Gospel of Nicodemus
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The Gospel of Nicodemus is an early Christian apocryphal text, best known for its detailed account of Christ’s trial before Pilate and the narrative of the Harrowing of Hell.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gospel of Nicodemus canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament apocrypha
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apocryphal gospel ⓘ early Christian text ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Nicodemus
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Pontius Pilate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnEarlierTraditions | Acts of Pilate legend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | non-canonical ⓘ |
| circulation |
Byzantine Empire
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Latin West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 4th century ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Christ’s descent into Hell
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crucifixion of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ resurrection of Jesus ⓘ trial of Jesus before Pontius Pilate ⓘ trial of Jesus before the Sanhedrin ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Adam
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Annas NERFINISHED ⓘ Caiaphas NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph of Arimathea NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicodemus NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Testament righteous ⓘ Pontius Pilate NERFINISHED ⓘ Satan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
legal proceedings against Jesus
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vindication of Christ before Pilate ⓘ |
| genre |
apocryphal acts
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gospel ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Acts of Pilate
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Evangelium Nicodemi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | New Testament apocrypha collections ⓘ |
| influenced |
Middle English religious literature
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medieval Harrowing of Hell iconography ⓘ medieval passion plays ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
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Latin ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Harrowing of Hell
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Passion of Jesus ⓘ descent of Christ into Hades ⓘ trial of Jesus before Pontius Pilate ⓘ |
| part |
Acts of Pilate section
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Descent into Hell section ⓘ |
| pseudonymous | true ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gospel of Peter
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Pilate literature ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
patristic scholarship
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textual criticism studies ⓘ |
| survivesIn |
multiple Greek manuscripts
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multiple Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.