The Gospel of Truth

Francis Watson (Durham University)

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Cambridge University Press
06 November 2025

New Testaments; Christian theology

Series: Coptic Gospels and Associated Texts

The Gospel of Truth is an early Christian homily in which an anonymous and independent-minded teacher communicates his understanding of the core Christian message to his own immediate circle and a wider audience elsewhere. For this author, the gospel is the good news that in the person of Jesus, the divine Father has made himself known to his elect, calling them out of a nightmare-like existence in ignorance and illusion into the knowledge of himself. In this volume, Francis Watson provides a new and accessible translation of this text, along with a thorough analysis of it, both in its own terms and in its reception by later readers. He argues that its closest affinities lie with New Testament texts such as the Gospel of John and the Pauline letters. Watson also demonstrates how The Gospel of Truth is a work of literary quality and theological originality and why it deserves the attention of all students and scholars of early Christianity.

By: Francis Watson (Durham University)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 372g
ISBN: 9781009487016
ISBN 10: 1009487019
Series: Coptic Gospels and Associated Texts
Pages: 298
Publication Date: 06 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part I. Introduction and Translation: 1. Introduction; 2. Translation; Part II. The World of the Text: 3. Contexts of Reception; 4. Communicating the Message; 5. Theological Themes; Part III. Relationship to Other Early Christian Literature: 6. Comparisons (1); 7. Comparisons (2); Part IV. Additional Notes on Text and Translation: Appendix: GTruth in NH I and XII.

Francis Watson is Professor and Chair in Early Christian Literature in the Department of Theology and Religion, Durham University.