Based on a conference held at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, autumn 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]-203) and index.

The Apocalypse of Peter : Greek or Jewish? / Jan N. Bremmer -- The Greek Apocalypse of Peter / Peter van Minnen -- "Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy righteousness reacheth unto the clouds" / Monika Pesthy -- False prophets in the Apocalypse of Peter / János Bolyki -- Is the liar Bar Kokhba? considering the date and provenance of the Greek (Ethiopic) Apocalypse of Peter / Eibert Tigchelaar -- The description of paradise in the Apocalypse of Peter / Tamás Adamik -- Sinners and post-mortem 'baptism' in the Acherusian Lake / Kirsti B. Copeland -- The grotesque body in the Apocalypse of Peter / István Czachesz -- Does punishment reward the righteous? the justice pattern underlying the Apocalypse of Peter / Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta -- The Old Testament quotations in the Apocalypse of Peter / Jacques van Ruiten -- The reception of the Apocalypse of Peter in ancient Christianity / Attila Jakab -- The suffering Jesus and the invulnerable Christ in the Gnostic Apocalypse of Peter / Gerard P. Luttikhuizen -- Bibliography of the Apocalypse of Peter / Jan N. Bremmer.