Canon Status
Not canonical in any tradition.
Date & Provenance
Composed in Greek in the 5th century CE or later.
Language & Manuscripts
Greek manuscripts. The work dates to the 5th century CE or later.
Why It Matters for Study
Presents the martyrdom of Timothy in Ephesus. Important for understanding the development of Timothy's tradition and the history of the apocryphal Acts.
" And Timothy said, I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." — Acts of Timothy (paraphrase)
Read the Text & External Resources
Public-domain translations and scholarly databases where the text can be read online or downloaded.
- " And Timothy said, I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." — Acts of Timothy (paraphrase) " And Timothy said, I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." — Acts of Timothy (paraphrase)
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Further Reading
Elliott, J. K. The Apocryphal New Testament. Oxford, 1993.
Schneemelcher, W. New Testament Apocrypha. Westminster John Knox, 1991.
Acts of Timothy — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acts_of_Timothy|Background and discussion.