Acts of John
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The Acts of John is an early Christian apocryphal text narrating legendary episodes from the life, ministry, and miracles of the apostle John.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Acts of John canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament apocrypha
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apocryphal Acts ⓘ early Christian text ⓘ |
| acceptedIn | no major Christian canon ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedAuthor | Leucius Charinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | pseudonymous ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
apocryphal
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non-canonical ⓘ |
| christology |
emphasis on spiritual Christ
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minimization of physical suffering of Jesus ⓘ |
| condemnationDate | 787 ⓘ |
| condemnedAs | heretical text ⓘ |
| condemnedBy | Second Council of Nicaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
anti-idolatry polemic
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ascetic teaching ⓘ exorcisms ⓘ healings ⓘ itinerant missionary journeys ⓘ miracle stories ⓘ |
| containsSection |
Hymn of Jesus
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Metastasis of John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 2nd century ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
John’s dance hymn around Jesus
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John’s voluntary death or assumption ⓘ conversion of Lycomedes and Cleopatra ⓘ destruction of the temple of Artemis in Ephesus ⓘ raising of Drusiana ⓘ |
| genre | apocryphal acts of the apostles ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gospel of John
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Johannine tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | John the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
life of John the Apostle
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ministry of John the Apostle ⓘ miracles of John the Apostle ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Asia Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Acts of Andrew
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Acts of Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ Acts of Peter NERFINISHED ⓘ Acts of Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scholarlyStatus |
important source for early Christian piety
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important witness to diversity of early Christianity ⓘ |
| setting | Ephesus and surrounding regions ⓘ |
| theologicalTendency |
docetic Christology
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gnosticizing elements ⓘ |
| transmission |
preserved in multiple manuscript traditions
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survives in fragmentary form ⓘ |
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