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The Acts of Andrew and The Acts of Andrew and Matthias in the City of the Cannibals (TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS (SOCIETY OF BIBLICAL LITERATURE))
The Acts of Andrew and The Acts of Andrew and Matthias in the City of the Cannibals
480 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1990
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March 13, 2024
Cray cray. Reassuring to know this was deemed unhinged even at the time.
Poor Aegeates, if only he had wound up in a Greek novel rather than in Christian oddball acta, he would have been a typical character, a good husband even. Here he is demonized for not being chaste and for expecting to have sex with his wife, although he actually reveals himself quite the loving and patient husband. He was in the right century, in the wrong literary genre. His wife Maximilla tricks him into having sex with her "promiscuous" servant for months, and when he finds out, the servant of course is mutilated and fed to the dogs, but oh well, Maximilla's chastity is preserved. Some good old Christian values! Andrew himself is willingly crucified so that she can retain her chastity and "quit a foul and polluted way of life". But after Andrew's death she separates from Aegeates and joins a group of Christians. Aegeates kills himself because he cannot live without her.
Here's a thought, Maximilla, if you are going to separate, do it before using your servant as a sexual puppet, deceiving your husband into repeatedly and unknowingly cheating on you, and having your idol killed. Ah, but then Andrew would not have been a martyr!
This is some straight up cult shit.
Poor Aegeates, if only he had wound up in a Greek novel rather than in Christian oddball acta, he would have been a typical character, a good husband even. Here he is demonized for not being chaste and for expecting to have sex with his wife, although he actually reveals himself quite the loving and patient husband. He was in the right century, in the wrong literary genre. His wife Maximilla tricks him into having sex with her "promiscuous" servant for months, and when he finds out, the servant of course is mutilated and fed to the dogs, but oh well, Maximilla's chastity is preserved. Some good old Christian values! Andrew himself is willingly crucified so that she can retain her chastity and "quit a foul and polluted way of life". But after Andrew's death she separates from Aegeates and joins a group of Christians. Aegeates kills himself because he cannot live without her.
Here's a thought, Maximilla, if you are going to separate, do it before using your servant as a sexual puppet, deceiving your husband into repeatedly and unknowingly cheating on you, and having your idol killed. Ah, but then Andrew would not have been a martyr!
This is some straight up cult shit.
September 14, 2015
The Acts of Andrew and Mathais in the country of the cannibals is interesting for what is says about the time it was written. In the 8th century A.D, this book is a great read as pure fiction
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