Gospel of Peter
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The Gospel of Peter is an early Christian apocryphal text, attributed to the apostle Peter, that offers an alternative narrative of Jesus’ trial, crucifixion, and resurrection outside the canonical New Testament.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gospel of Peter canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gospel of Peter Context triple: [Apocryphal New Testament writings, includeWork, Gospel of Peter]
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A.
Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew
The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew is a medieval apocryphal infancy gospel that elaborates on the early life of Mary and Jesus, expanding and reworking earlier traditions found in texts like the Protoevangelium of James.
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B.
Gospel of the Hebrews
The Gospel of the Hebrews is a lost early Christian gospel, likely composed in Greek and used by some Jewish-Christian communities, that survives only in fragments quoted by early Church Fathers.
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C.
Gospel of Thomas
The Gospel of Thomas is an early Christian, non-canonical collection of 114 sayings attributed to Jesus, often associated with Gnostic traditions and discovered in the Nag Hammadi library in Egypt.
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D.
Acts of John
The Acts of John is an early Christian apocryphal text narrating legendary episodes from the life, ministry, and miracles of the apostle John.
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E.
Infancy Gospel of Thomas
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas is an early apocryphal Christian text that narrates legendary stories about the childhood of Jesus, focusing on his miraculous yet sometimes troubling deeds as a boy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gospel of Peter Target entity description: The Gospel of Peter is an early Christian apocryphal text, attributed to the apostle Peter, that offers an alternative narrative of Jesus’ trial, crucifixion, and resurrection outside the canonical New Testament.
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A.
Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew
The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew is a medieval apocryphal infancy gospel that elaborates on the early life of Mary and Jesus, expanding and reworking earlier traditions found in texts like the Protoevangelium of James.
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B.
Gospel of the Hebrews
The Gospel of the Hebrews is a lost early Christian gospel, likely composed in Greek and used by some Jewish-Christian communities, that survives only in fragments quoted by early Church Fathers.
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C.
Gospel of Thomas
The Gospel of Thomas is an early Christian, non-canonical collection of 114 sayings attributed to Jesus, often associated with Gnostic traditions and discovered in the Nag Hammadi library in Egypt.
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D.
Acts of John
The Acts of John is an early Christian apocryphal text narrating legendary episodes from the life, ministry, and miracles of the apostle John.
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E.
Infancy Gospel of Thomas
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas is an early apocryphal Christian text that narrates legendary stories about the childhood of Jesus, focusing on his miraculous yet sometimes troubling deeds as a boy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apocryphal gospel
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early Christian text ⓘ pseudepigraphal work ⓘ |
| attributedAuthor | Apostle Peter ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus |
anonymous
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pseudonymous ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | non-canonical ⓘ |
| christology | emphasizes separation of Christ from Jesus’ suffering ⓘ |
| condemnationReason | docetic teaching ⓘ |
| condemnedBy | Serapion of Antioch ⓘ |
| currentLocationOfMainManuscript |
Musée du Louvre
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linked to:
Louvre Museum
Paris ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
burial of Jesus
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crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ post-resurrection events ⓘ resurrection of Jesus ⓘ trial of Jesus ⓘ |
| distinctiveFeature |
contains an elaborate resurrection scene with a walking, talking cross
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emphasizes cosmic signs at the crucifixion ⓘ includes a description of Jesus’ emergence from the tomb witnessed by guards ⓘ presents the cross as speaking ⓘ shifts primary blame for Jesus’ death from Pilate to Herod and the Jews ⓘ |
| estimatedCompositionDate |
2nd century
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mid-2nd century ⓘ |
| genre | gospel ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later Christian apocryphal literature ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| manuscriptDiscoveryCountry | Egypt ⓘ |
| manuscriptDiscoveryDate | 1886–1887 ⓘ |
| manuscriptDiscoveryLocation |
Akhmim, Egypt
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linked to:
Akhmim
|
| mentionedBy |
Eusebius of Caesarea
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Origen ⓘ Theodoret of Cyrus ⓘ
linked to:
Theodoret of Cyrrhus
|
| narrativeFocus | passion narrative ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
Herod Antipas
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Jewish leaders ⓘ Joseph of Arimathea ⓘ Mary Magdalene ⓘ Pontius Pilate ⓘ Roman soldiers ⓘ the guards at the tomb ⓘ |
| primaryManuscriptType | papyrus codex ⓘ |
| relationshipToNewTestament |
contains expansions on canonical accounts
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omits details found in canonical gospels ⓘ shares material with canonical passion narratives ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
date of composition
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dependence on canonical gospels ⓘ extent of docetism ⓘ |
| survivingForm | fragmentary ⓘ |
| textualStatus |
begins and ends mid-narrative
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incomplete ending ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | docetic tendencies ⓘ |
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