Abortion, Infanticide, and the Social Rhetoric of the Apocalypse of Peter

The apocryphal Apocalypse of Peter is the earliest Christian description of hell. Among its Dantesque images there appears in chapter eight a brief but gruesome depiction of those guilty of infanticide and abortion. By virtue of the author's participation in the linguistic, social, and ideologi...

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Main Author: Gray, Patrick 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2001
In: Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2001, Volume: 9, Issue: 3, Pages: 313-337
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