Description
About the Author
Stephen J. Patterson is the George H. Atkinson Professor of Religious and Ethical Studies at Willamette University. A historian of religion, Patterson specializes in the origins of Christianity, especially the hidden histories found in books that were not included in the Bible. He has authored and co-authored nine books and more than a hundred essays, articles, and reviews, including most recently The Gospel of Thomas and Christian Origins (2013) and The Lost Way: How Two Forgotten Gospels are Rewriting the Story of Christian Origins (2014).
Reviews
[A] well-written, tightly focused little book * Vincent L. Wimbush, Institute for Signifying Scriptures, RBL *
The Forgotten Creed [...] is an important achievement in the comparative approach on social aspects (race, class and gender) important to early Christianities. The volume is useful due to Patterson's fascinating way of combining scholarship with the art of storytelling. * Petru Moldovan, Journal of Gnostic Studies *
A valuable resource for those interested in Christian origins and New Testament interpretation... Highly Recommended. * CHOICE *
In The Forgotten Creed Patterson uncovers an egalitarian baptismal confession in earliest Christianity...A benefit of this book is that Christian readers are reminded that baptism points to an equality where there is "no Jew or Greek, no slave or free, no male and female; for you are all one in the Spirit." * Stanley N. Helton, Restoration Quarterly *
Book Information
ISBN 9780190865825
Author Stephen J. Patterson
Format Hardback
Page Count 184
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 396g
Dimensions(mm) 239mm * 164mm * 19mm