Acta seu peregrinationes Iohannis, auctore Niceta Thessalonicensi
Standard abbreviation: Acts John (Nicetas)
Other titles: none
Clavis numbers: ECCA 164
Category: Apocryphal Acts
Related literature: Acts of Thomas (epitome) by Nicetas of Thessalonica, Acts of John by Prochorus
Compiled by Tony Burke, York University
Citing this resource (using Chicago Manual of Style): Burke, Tony. “Acts of John by Prochorus (epitome), by Nicetas of Thessalonica.” e-Clavis: Christian Apocrypha. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR. https://www.nasscal.com/e-clavis-christian-apocrypha/acts-of-john-by-prochorus-epitome-by-nicetas-of-thessalonica/.
Created April 2024.
1. SUMMARY
Nicetas of Thessalonica, writing in the early eleventh century, produced two epitomes of apocryphal acts: the Acts of John by Prochorus and the Acts of Thomas. In the prologues to both texts, the author expresses a desire to reduce the verbosity of his sources. Only the prologue for Acts John has been published to date, so the precise contours of the text are yet to be determined.
Named Historical Figures and Characters: not yet determined
Geographical Locations: not yet determined
2. RESOURCES
3. BIBLIOGRAPHY
3.1 Manuscripts and Editions
3.1.1 Greek (BHG 916–917c; 918n designates the prologue only)
O Oxford, Bodleian Library, Arch. Seld. B 53 (olim Selden 56), fols. 61r–95v (14th cent.) ~ Pinakes
L St. Petersburg, Russian National Library/Rossijskaja Nacional’naja biblioteka (RNB), Ф. № 906 (Gr.) 95 (Granstrem 234), fol. 2v–48r (11th cent.) ~ Pinakes
Athens, Ethnikē Bibliothēkē tēs Hellados, 284, fols. 434r–499v (1599) ~ Pinakes; Athens
Not yet examined:
Mount Athos, Monē Philotheou, 9, fols. 224r–242v (12th cent.) ~ Pinakes
Halkin, François. “Le prologue inédit de Nicétas, archevêque de Thessalonique, aux Actes de l’Apôtre saint Jean.” AnBoll 85 (1967): 16–20 (introduction based on L and O).
3.2 Modern Translations
3.3 General Works
Poirier, Paul-Hubert. L’Hymne de la Perle des Actes de Thomas. Homo religiosus 8. Louvain-la-Neuve: Centre d’histoire des religions, 1981. 2nd augmented ed. Turnhout: Brepols, 2021 (pp. 278–81).
———. “Nicétas de Thessalonique, hagiographe. Bref plaidoyer pour un auteur méconnu.” Pages 455–65 in Philologie, herméneutique et histoire des textes entre Orient et Occident. Mélanges en hommage à Sever J. Voicu. Instrumenta Patristica et mediaevalia 73. Turnhout: Brepols, 2017.