New Testament Apocrypha - Acts

Acts

Several texts concern themselves with the subsequent lives of the apostles, usually with highly supernatural events. Almost half of these are said to have been written by Leucius Charinus (known as the Leucian Acts), a companion of John the apostle. The Acts of Thomas and the Acts of Peter and the Twelve are often considered Gnostic texts. While most of the texts are believed to have been written in the 2nd century, at least two, the Acts of Barnabas and the Acts of Peter and Paul are believed to have been written as late as the 5th century.

  • Acts of Andrew
  • Acts of Barnabas
  • Acts of John
  • Acts of the Martyrs
  • Acts of Paul
  • Acts of Paul and Thecla
  • Acts of Peter
  • Acts of Peter and Andrew
  • Acts of Peter and Paul
  • Acts of Peter and the Twelve
  • Acts of Philip
  • Acts of Pilate
  • Acts of Thomas
  • Acts of Timothy
  • Acts of Xanthippe, Polyxena, and Rebecca

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