Questions regarding Apocalypse of Peter

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Questions regarding Apocalypse of Peter

Post by njd83 » Sat Aug 23, 2014 9:31 pm

Does anyone use the Apocalypse of Peter for doctrines about hell? It seems the early church father's read it and believed it, and its accepted in the earliest known cannon, see Muratorian Fragment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muratorian_fragment

The reason being there is a portion at the end of the the AoP Ethiopic text having to do with reconciliation of sinners.
And my Lord answered me and said to me: 'Hast thou understood that which I said unto thee before? It is permitted unto thee to know that concerning which thou askest: but thou must not tell that which thou hearest unto the sinners lest they transgress the more, and sin.' Peter weeps many hours, and is at last consoled by an answer which, though exceedingly diffuse and vague does seem to promise ultimate pardon for all: 'My Father will give unto them all the life, the glory, and the kingdom that passeth not away,' . . . 'It is because of them that have believed in me that I am come. It is also because of them that have believed in me, that, at their word, I shall have pity on men.'
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/t ... james.html

So the questions are whether anyone is familiar with this text, and whether anyone considers the reconciliation part of it as a basis to believe whichever form of reconciliation doctrine. thanks

Noah

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