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Acts of John

Also known as Acta Ioannis

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  • founded or start. 2th centurylow · Wikidata P571

Apocryphal acts set in Ephesus, with the 'Hymn of Jesus' and a docetic crucifixion vision.

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The Acts of John refers to a collection of stories about John the Apostle that began circulating in written form as early as the 2nd-century AD. Translations of the Acts of John in modern languages have been reconstructed by scholars from a number of manuscripts of later date. The Acts of John are generally classified as New Testament apocrypha.

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  • Acts of John · Wikipedia contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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  • Acts of John · Early Christian Writings (Peter Kirby)Accessed 2026-11-12 · Hub site; each linked translation keeps its own rights. Link only.

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apocrypha · acts · docetism · 2nd-century

Acts of John · DeChurched Atlas