The Book of Bartholomew": a Coptic apostolic memoir
The Book of Bartholomew (= Liber Bartholomaei) is one of the best-known apocryphal writings preserved in Coptic. The present article proposes that the text in question belongs to a peculiar genre of Coptic literature : the memoirs of the apostles. This category consists of reports attributed to the...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brepols
[2015]
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| In: |
Apocrypha
Year: 2015, Volume: 26, Pages: 211-237 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Book of the resurrection of Jesus Christ
/ Coptic literature
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| IxTheo Classification: | KBL Near East and North Africa KCD Hagiography; saints |
| Further subjects: | B
Coptic language
B Apocrypha B Apostle |
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Volltext (doi) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | The Book of Bartholomew (= Liber Bartholomaei) is one of the best-known apocryphal writings preserved in Coptic. The present article proposes that the text in question belongs to a peculiar genre of Coptic literature : the memoirs of the apostles. This category consists of reports attributed to the apostles concerning various topics, all related to Coptic piety and liturgical life. The literary parallels between the Book of Bartholomew and the Coptic apostolic memoirs are amply documented in this article. |
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| ISSN: | 1155-3316 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Apocrypha
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1484/J.APOCRA.5.109950 |