Acts of Peter

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The Acts of Peter is an early Christian apocryphal text narrating legendary episodes from the apostle Peter’s ministry, including his confrontations with Simon Magus and his martyrdom in Rome.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian apocrypha
apocryphal acts
early Christian text
approximateDate c. 180 CE
associatedWithApostle Peter NERFINISHED
associatedWithCity Rome NERFINISHED
attributedTo Leucius Charinus NERFINISHED
audience early Christian communities
authorshipStatus anonymous
canonicalStatus apocryphal
non-canonical
containsEpisode contest of miracles between Peter and Simon Magus
crucifixion of Peter upside down
fall of Simon Magus from the sky
dateWritten 2nd century
featuresCharacter Simon Magus NERFINISHED
genre apocryphal acts of the apostles
includedIn New Testament apocrypha NERFINISHED
influencedTradition later legends of Peter’s martyrdom
medieval hagiography of Peter
language Greek
literaryForm narrative prose
mainCharacter Peter the Apostle NERFINISHED
manuscriptTradition late antique and medieval manuscripts
motif upside-down crucifixion of Peter
narrativeFocus confrontation with Simon Magus
martyrdom of Peter in Rome
ministry of Peter
notIncludedIn New Testament canon NERFINISHED
placeOfComposition probably Asia Minor
portrays Peter as miracle worker
Simon Magus as sorcerer NERFINISHED
relatedWork Acts of Andrew NERFINISHED
Acts of John NERFINISHED
Acts of Paul NERFINISHED
Acts of Thomas NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Christianity
scholarlyCategory Leucian Acts NERFINISHED
setting Jerusalem NERFINISHED
Rome NERFINISHED
statusInChurchFathers cited as apocryphal
survivesIn Coptic fragments
Greek fragments
Latin translation
textualStatus fragmentary
partly preserved
theologicalTheme conflict between true and false apostleship
martyrdom and witness
miracle-working power of God

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