Apocalypse of Peter

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The Apocalypse of Peter is an early Christian apocryphal text that vividly depicts the torments of sinners and rewards of the righteous in the afterlife, offering one of the earliest Christian visions of heaven and hell.

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instanceOf Christian apocrypha ⓘ
apocalypse ⓘ
early Christian apocryphal text ⓘ
approximateDate early 2nd century ⓘ
associatedWith Alexandrian Christianity ⓘ
attributedTo Peter the Apostle ⓘ
linked to: Apostle Peter
canonicalStatus non-canonical ⓘ
consideredFor early Christian canon lists ⓘ
contains vision of Christ showing Peter the fate of souls ⓘ
dateOfComposition 2nd century ⓘ
depicts rewards of the righteous in the afterlife ⓘ
torments of sinners in the afterlife ⓘ
describes blessed state of the righteous ⓘ
graphic punishments corresponding to particular sins ⓘ
heaven ⓘ
hell ⓘ
eschatologicalView differentiated punishments and rewards in the afterlife ⓘ
individual post-mortem judgment ⓘ
excludedFrom New Testament canon ⓘ
genre apocalyptic literature ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Apocalypse of Saint Peter ⓘ
linked to: Apocalypse of Peter

Revelation of Peter ⓘ
linked to: Apocalypse of Peter
hasTheme afterlife ⓘ
divine judgment ⓘ
eschatology ⓘ
moral retribution ⓘ
punishment of specific sins ⓘ
reward of the righteous ⓘ
includedIn New Testament apocrypha ⓘ
influenced later Christian visions of heaven and hell ⓘ
medieval Christian descriptions of the afterlife ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
literaryForm revelatory dialogue between Jesus and Peter ⓘ
manuscriptLanguage Ge'ez ⓘ
Greek ⓘ
mentionedBy Clement of Alexandria ⓘ
Eusebius of Caesarea ⓘ
moralFunction encouragement to righteous living ⓘ
warning against sin ⓘ
originatesFrom early Christian communities ⓘ
pseudepigraphicAttribution Peter the Apostle ⓘ
linked to: Apostle Peter
relatedWork Apocalypse of John ⓘ
linked to: Book of Revelation

Apocalypse of Paul ⓘ
Shepherd of Hermas ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
setting post-resurrection revelation of Jesus to Peter ⓘ
survivesIn Akhmim manuscript ⓘ
Ethiopic version ⓘ

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Apocryphal New Testament writings → includeWork → Apocalypse of Peter ⓘ
Apocalypse of Peter → hasAlternativeName → Revelation of Peter ⓘ
linked to: Apocalypse of Peter
Apocalypse of Peter → hasAlternativeName → Apocalypse of Saint Peter ⓘ
linked to: Apocalypse of Peter
Apocalypse of Paul → influencedBy → Apocalypse of Peter ⓘ
Apocalypse of Paul → relatedWork → Apocalypse of Peter ⓘ
Archangel Uriel → mentionedIn → Apocalypse of Peter (some versions) ⓘ
linked to: Apocalypse of Peter