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Acts Traditions

Acts Traditions is a literary corpus within early Christian apocryphal literature comprising narrative texts that expand upon the missionary activities, miracles, and martyrdoms of the apostles, distinguished from canonical Acts by their theological diversity, legendary elaboration, and varying Christological perspectives.

70

Publications

2.3K

Citations

83

Authors

17

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

8

Variants

Apocryphal Acts

Parents

Publications

70

The Acts of the Apostles: The Greek Text with Introduction and Commentary

Eric Wahlstrom, F. F. Bruce · Journal of Biblical Literature · 1952 · 146 citations

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The Acts of the Apostles: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary

Richard I. Pervo, Ben Witherington · Journal of Biblical Literature · 1999 · 145 citations

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The Book of Acts in the Setting of Hellenistic History

Christopher R. Matthews, Colin J. Hemer · Journal of Biblical Literature · 1990 · 128 citations

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Acts: An Exegetical Commentary

B. C. S. Sutton · Bulletin for Biblical Research · 2016 · 96 citations

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Honor and shame in Luke-Acts: Pivotal values of the mediterranean world

Bruce J. Malina, Jerome H. Neyrey · 1991 · 80 citations

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Authors

83

  1. CR
    Christopher R. Matthews

    University of Brighton, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 204 citations

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  2. JΝ
    Jan Ν. Bremmer

    Institute of Religious Studies, Brazil

    2 publications · 64 citations

    2

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  3. RI
    Richard I. Pervo

    2 publications · 206 citations

    2

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  4. FB
    François Bovon

    University of Geneva, Switzerland

    2 publications · 58 citations

    2

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  5. HJ
    Henry J. Cadbury

    Harvard University Press, United States

    2 publications · 75 citations

    2

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Institutions

17

  1. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    32 citations

  2. Institute of Religious Studies

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    64 citations

  3. Crichton Royal Hospital

    Dumfries, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    33 citations

  4. Loyola University Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  5. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    22 citations

  6. Point Loma Nazarene University

    San Diego, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    22 citations

  7. New College

    Swindon, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  8. University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    69 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Biblical Literature

    SBL · 15 publications · 817 citations

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  2. Journal for the Study of the New Testament

    6 publications · 111 citations

    6

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  3. New Testament Studies

    5 publications · 152 citations

    5

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  4. Novum Testamentum

    4 publications · 70 citations

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  5. The Journal of Theological Studies

    3 publications · 88 citations

    3

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