Apostolic Correspondence

Beyond Paul's canonical letters lie a fascinating collection of apocryphal epistles attributed to apostles and early Christian leaders. These pseudepigraphal works served diverse purposes in early Christianity—from doctrinal clarification to apologetic bridge-building with pagan philosophy. The Third Epistle to the Corinthians, embedded in the Acts of Paul, combated Gnostic and docetic heresies while enjoying canonical status in the Armenian church for centuries. The Epistle to the Laodiceans, a clumsy forgery patched together from Pauline phrases, attempted to fill the 'gap' mentioned in Colossians 4:16 and circulated in medieval Latin Bibles until rejected by Reformers and Trent. The Epistula Apostolorum presents an anti-Gnostic revelation dialogue emphasizing Christ's physical resurrection and refuting Simon Magus and Cerinthus. Most audacious is the Correspondence of Paul and Seneca, forging 14 letters between the apostle and Rome's leading Stoic philosopher to demonstrate Christianity's intellectual respectability—a 4th-century apologetic fiction that nonetheless convinced Jerome, Augustine, and medieval scholars of a friendship that likely never existed. These letters illuminate the creative ways early Christians constructed apostolic authority.

Texts in This Category

3 Corinthians

Epistle c. 160-170 CE (mid-2nd century)

Anti-Gnostic Correspondence

Apocryphal exchange between Corinthians and imprisoned Paul combating docetic heresies, part of Acts of Paul, canonical in Armenian church until modern era

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Epistle to the Laodiceans

Epistle c. 2nd-4th century CE

Pauline Pastiche

Short Latin forgery (20 verses) clumsily compiled from Philippians and other Pauline letters to fill 'gap' from Colossians 4:16, circulated in medieval Bibles

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Epistula Apostolorum

Epistle/Apocalypse c. mid-2nd century CE (c. 140-160 CE)

Letter of the Apostles

51-chapter anti-Gnostic revelation dialogue from 11 apostles emphasizing Christ's physical resurrection, Peter touching nail wounds, refuting Simon Magus and Cerinthus

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Correspondence of Paul and Seneca

Epistle Collection c. mid-4th century CE (c. 350-380 CE)

Philosophical Fiction

14 forged letters (8 from Seneca, 6 from Paul) dated 58-64 CE presenting mutual admiration between apostle and Stoic philosopher, 4th-century Christian apologetic

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