Edited by C. Wilfred
Griggs
This classic volume of essays takes an in-depth look at the
Apocrypha and how Latter-day Saints
should approach this in their gospel
study. With notable LDS authors such as
Stephen E. Robinson, Joseph F. McConkie,
and Robert L. Millet, this volume is an
essential addition to any well-rounded
Mormon studies library. Essays include:
"Whose Apocrypha? Viewing Ancient
Apocrypha from the vantage of Events in
the Present Dispensation," "Lying for
God: The Uses of Apocrypha" and "The Nag
Hammadi Library: A Mormon Perspective."
This is a republication of the book
previously published by the Religious
Studies Center, Brigham Young
University.
Table of Contents
Preface–Noel B. Reynolds
1 Whose Apocrypha? Viewing Ancient Apocrypha from the Vantage
of Events in the Present
Dispensation—Robert J. Matthews
2 Apocryphal Literature and the Latter-day Saints—Gerald E.
Jones
3 The Origin and Formation of the Corpus of Apocryphal
Literature
4 Imitation Gospels and Christ's Book of Mormon
Ministry—Richard Lloyd Anderson
5 "Who Is Enlightened … Shall Obtain Benefit": The Literary
Art of the Apocrypha—Steven C. Walker
6 Apocryphal Literature—Those "Hidden" Books in the Stacks: A
Selected Bibliography—Gary P. Gillum
7 Lying for God: The Uses of Apocrypha—Stephen E. Robinson
8 The Western Text of the Book of Acts: A Mirror of the
Doctrinal Struggles in the Early
Christian Church—J. Philip Schaelling
9 Premortal Existence, Foreordinations, and Heavenly
Councils—Joseph F. McConkie
10 "As Delivered from the Beginning": The Formation of the
Canonical Gospels—Robert L. Millet
11 Content and Style in Two Pseudo-Pauline Epistles (3
Corinthians and the Epistle to the
Laodiceans)—Thomas W. Mackay
12 Simon Magus: History Versus Tradition—Virginia K. Peterson
Rigby
13 The Nag Hammadi Library: A Mormon Perspective
14 Melchizedek at Qumran and Nag Hammadi—Ann N. Madsen
15 The Book of Jasher and the Latter-day Saints—Edward J.
Brandt
Subject Index
Scripture and Apocrypha Index
