; p. 268 Table II "A list of the Christian authors of the first four centuries whose writings contain catalogues of the books of the New Testament" [by Jeremiah Jones]: p. 287-289; Table III 'Times of the writings of the Four Gospels.... ' p. 290 [ all by the Rev. Jeremiah Jones] And Check out our other items! Member ofABAA [American Booksellers Antiquarian Association]FABA [Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association]IOBA [International Online Booksellers Association]The Ephemera Society of America Terms GuaranteeWe tend to be conservative in our grading, but even the best booksellers make an occasional mistake. Our books, and ephemera are described using AB Bookman standards. Our Guarantee: All items will be received as advertised and in the condition described. Any item is returnable for any reason within 30 days of receipt (prior notice appreciated). If you have questions regarding our description of any item, we encourage you to contact us prior to buying. We are members of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America) and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), and we adhere to these associations' strict ethical guidelines and conditions of sale. ShippingStandard shipping is by USPS Media Mail. Delivery typically takes 4 - 8 days (and sometimes longer) depending upon destination.We are happy to upgrade shipping to Priority Mail or to arrange overseas shipping to most foreign countries. Please choose that at checkout.FeedbackWe leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. Our priority is to make customers happy and to resolve problems as promptly as possible.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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