The Gospel of Afranius

The Gospel of Afranius
Author	Kirill Eskov
Original title	Евангелие от Афрания
Language	Russian
Genre	Religious criticism, historical novel, spy novel
Publisher	Self-published (1st edition)
Publication date	1995
Publication place	Russia
Media type	Print

The Gospel of Afranius (Russian: Евангелие от Афрания, romanized: Evangeliye ot Afraniya) is a 1995 counterapologetic polemic by Russian scientist and writer Kirill Eskov. Its illustrative novel part is a dramatic portrayal of Jesus. In this work, Eskov constructs a demythologised account of the events of the Gospels.^[1]

A free online English version, endorsed by Eskov, appeared in December 2022.^[2]

^ Mina, Mikhail (1998-04-30). "In retrospect by Mikhail Mina". Nature. 392 (6679): 884. Bibcode:1998Natur.392..884M. doi:10.1038/31855. ISSN 1476-4687. S2CID 35300944.
^ PDF, taken from Eskov's official publication page; see also the (much shorter) complementary introduction by the translator. A direct translation of the 1995 edition (different from the 2022 version) - Amazon link, also approved by Eskov, appeared in 2024.

[:0-1] Mina, Mikhail (1998-04-30). "In retrospect by Mikhail Mina". Nature. 392 (6679): 884. Bibcode:1998Natur.392..884M. doi:10.1038/31855. ISSN 1476-4687. S2CID 35300944.

[:eng-2] PDF, taken from Eskov's official publication page; see also the (much shorter) complementary introduction by the translator. A direct translation of the 1995 edition (different from the 2022 version) - Amazon link, also approved by Eskov, appeared in 2024.

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