The Gospel of Bartholomew is a missing text of New Testament apocrypha, known only from mentions by other sources. It might be the same as the Questions of Bartholomew, the Coptic Book of Bartholomew, or neither and be a fully lost work. The references do not go into particular detail about the nature of the work, leaving scholars little more than a name to work with. It was presumably attributed to Bartholomew the Apostle.
Primary sources
In the prologue to his commentary on Matthew, Jerome mentions a "Gospel of Bartholomew" among several other apocryphal gospels. Jerome doesn't indicate anything more about the work other than that the gospels on his list have "been the beginning of various heresies." It is unknown if Jerome had personal knowledge of the work, or was simply trusting another source such as Origen of Alexandria. This is the oldest surviving reference to the work, as the commentary was written around 398 CE. Later references to the Gospel may well have been only trusting Jerome on the matter, rather than having personal knowledge.
The Gelasian Decree is a 6th-century work, although it is considered possible parts of it might date back earlier. It includes "the Gospels in the name of Bartholomew" in a list of condemned or unacceptable scriptures.
See also
- List of Gospels
References
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