Medieval Memories of the Apostolic Past: Reception and Use of the Apocryphal Acts in the Liturgical Commemoration of the Apostles
Els Rose
Medieval composers of liturgical texts for the feast-days apostles were greatly inspired by apocryphal Acts as they had been transmitted in West from early Middle Ages onwards. A number prominent medieval authors continued patristic debate on reliability, authority and usefulness apocrypha, which resulted a balanced judgment. This is not only visible written accounts reflecting but it also expressed sources commemoration apostles, where narratives keenly incorporated. The use narrative ritual context did leave these traditions unchanged. (anamnesis) apostles’ foundation work, their dealing with demoniac, preaching, relation local people martyrdom an expression topical significance stories community. Moreover, community that took part rephrased its identity to apostolic patronage appealed.
Apocrypha