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This volume of Apocrypha features articles about the following apocrypha:
Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles
Epistle of the Apostles
Ethiopic Infancy Gospel
Epistles of Christ & Abgar
Christian manuscripts Takakusu & Tomioka
Vengeance of the Savior
Dormition of the Virgin by Joseph of Arimathea

Screenshot, reading: TABLE OF CONTENTS Pier Franco Beatrice †, Chromatius of Aquileia and the Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles Vittorio Secco, Zur Frage eines möglichen Verweises auf die sogenannte Epistula Apostolorum bei Schenute von Atripe Witold Witakowski & Ewa Balicka-Witakowska, The Miracle of the Mixed Inks: A Rare Episode of the Ethiopic Infancy Gospel Lukas J. Dorfbauer, A New Witness to the Insular Tradition of the Apocryphal Letter Exchange between King Abgar and Jesus Christ Alexis Balmont, L’influence des écrits apocryphes dans les textes des manuscrits chrétiens chinois Takakusu et Tomioka Alain Corbellari, La Venjance Nostre Seigneur : un apocryphe en forme de chanson de geste Dario Bullitta, Date and Sources of the Transitus beatae Mariae Virginis by Pseudo-Joseph of Arimathea Recensions & livres reçus

Check it out: volume 35 of the journal Apocrypha is now available!

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Don't miss it TOMORROW, Friday, March 6, 12pm EST: this month's First Fridays Workshop with @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social, who will present a paper titled "Uses and Abuses of the Gospel(s) according to the Hebrews."

The SBL call for papers closes March 4. Consider submitting a proposal for the Christian apocrypha section.

Jeremiah Coogan, "Uses and Abuses of the Gospel(s) according to the Hebrews." Friday, March 6, 2026 at 12:00 EST. Register at nasscalworkshop@gmail.com.

Join us March 6 for the latest First Friday Christian Apocrypha Workshop with Jeremiah Coogan (Jesuit School of Theology).

The Epistle of Christ from Heaven in an 7th/8th or 9th cent. inscription once embedded in wall in the Church of S. Maria Assunta in Piazzo (Italy). Now in the Museo diocesano of Brugnato.

Join us on March 6 at noon EST for this month's First Fridays Workshop with @jeremiahcoogan.bsky.social, who will present a paper titled "Uses and Abuses of the Gospel(s) according to the Hebrews."

See more about Jeremiah and his work here:
www.scu.edu/jst/about/fa...

And thanks for the links to the NASSCAL site & e-Clavis, @christycobb.bsky.social!

Don't miss this great write-up by @christycobb.bsky.social about the influence of Christian apocrypha on history & tradition!

NASSCAL First Fridays workshop flyer: Hugo Lundhaug (University of Oslo), "Total Devotion to the Storyworld: The Role of Apocrypha in Egyptian Monasteries” Friday, February 6, 2026, 12:00pm EST

Join us next Friday, 2/6, 12pm EST, for our first 2026 First Friday workshop!

Hugo Lundhaug (University of Oslo) presents “Total Devotion to the Storyworld: The Role of Apocrypha in Egyptian Monasteries”

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha ~ the Acts of John, compiled by Ciara Mulcahy. www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha ~ Revelation of the Blessed John, Apostle and Evangelist (a seventh-century text composed in Greek but extant in a single Latin manuscript). www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha ~ the Apostle of Marcion, compiled by Mark Bilby and Markus Vinzent. www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

Sigh. Yes.

NASSCAL, AELAC, and Beyond Canon are collaborating on a conference/workshop to take place in Regensburg, 8-10 July 2025. The theme is "Early Christian Apocalypticism (II-V saec.): Contours, Contexts, and Social Functions." If you are interested in taking part contact tburke@yorku.ca.

Notice of Election of the 2025–2027 NASSCAL Board The NASSCAL First Fridays workshop taking place December 5 will also be the time that we elect a new Board of Directors. Ideally, this would take place at a bi-annual meeting of the Society, but we…

An election for the 2025-2027 NASSCAL Board of Directors will take place at this week's First Friday Workshop (Dec. 5). The slate of nominees can be found here: www.nasscal.com/2025/12/02/n...

Join us Friday, Dec. 5 for NASSCAL's final First Friday Workshop of 2025 with Samuel Cook. Details for how to participate in the poster below.

Christian Apocrypha Books to Look for at SBL 2025 The SBL Annual Meeting presents an ideal opportunity to check out new books on Christian apocrypha, and at substantial discounts. As you make your way through t

Shopping for new books at SBL 2025? Here are some suggestions for titles related to Christian apocrypha. www.apocryphicity.ca/2025/11/16/c...

Christian Apocrypha at SBL 2025 The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature runs from November 22 to 25 in Boston. The following is a list of all the sessions and individual

Another year, another SBL annual meeting. Here is my usual list of all the Christian apocrypha papers on this year's program (including my own session on the Apocrypha of Symeon Metaphrastes). www.apocryphicity.ca/2025/11/12/c...

Join us Friday for the November 2025 First Friday workshop with Ivan Miroshnikov (University of Helsinki). Register at the email in the image below for the pre-circulated paper and Zoom link.

NASSCAL's Early Christian Apocrypha series ~ now expanded with our latest volume: The Martyrdom of Daniel and the Three Youths, by Alexey Somov.

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha ~ the Gospel of Eve. www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

Announcing the launch of the open-access Journal of Christian Apocryphal Literature (JCAL). Sign up if you are interested in being a contributor or reviewer! journals.aperio.press/jcal/submiss...

For more information, including a preview: www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

The new volume in NASSCAL's Early Christian Apocrypha series, The Martyrdom of Daniel and the Three Youths by Alexey Somov, is now available to order: wipfandstock.com/979838524779...

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha ~ the Questions of Mary. www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

NASSCAL's October First Friday workshop will feature Ian Mills, with his paper "Canonizing Paul's Epistle to the Laodiceans." See the poster below for details on how to join.

We are thrilled to announce NASSCAL's first in-person gathering since 2018. Hosted once again by the University of Virginia. Come and tell us about your work. Details at www.nasscal.com/meetings/

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha ~ Testament of Our Lord in Galilee. www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...

Added to e-Clavis: Christian apocrypha ~ the Fifteen Signs before Judgment, compiled by @brandonwhawk.bsky.social. www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-chr...