Gospel of Peter

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The Gospel of Peter is an early Christian apocryphal text, attributed to the apostle Peter, that offers an alternative narrative of Jesus’ trial, crucifixion, and resurrection outside the canonical New Testament.

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Gospel of Peter canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf apocryphal gospel ⓘ
early Christian text ⓘ
pseudepigraphal work ⓘ
attributedAuthor Apostle Peter ⓘ
authorshipStatus anonymous ⓘ
pseudonymous ⓘ
canonicalStatus non-canonical ⓘ
christology emphasizes separation of Christ from Jesus’ suffering ⓘ
condemnationReason docetic teaching ⓘ
condemnedBy Serapion of Antioch ⓘ
currentLocationOfMainManuscript Musée du Louvre ⓘ
linked to: Louvre Museum

Paris ⓘ
describesEvent burial of Jesus ⓘ
crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ
post-resurrection events ⓘ
resurrection of Jesus ⓘ
trial of Jesus ⓘ
distinctiveFeature contains an elaborate resurrection scene with a walking, talking cross ⓘ
emphasizes cosmic signs at the crucifixion ⓘ
includes a description of Jesus’ emergence from the tomb witnessed by guards ⓘ
presents the cross as speaking ⓘ
shifts primary blame for Jesus’ death from Pilate to Herod and the Jews ⓘ
estimatedCompositionDate 2nd century ⓘ
mid-2nd century ⓘ
genre gospel ⓘ
influenceOn later Christian apocryphal literature ⓘ
language Koine Greek ⓘ
manuscriptDiscoveryCountry Egypt ⓘ
manuscriptDiscoveryDate 1886–1887 ⓘ
manuscriptDiscoveryLocation Akhmim, Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Akhmim
mentionedBy Eusebius of Caesarea ⓘ
Origen ⓘ
Theodoret of Cyrus ⓘ
narrativeFocus passion narrative ⓘ
portraysCharacter Herod Antipas ⓘ
Jewish leaders ⓘ
Joseph of Arimathea ⓘ
Mary Magdalene ⓘ
Pontius Pilate ⓘ
Roman soldiers ⓘ
the guards at the tomb ⓘ
primaryManuscriptType papyrus codex ⓘ
relationshipToNewTestament contains expansions on canonical accounts ⓘ
omits details found in canonical gospels ⓘ
shares material with canonical passion narratives ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
scholarlyDebate date of composition ⓘ
dependence on canonical gospels ⓘ
extent of docetism ⓘ
survivingForm fragmentary ⓘ
textualStatus begins and ends mid-narrative ⓘ
incomplete ending ⓘ
theologicalOrientation docetic tendencies ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Preaching of Peter → relatedWork → Gospel of Peter ⓘ
Gospel of Nicodemus → relatedTo → Gospel of Peter ⓘ