Note: This paper is provided here to make the information within publicly available. Should you require data for a footnote, then it was originally given at EABS, Thessaloniki 2011 by Kasper Dalgaard. A full article on the subject has appeared in Studies on Magic and Divination in the Biblical World , Biblical Intersections 11 (Ed. H. R. Jacobus, A. K, de Hemmer Gudme & P. Guillaume). Gorgias Press, Piscataway, N.J., 169-181 Peter and Simon in the Acts of Peter: A Supernatural Fight between Magic and Miracles Introduction Including magic and the supernatural seems an almost sure way of writing a blockbuster – the best examples include the Harry Potter and Twilight series. Yet the second century text Acts of Peter remains almost unknown and as far from a blockbuster as possible – even though it treats the reader to a furious and fantastic supernatural combat between the champions of God and Satan – a campaign of battles that would baffle most ...
A receptacle for my articles, papers, etc. Here you'll find a plethora of studies concerned with the ancient religious world, be it Biblical texts, Gnostic, Judaic, or modern versions hereoff. Feel free to peruse! The papers/articles are either new or moved from Acedemia to make sure that everyone can access these file for free whatever Acedemia's next pay scheme might be and to (re-)take possession of my work, rather than allowing a private company to use my scholarship for profit.