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APOSTLES, EPISTLE OF THE

A mid-2nd century c.e. text, probably of Egyptian origin, that represents an attempt by the “orthodox” Church to use the revelation dialogue, a genre typically used by Gnostics, to combat gnosticism. Written as a letter from the disciples to the universal Church, the text includes a miracle catena (Ep. Apost. 5), a detailed resurrection appearance (9-12), and passages addressing various points of Christian theology. The text came to light in 1895 with the discovery of major portions of a Coptic translation. Latin fragments and a complete Ethiopic translation were found later.

Bibliography. C. Detlef and G. Müller, “Epistula Apostolorum,” in New Testament Apocrypha, ed. W. Schneemelcher and R. McL. Wilson, rev. ed. 1 (Philadelphia, 1991): 249-84; J. V. Hills, Tradition and Composition in the Epistula Apostolorum. HDR 24 (Minneapolis, 1990).

Andrea Lorenzo Molinari







Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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