The Epistle of the Apostles

Epistula Apostolorum

The Epistle of the Apostles is unusual among apocryphal texts: it was written not to promote Gnosticism but to refute it. The eleven apostles write a circular letter to the churches of the world, warning against the false teachings of Simon and Cerinthus, and recording what Jesus taught them in private after the resurrection. The irony is that in recording the true teaching against the Gnostics, t