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The Coptic Apocalypse of Paul (Sahidic Coptic: ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲕⲁⲗⲩⲯⲓⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ), [1] also known as the Revelation of Paul, is a Gnostic apocalyptic writing. It was originally written in Koine Greek , but the surviving manuscript is a Coptic language translation.
The Apocalypse of Paul (Apocalypsis Pauli, literally "Revelation of Paul"; more commonly known in the Latin tradition as the Visio Pauli or Visio Sancti Pauli) is a fourth-century non-canonical apocalypse and part of the New Testament apocrypha. The full original Greek version of the Apocalypse of Paul is lost, although fragmentary versions ...
Paul used the occasion to announce a change in his mission which from then on would be to the Gentiles. [117] Antioch served as a major Christian home base for Paul's early missionary activities, [4] and he remained there for "a long time with the disciples" [118] at the conclusion of his first journey. The exact duration of Paul's stay in ...
The most complete text of the Gospel of Mary is contained in the Berlin Codex, but even so, it is missing six manuscript pages at the beginning of the document and four manuscript pages in the middle. [17] As such, the narrative begins in the middle of a scene, leaving the setting and circumstances unclear.
According to this version of the stolen body hypothesis, some of the disciples stole away Jesus's body. Potential reasons include wishing to bury Jesus themselves; believing that Jesus would soon return and wanting his body in their possession; a "pious deceit" to restore Jesus's good name after being crucified as a criminal; or an outright plot to fake a resurrection. [3]
In his sermon, Paul quotes from certain Greek philosophers and poets, namely in verse 17:28. He alludes to passages from Epimenides [7] and from either Aratus or Cleanthes. Paul then explained concepts such as the resurrection of the dead and salvation, in effect a prelude to the future discussions of Christology.
A man found frozen in a Pennsylvania cave in 1977 has finally been identified, closing the book on a nearly 50-year-long mystery. The Berks County Coroner’s Office identified the remains of the ...
This story provides the theme of many hymns for the Feast of Presentation of Mary, and icons of the feast depict the story. [174] The Orthodox believe that Mary was instrumental in the growth of Christianity during the life of Jesus, and after his Crucifixion, and Orthodox theologian Sergei Bulgakov has written: "The Virgin Mary is the centre ...