The Visio Pauli, or Apocalypse of Paul
- Date of account
- Greek apocalypse probably 3rd century CE; Latin and vernacular medieval versions
- Location
- Late antique Mediterranean; widespread medieval Europe
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
The Apocalypse of Paul describes a visionary journey through heavens, punishments, paradise, and the places of the dead. It circulated in Greek, Latin, Syriac, Coptic, and numerous later versions, influencing medieval imagination about postmortem geography and moral recompense. The work is an apocalyptic text with complex transmission history, not evidence that Paul literally visited an afterlife. Its value for comparison lies in how institutional authority, revelation, and translation shape boundary-crossing narratives. Exact dating, provenance, and relationships among recensions remain subjects of scholarship.
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