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Early Christian Texts [9min @13:20]

Karen King is a historian at the Harvard Divinity School. Her books include The Secret Revelation of John and What Is Gnosticism? Kind tells Anne Strainchamps that there are many early Christian texts that didn't make it into the Bible and that they give us a much fuller understanding of what it means to be a Christian.
Read entire article at PRI "To The Best of Our Knowledge" Program 06-03-26-A