The Gnostic Apocalypse of Peter

Nag Hammadi Edition

The Gnostic Apocalypse of Peter contains one of the most incendiary passages in all suppressed scripture: a description of the crucifixion in which Jesus laughs. In Peter’s vision, a joyful Jesus stands beside the cross while the physical body is nailed to it. The one who is crucified, Jesus explains, is only the substitute — the material shell. The living Christ cannot be killed.

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TraditionGnostic Gospels

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01 / Historical context

Written 2nd–3rd century. Contains an account of the crucifixion directly contradicting the canonical gospels. Condemned and buried circa 390 AD.

02 / Why it matters

The Church built on Peter burned the gospel that bore his name.

From / associated with the text

““He whom you saw on the tree, glad and laughing, this is the living Jesus. But this one into whose hands and feet they drive the nails is his fleshly part.””

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The Gnostic Apocalypse of Peter

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