A Quotation from the Questions of Bartholomew in an early Medieval Latin Sermon
Stephen Pelle
The Questions of Bartholomew, originally composed in Greek probably between the second and fourth centuries, describe how titular apostle questions Christ, Mary, devil about various topics after Christ’s resurrection. Relatively few signs possible influence this text have been discovered later works, its reception has consequently difficult to study. present article identifies a significant borrowing from seventh- or eighth-century Latin sermon now surviving two ninth-century manuscripts. sermon’s account fall Satan his angels draws heavily on chapter Questions. This discovery should encourage renewed interest finding borrowings apocryphon medieval West.
Apocrypha