Acts of Paul
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The Acts of Paul is an early Christian apocryphal text narrating legendary episodes from the life and missionary journeys of the Apostle Paul, including stories such as Paul and Thecla.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Acts of Paul canonical | 6 |
| Acts of Paul and Thecla | 2 |
| Acts of Paul corpus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4760209 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Acts of Paul Context triple: [Apocryphal New Testament writings, includeWork, Acts of Paul]
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A.
Acts of the Apostles
Acts of the Apostles is a New Testament book that narrates the early history, missionary work, and growth of the Christian church after Jesus’s resurrection and ascension.
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B.
Epistle of the Apostles
The Epistle of the Apostles is an early Christian pseudepigraphal text, framed as a letter from the apostles, that combines doctrinal instruction with apocalyptic and anti-gnostic themes.
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C.
The Preaching of Saint Paul at Ephesus
The Preaching of Saint Paul at Ephesus is a 17th-century religious painting by French Baroque artist Eustache Le Sueur depicting the apostle Paul preaching to the inhabitants of the ancient city of Ephesus.
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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.
Apocalypse of Paul
The Apocalypse of Paul is an early Christian apocryphal text that vividly narrates the apostle Paul’s visionary journey through heaven and hell, elaborating on themes of judgment and the afterlife.
- 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: Acts of Paul Target entity description: The Acts of Paul is an early Christian apocryphal text narrating legendary episodes from the life and missionary journeys of the Apostle Paul, including stories such as Paul and Thecla.
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A.
Acts of the Apostles
Acts of the Apostles is a New Testament book that narrates the early history, missionary work, and growth of the Christian church after Jesus’s resurrection and ascension.
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B.
Epistle of the Apostles
The Epistle of the Apostles is an early Christian pseudepigraphal text, framed as a letter from the apostles, that combines doctrinal instruction with apocalyptic and anti-gnostic themes.
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C.
The Preaching of Saint Paul at Ephesus
The Preaching of Saint Paul at Ephesus is a 17th-century religious painting by French Baroque artist Eustache Le Sueur depicting the apostle Paul preaching to the inhabitants of the ancient city of Ephesus.
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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.
Apocalypse of Paul
The Apocalypse of Paul is an early Christian apocryphal text that vividly narrates the apostle Paul’s visionary journey through heaven and hell, elaborating on themes of judgment and the afterlife.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apocryphal acts
ⓘ
early Christian apocryphal text ⓘ |
| acceptedIn | none of the major Christian biblical canons ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 160 CE ⓘ |
| attributedAuthor | anonymous ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
apocryphal
ⓘ
non-canonical ⓘ |
| character |
Demas
ⓘ
Hermogenes ⓘ Nero ⓘ Onesiphorus ⓘ Paul the Apostle ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Paul
Thecla ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Thecla
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| containsStory |
Paul’s martyrdom in Rome
ⓘ
Thecla’s deliverance from martyrdom ⓘ conversion and baptism of Thecla ⓘ correspondence with the Corinthians ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 2nd century ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
asceticism
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female discipleship ⓘ miracles of Paul ⓘ missionary journeys of Paul ⓘ sexual continence ⓘ |
| genre | apocryphal acts of the apostles ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Acts of Paul and Thecla
ⓘ
linked to:
Acts of Paul
Martyrdom of Paul ⓘ Third Epistle to the Corinthians ⓘ
linked to:
3 Corinthians
|
| influenced |
Christian ascetic traditions
ⓘ
cult of Saint Thecla ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Thecla
later hagiographies of Thecla ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
hagiographic narrative
ⓘ
narrative prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Paul the Apostle
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Paul
|
| mentionedIn | De Baptismo by Tertullian ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Mediterranean region ⓘ
linked to:
Mediterranean
|
| placeOfOrigin |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
likely Asia (Roman province) ⓘ
linked to:
Roman province of Asia
|
| preservedIn |
Coptic manuscripts
ⓘ
Greek manuscripts ⓘ Latin manuscripts ⓘ Syriac manuscripts ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Acts of Andrew
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Acts of John ⓘ Acts of Peter ⓘ Acts of Thomas ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| reportedBy | Tertullian ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | a presbyter in Asia ⓘ |
| viewOnMarriage | promotes celibacy ⓘ |
| viewOnSexuality | advocates sexual abstinence ⓘ |
| viewOnWomen | supports active female discipleship ⓘ |
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Subject: Acts of Paul Description of subject: The Acts of Paul is an early Christian apocryphal text narrating legendary episodes from the life and missionary journeys of the Apostle Paul, including stories such as Paul and Thecla.
Referenced by (9)
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