Acts of Peter and the Twelve

The Acts of Peter and the Twelve^[1]^[2] or the Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles^[3]^[4] is a Christian text from about the 4th century.^[5] It is the first treatise in Codex VI of the Nag Hammadi library texts,^[6]^[7] taking up pages 1–12 of the codex's 78 pages.^[6] The writing extends the Parable of the Pearl from Matthew 13:45–46.^[8]^[9] In the text, Peter the Apostle meets a pearl merchant named Lithargoel, who is later revealed to be Jesus.^[10] Jesus commands the apostles to care for the poor.^[11]

^ Czachesz, István (2005). "The Identity of Lithargoel in the Acts of Peter and the Twelve". The Wisdom of Egypt: 485–502. doi:10.1163/9789004331013_028. ISBN 9789047407676. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
^ Czachesz, István (2002). Acts of Peter and the Twelve (PDF). University of Groningen. pp. 155–171. Retrieved February 7, 2023. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ Parrott, Douglas M.; Wilson, R. McL. (1981). The Nag Hammadi library in English. San Francisco: Harper & Row. pp. 265–270. ISBN 9780060669294. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
^ Molinari, Andrea Lorenzo (1996). The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles (NHC 6.1): Allegory, ascent and ministry in the wake of the decian persecution. e-Publications@Marquette (Thesis). Retrieved February 7, 2023.
^ Schenke, Hans-Martin (2003). New Testament Apocrypha: Writings relating to the Apostles; Apocalypses and related subjects. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press. pp. 412–425. ISBN 978-0-664-22722-7. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Schenke 2003, p. 413.
^ Czachesz 2005, p. 485.
^ Matthew 13:45–46
^ Smith, Mitzi Jane (January 2002). "The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles, A Midrash of Matthew 13, 45 – 46?". Apocrypha. 13: 29–52. doi:10.1484/J.APOCRA.2.300397. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
^ Parrott, Douglas M. "Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles". The Coptic encyclopedia, volume 1. Claremont Graduate University. School of Religion. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
^ Czachesz 2005, p. 487.