The Gospel of the Savior An Analysis of P. Oxy. 840 and Its Place in the Gospel Traditions of Early Christianity

This volume is the first complete analysis of the apocryphal gospel fragment P.Oxy. 840 since its initial discovery nearly a century ago. The various palaeographical and historical questions raised by this apocryphal story are examined, particularly its descriptions of first-century ritual purity practices and its relationship to early Jewish-Christian communities.