Facts about The Apocalypse of Peter
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Eusebius of Caesarea classified the Apocalypse of Peter among the rejected or disputed writings in his fourth-century survey of Christian literature.
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Clement of Alexandria quoted the Apocalypse of Peter as scripture, indicating its high status in some early Christian communities.
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A Greek manuscript of the Apocalypse of Peter was discovered at Akhmim, Egypt in 1886–1887, alongside fragments of the Gospel of Peter.
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Among early Christian writings, the Apocalypse of Peter is one of the few texts to describe both heaven and hell in vivid, parallel detail.
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Detailed descriptions of hell in the Apocalypse of Peter influenced later Christian depictions of divine punishment, including imagery echoed in Dante's Inferno.
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Early Christian writings considered the Apocalypse of Peter authoritative enough that some churches read it publicly alongside canonical scripture.