The Apocryphal Acts of Peter : magic, miracles and gnosticism / Jan N. Bremmer (ed.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bremmer, Jan N.

Series:

Studies on the Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles ; 3.

Studies on the Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acts of Peter--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Acts of Peter.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

v, 213 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leuven : Peeters, 1998.

Contents:

Apects of the Acts of Peter : women magic, place and date / J. N. Bremmer

Agrippa, king and prefect / I. Karasszon

Theios aner traits in the Apocryphal Acts of Peter / P. Herczeg

Simon Magus as a narrative figurein the Acts of Peter / G. P. Luttikhuizen

The image of Simon Magus in the Christian tradition / T. Adamik

Revivifying resurrection accounts : techniques of composition and rewriting in the Acts of Peter cc.25-28 / C. M. Thomas

Who is deviant? Entering the story-world of the Acts of Peter / I. Czachesz

"For the Lord always takes care of his own" : the purpose of the wondrous works and deeds in the Acts of Peter / M. Misset-ven de Weg

"Head downwards" : the cross of Peter in the lights of the apocryphal acts, of the New Testament and of the socity-transforming claim of early Christianity / J. Bolyki

Cross and death in the apocryphal Acts of the Apostles / M. Pesthy

Regulae fidei and other credal formulation in the Acts of Peter / L. H. Westra

The text of the Actus Vercellenses / A. Hilhorst

The realtion between the Acts of Peter and the Acts of Paul : state of the question / W. Rordorf

L'Origine africaine des Actus Vercellenses / G. Poupon

Bibliography of the Acts of Peter / P. J. Lalleman and J. N. Bremmer.

Notes:

Based on a conference held autumn 1996 at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [200]-202) and index.

ISBN:

9042900199

OCLC:

39623267