Religion, politics and social order in the Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles

• Autor(a) principal: Filho, José Adriano
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Antíteses
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/antiteses/article/view/22742
• topic: Apocryphal acts of the Apostles; Ascetism; Patronage; Christianity; Roman empire; Apocryphal acts; Pomegranate; Identity; Christianity; Atos apócrifos dos apóstolos; Ascetismo; Patronato; Cristianismo; Império romano; Atos apócrifos; Roma; Identidade; Cristianismo

The Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles recounts the tradition of the apostles and their public deeds. They are presented in conflict with the world around them, and they demonstrated the power of the Only One God through miracles, asceticism and martyrdom, and Christianity they represent contrasts with the beliefs and power of the Greek-Roman world. This antisocial instance is reinforced by the chastity message preached by the apostles which leads to the breakup of the marriage bond, and in the conflicts between the apostles and the civil and religious authorities. They also have apologetic, missionary, and edification concerns, but they reject the traditional cultural and social ideals in favor of new ones. The Apocryphal Acts also reflect the network of social and political patronage of the then-current Roman Empire; and redefine it from a Christian viewpoint. They present Christ as the true patron, the one above human patrons, including the emperor. The attempt to reformulate the established assumptions is a defining characteristic of the Christian identity represented in this kind of literature.