Acts of Perpetua and Felicity of Carthage
Early diary example with commentary by Saturus. Her martyrdom is emorialized through hymns, and yearly vitae. The Acts of Perpetua and Felicitas were written by Perpetua herself, and others. Perpetua wrote a diary of her visions and imprisonment, while another eyewitness added the beginning and end of the account, and Saturus wrote about his own visions. Therefore, Perpetua is considered the primary author for the core part of the text, and the work as a whole has a composite authorship.
Perpetua: Wrote chapters 3-10, which include her diary entries and visions, making her one of the earliest known Christian female writers.
Saturus: Contributed a section describing his own visions in chapters 11 and 13.
An eyewitness: Wrote the introductory and concluding sections (chapters 1-2 and 14-21) of the Passion.
Tertullian: Some scholars believe he may have been the editor who compiled the entire text, though this is not proven.
Title - Thesis | Scroll | Short Description | Synthesis 2nd Temple | Antithesis | Synthesis Apostolic | Synthesis Amoraim | Continent Origin | Southern Worldview | Northern Worldview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acts of Perpetua and Felicity of Carthage | Scroll 126 | Diary of Noble Martyrdom | Everlasting and Good Fortune | Passio Perpetuae et Felicitatis | Martyrology | NA | Africa | Book of History | Martyrology |
Category Reference Guide
Title/Thesis - The name of the book in American English
Synthesis 2nd Temple - The name of the book in order of its presentation other than the Apostles, ranging from 2nd temple Judaism up to the 1st century
Antithesis - The name of the book in another language
Synthesis Apostolic - The identity of the book in order of its presentation according to Tradition in the church after the 3rd century
Synthesis Amoraim - The name of the book in order of its presentation other than the Apostles, ranging from Tannaim up to the 5th century
Continent Origin - Continent from where the Text Type Source comes from
Southern Worldview - Catalog strategy for storing the scrolls include the interpretation. South means Africa or Egypt (Alexandrian) such as LXX. South of Palestine.
Northern Worldview - Catalog strategy for storing the scrolls include the interpretation. North means Asia or Persia (Babylonian) such as Masoretic. North of Palestine.
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