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The Acts of Peter. From "The Apocryphal New Testament". M.R. James-Translation and Notes. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1924. Written, probably by a resident in Asia Minor (he does not know much about Rome), not later than A. D. 200, in Greek. The author has read the Acts of John very carefully, and modelled his language upon them.
The Acts of Peter is one of the earliest of the apocryphal Acts of the Apostles in Christianity, dating to the late 2nd century AD. The majority of the text has survived only in the Latin translation of the Codex Vercellensis , under the title Actus Petri cum Simone ("Act of Peter with Simon").
27 mar 2003 · Like the other Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles - stories of the exploits of the key figures of early Christianity - the Acts of Peter provides a window into the processes of oral and written composition that shaped early Christian narrative.
Although the character of Peter does significantly develop from Luke’s Gospel to Acts, thereby highlighting the transformative power of the gospel, Peter remains a largely static character within the book of Acts itself.
1 cze 2011 · This article surveys three major issues that have surrounded the Gospel of Peter. These are: (i) its relationship to the canonical gospels; (ii) the identification of other fragmentary texts as manuscript witnesses to the text; (iii) the Christology and wider theological profile of the text.
Information on the Acts of Peter. Robert F. Stoops writes (The Anchor Bible Dictionary, v. 5, p. 267): One of the earliest of the apocryphal acts of the apostles, the Acts of Peter reports a miracle contest between Simon Magus and the apostle Peter in Rome. It concludes with Peter's martyrdom.
the Vercelli Acts of Peter. Peter Thompson. What motivated storytellers to recount the (alleged) adventures of Peter in Rome? What factors influenced the structure and details of their narratives?
