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Title: You can't tell a book by its cover
Review: If you are interested in the aporyphal acts of the apostles then you should look elsewhere because this book contains little about that subject. What the book does contain is a collection of esoteric writings concerning the study of the apocryphal acts of the apostles. For example, the first real "chapter" of the book is a 35 page description of how the major editor, Francois Bovon, researched the apocryphal acts of the apostle Philip. He assures the reader that he will soon publish the subject of his research, the actual acts of Philip, in another book. The rest of the book is similar containing summaries of PhD desertations concerning the research of the apocryphal acts and very little description of the actual acts. Imagine my disappointment when I received the book and the content had little of what the title promised. I must look elsewhere. Shame on you Harvard Divinity School.
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