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The Acts of Peter and Paul is a pseudepigraphical 5th century Christian text of the genre Acts of the Apostles. An alternate version exists, known as the Passion of Peter and Paul ( Passio sanctorum Petri et Pauli ), with variances in the introductory part of the text.
The skull of Saint Peter is claimed to reside in the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran since at least the ninth century, alongside the skull of Saint Paul. [ 161 ] In 1950, human bones were found buried underneath the altar of St. Peter's Basilica.
In The History of the Contending of Saint Paul, his countenance is described as "ruddy with the ruddiness of the skin of the pomegranate". [243] The Acts of Saint Peter confirms that Paul had a bald and shining head, with red hair. [244] As summarised by Barnes, [245] Chrysostom records that Paul's stature was low, his body crooked and his head ...
[citation needed] In Ormoc, festivals, bazaars, parades, and pageants are held annually on the feast day, as Peter and Paul are the city's patron saints. [19] In 1577 Jan Rubens named his son Peter Paul, because he was born during the office of vespers of this day. [20]
The Catholic Encyclopedia states: "St. Paul's account of the incident leaves no doubt that St. Peter saw the justice of the rebuke." [31] In contrast, L. Michael White's From Jesus to Christianity states: "The blowup with Peter was a total failure of political bravado, and Paul soon left Antioch as persona non grata, never again to return." [32]
The Acts of Peter were originally composed in Koine Greek during the second half of the 2nd century, probably in Asia Minor. [1] The style of the Acts' writing is quite similar to that of four other apocryphal Acts – Acts of Andrew, Acts of John, Acts of Paul, and Acts of Thomas.
The liberation of the apostle Peter is an event described in chapter 12 of the Acts of the Apostles, where the apostle Peter is rescued from prison by an angel.Although described in a short textual passage, the tale has given rise to theological discussions and has been the subject of a number of artworks.
Bremmer, Jan N, ed. (1996), The Apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla.; von Gebhardt, Oscar, ed. (1883), "Passio S. Theclae virginis; Die lateinischen Übersetzungen der Acta Pauli et Theclae nebst Fragmenten, Auszügen und Beilagen herausgegeben" [Passion of S. Theclae], Texte und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der altchristlichen Literatur, NF (in Latin), 22, Leipzig (Latin Texts, critical ...