This is a solid study of the Gospel of Peter, which Henderson argues was written sometime between 150 and 180 ce ‘in or near the region of Syria’. He seeks to make two points: (1) that its author drew on the Gospels now found in the New Testament; and (2) that the way in which he used them was intended to respond to criticisms made by non-Christians of those earlier Gospels and of the Christian movement in general. Further, he argues, the Gospel of Peter should be seen as a form of ‘rewritten gospel’, by analogy to the category of Second-Temple Jewish texts often referred to as ‘rewritten Bible’. Henderson presents the full text of the Akhmim Gospel of Peter and its parallels in the canonical Gospels, then explains how he thinks that the former has been written on the basis of the latter. Literary dependence appears to be assumed rather than argued, but Henderson is able to give a largely convincing account of why an author might have reworked the canonical Gospels in this way, and draws on a range of first- and second-century texts to show that the theological and apologetic motivations that he attributes to the author of the Gospel of Peter may also be found in other texts from the period in which he dates the Gospel. Here he majors on the widely recognised anti-Jewish tendencies of the Gospel of Peter. Henderson claims to break new ground in two areas: in characterising the Gospel of Peter as ‘rewritten gospel’, and in giving an account of the form, structure and social setting of this text. The latter contribution is more significant than the former and is the main achievement of this book.