Pseudo-Cyril of Jerusalem __On the Life and the Passion of Christ__: A Coptic Apocryphon

In Pseudo-Cyril of Jerusalem On the Life and the Passion of Christ , Roelof van den Broek offers the first edition, with introduction, translation and notes, of a coptic text which contains a great number of apocryphal elements Pseudo-cyril Of Jerusalem's Coptic Homily On The Life And The Passion Of Christ Is In Fact A Collection Of Apocryphal Stories. Roelof Van Den Broek Offers A Critical Edition Of This Text, With Introduction, Translation And Notes. The Text Provides Information About The Worldly Crafts Of The Apostles And Jesus' External Appearance; It Also Contains A Peculiar Chronology Of Holy Week (implying That Jesus Was Arrested On Tuesday Evening) And A Long Story About Pilate’s Role In The Trial Of Jesus. The Latter Contains, Int. Al., Letters By Pilate And Herod, Discussions Between Pilate And Jesus During A Dinner They Had Together, And A Description Of The Dreams Of Pilate And His Wife Procla And Their Explanation By Jesus--p. [4] Of Cover. The Manuscripts. Manuscript M610 Of The Pierpont Morgan Library ; Manuscript E 16262 Of The Museum Of The University Of Pennsylvania -- The Text : Sources, Apocryphal Elements, And Date. The 'writings Of The Apostles' ; The List Of The Apostles ; An Apocryphal Work On Pilate ; The Chronology Of Holy Week ; The Divine Christ ; The External Appearance Of Jesus ; Moses The Prophet-killer ; Date -- On The Life And The Passion Of Christ And The Other Homilies Attributed To Cyril Of Jerusalem. Eight Cyrillian Homilies ; A Cyrillian Cycle? By Roelof Van Den Broek. Includes An Index Of Graeco-coptic Words. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [191]-200) And Indexes. In English With Coptic Excerpts; Text In Coptic With English Translation On Facing Pages.