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.

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Acts of John canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Testament apocrypha
apocryphal Acts
early Christian text
acceptedIn no major Christian canon
associatedWithCity Ephesus NERFINISHED
attributedAuthor Leucius Charinus NERFINISHED
authorshipStatus pseudonymous
canonicalStatus apocryphal
non-canonical
christology emphasis on spiritual Christ
minimization of physical suffering of Jesus
condemnationDate 787
condemnedAs heretical text
condemnedBy Second Council of Nicaea NERFINISHED
containsMotif anti-idolatry polemic
ascetic teaching
exorcisms
healings
itinerant missionary journeys
miracle stories
containsSection Hymn of Jesus NERFINISHED
Metastasis of John NERFINISHED
dateOfComposition 2nd century
featuresEvent John’s dance hymn around Jesus
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 NERFINISHED
Johannine tradition NERFINISHED
language Greek
mainCharacter John the Apostle NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus life of John the Apostle
ministry of John the Apostle
miracles of John the Apostle
placeOfOrigin Asia Minor NERFINISHED
relatedWork Acts of Andrew NERFINISHED
Acts of Paul NERFINISHED
Acts of Peter NERFINISHED
Acts of Thomas NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Christianity
scholarlyStatus important source for early Christian piety
important witness to diversity of early Christianity
setting Ephesus and surrounding regions
theologicalTendency docetic Christology NERFINISHED
gnosticizing elements
transmission preserved in multiple manuscript traditions
survives in fragmentary form

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