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date: 23 January 2021

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Following an introduction that seeks to locate stories about apostles within ancient (especially popular) narratives, the chapter presents analytic and critical summaries of three groups: these are the five ‘major’ apocryphal acts, intermediate works including the Acts of Philip and the Pseudo-Clementine Homilies and Recognitions, and representatives of the ‘minor acts’, works which are devoted to Titus and Barnabas, as well as the Doctrine of Addai. The chapter therefore illustrates a trajectory by which the canonical Acts developed over the course of time to hagiography and pamphlets claiming ecclesiological privilege. A brief final section notes outstanding tasks for future research and study.

Keywords: major apocryphal acts, ancient fiction, Pseudo-Clementines, Acts of Titus, Acts of Barnabas, Doctrine of Addai

Richard Pervo

Richard Pervo is Professor of New Testament and Patristics at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, Evanston IL, and Professor of Christian Studies at the University of Minnesota.

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