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What if the treasure you seek demands that you leave your possessions behind?
Peter and his fellow apostles arrive by sea in a city where they need shelter among strangers. There they encounter Lithargoel, a mysterious pearl seller whose offer draws the poor rather than the wealthy. When Peter asks how to reach his city, a search for directions becomes a question about how to live.
The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles is an anonymous early Christian story, separate from the New Testament Acts of the Apostles. Its symbolic journey links hunger, fear, possessions, and attachment with the demands of discipleship. As the travelers prepare for a difficult road, the narrative asks what matters more: wealth and standing, or readiness to care for others.
What you’ll discover
- A pearl beyond price Explore a treasure that connects spiritual longing with the sacrifices required to pursue it.
- Peter among strangers Follow an apostolic traveler whose practical questions open onto a demanding path of discipleship.
- The poor respond Notice how need and openness matter more than money when Lithargoel offers his pearl.
- A road of hardships Discover how physical travel becomes inward preparation through self-denial and the surrender of possessions.
- A calling to heal Consider a vision of spiritual life that places care for others above wealth or status.
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This is for readers who love ancient stories with a riddle at their heart, and for anyone curious about the Nag Hammadi find and its symbols of pearls, roads and gates.
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The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- The apostles set sail with one shared purpose
- A fair wind brings them to Habitation
- A stranger calls Pearls with empty hands
- The rich look away and the poor draw near
- The road to the city kills those who carry things
- The city has nine gates and a tenth that is the head
- Poverty and wealth shape what we can see
- A hidden teacher, a layered tale, a buried book
Who’s who
- PeterThe apostle who tells the story, he leads the company ashore and asks the questions about the road and the city.
- LithargoelA beautiful stranger who carries a book cover and staff, offers pearls free to the poor, and gives a name meaning a light stone.
- JohnOne of the apostles, he speaks for the group when Peter is too afraid to answer in the later scene.
- The poor of HabitationBeggars who hear the seller's call and ask only to see the pearl, then rejoice when offered it for nothing.
- The rich men of HabitationWealthy townspeople who look from storerooms and windows, see no bag, and dismiss the seller as a mocker.
- The old manA seated resident who confirms to Peter that the city is named Habitation and explains why.
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The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles
by Attributed to early Christian authors
Peter watches a pearl seller offer his pearl to beggars in a seaside city.
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A ship waits at the shore, and a band of travelers climbs aboard without knowing where it will take them. After a day and a night they land at a small city in the middle of the sea.
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The apostles set sail with one shared purpose
The story opens with a gathering and a decision. The apostles have come together for a single purpose, and they set out on the sea as one company. Peter, who tells the tale in the first person, says they were united in spirit and some were untroubled in their hearts. They make a covenant to carry out the work the Lord has given them.
Notice how little the opening explains. There is no map, no named port and no reason given for the destination. The apostles go down to the sea at an opportune moment that comes to them from the Lord. A ship is moored at the shore, and the sailors treat them with great kindness. Peter explains this as something the Lord ordained, so even the small favors of the road are signs of a larger plan.
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What is the Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles about?
It tells of Peter and his companions sailing to an island city called Habitation. There they meet a pearl seller named Lithargoel and learn about a road that only those who carry nothing can travel, before receiving a task.
Who is Lithargoel in the Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles?
Lithargoel is the name the pearl seller gives Peter, and the text explains it as the light, gazelle-like stone. Readers meet him as a stranger in the city, and his role grows clearer as the story goes on.
Where was the Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles found and when was it written?
It was found in Codex VI of the Nag Hammadi library in Upper Egypt in December 1945. Scholars generally date the original to the second or third century, with the Coptic version made later, and they discuss whether it joins two sources.
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