The acts of Paul.
An apocryphal book of apostolic acts.
Attributed author(s).
Anonymous.
Text(s) available.
Skeptik (Greek only).
Gnosis (English only).
On site: iFrame text and translation
(Greek and English).
On site: 3
Corinthians (Greek and English).
Useful link(s).
Acts of Paul at Early Christian Writings.
Refer to the page on Paul. Note that
3 Corinthians is a part of the Acts
of Paul. It is purportedly a letter written by Paul to the
Corinthian church in response to a letter written by the Corinthians
to Paul, which the Acts of Paul
also renders.
Tertullian, On Baptism 17.5a:
Quod si quae acta Pauli, quae perperam
scripta sunt, exemplum Theclae ad licentiam mulierum docendi
tinguendique defendant, sciant in Asia presbyterum qui eam scripturam
construxit, quasi titulo Pauli de suo cumulans, convictum atque
confessum id se amore Pauli fecisse loco decessisse.
But if certain acts of Paul, which are falsely
so named, claim the example of Thecla for allowing women to teach and
to baptize, let men know that in Asia the presbyter who compiled
that document, thinking to add of his own to the reputation of
Paul, was found out, and, though he professed he had
done it for love of Paul, he was deposed from his
position.
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