Koester's handbook---winner of the 1991 BAR Award for Best Book Relating to the New Testament---is quickly becoming the standard text for studying the tradition and history of early Christian Gospel literature. He discusses more than a dozen Gospel writings from the first two centuries, including the four canonical Gospels as well as many noncanonical writings (the Gospel of Thomas, the Apocrypha of James, the Gospel of Mary, and others). The clearly written text includes technical details about manuscripts and attestations. 448 pages, softcover from Trinity Press International.
