TWO. The Letter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. ONE. The Manuscript 1
5. TWO. The Letter 5
6. THREE. The Secret Gospel 87
7. FOUR. The Background 195
8. FIVE. The History of the Text 279
9. APPENDICES. INDICES. ABBREVIATIONS AND WORKS CITED. THE FRAGMENT: PLATES, TRANSCRIPTION, AND TRANSLATION
10. APPENDIX A. PALAEOGRAPHIG PECULIARITIES 293
11. APPENDIX B. THE EVIDENCE CONCERNING CARPOCRATES 295
12. APPENDIX C. CLAUSULAE 351
13. APPENDIX D. CLEMENT'S QUOTATIONS FROM MK. 353
14. APPENDIX E. GOSPEL PHRASES AND THEIR PARALLELS 357
15. APPENDIX F. CLEMENT’S QUOTATION OF MK. 10. 17–31 368
16. APPENDIX G. TYPE, FREQUENCY, AND DISTRIBUTION OF PARALLELS 370
17. INDEX I. THE VOCABULARY OF THE TEXT 380
18. INDEX II. QUOTATIONS AND REMINISCENCES IN THE LETTER 390
19. INDEX III. ANCIENT WORKS AND PASSAGES DISCUSSED 392
20. INDEX IV. GREEK WORDS AND PHRASES DISCUSSED 409
21. INDEX V. NOT ABILIA VARIA 412
22. ABBREVIATIONS AND WORKS CITED 423
23. THE FRAGMENT TRANSLATION, TRANSCRIPTION, AND PHOTOGRAPHS 445