Gospels of Peter and Philip Assignment 

 

• Points 30

 

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Please answer the following questions with complete sentences. Each question should take a minimum of three paragraphs (however, students may write as much as they wish). Your responses should be based on the selections and not outside research. You may use information from lecture, but the idea is for you to make your own judgments and evaluations based upon the texts. To support your opinions, please feel free to quote or give examples from the texts. You are being evaluated not on whether or not you give the correct answer (many times there is no “right” answer), but on how well you attempted to address the issues in each question.

 

Each question is worth 15 points.

 

1.) How would you characterize Jesus in the Gospel of Peter? What details are different from the Gospel of Peter compare to Matthew and Luke? How is Jesus different? In your opinion, why would early Church leaders not have wanted to place this Gospel in the Canonical Bible?

 

2.) How would you characterize Jesus in the Gospel of Philip? What details are different from the Gospel of Philip compare to Matthew and Luke? How is Jesus different? In your opinion, why would early Church leaders not have wanted to place this Gospel in the Canonical Bible?