Theology
Clare K. Rothschild
Dynasty and the Christian Apocrypha
Volume 14 (2023) / Issue 2,
pp. 169-201 (33)
Published 04.07.2023
olitical dimensions of Christian apocrypha, namely the minimization of individual traits and contrivance of hereditary resemblance among the apostles to imply genealogical relationships where there were none and thus feign a permanent, stable, and legitimate apostolic dynasty.