Acts of Peter in the early church
Texts outside the 66 books of the Protestant Bible. A bracket shows which other churches include a book in their Old Testament canon: RC = Roman Catholic, EO = Eastern Orthodox, ETH = Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo.
Second-century apocryphal Acts; includes Peter's contest with Simon Magus.
8 passages cite it, in date order.
| Passage | Cites | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Didascalia 6.9–10 (Latin) · Anonymous | 32 | allusion, medium confidence | first half of the third century |
| Lines 621–644 · Commodian | 9 | allusion, high confidence | 3rd century (disputed) |
| Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 21.5.2 · Epiphanius of Salamis | 32 | allusion, medium confidence | 374-377 |
| Letter 36.21 · Augustine of Hippo | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| On Illustrious Men 1 · Jerome | — | allusion, high confidence | 392–393 |
| Against Adimantus, a Disciple of Mani 17 · Augustine of Hippo | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394 |
| Against Faustus the Manichaean 30.4 · Augustine of Hippo | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| The Institutes 3.10 · John Cassian | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 419–426 |