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A-Z: General definitions: Longinus
Definition
The name given in the apocryphal Acts of Pilate (part of the Gospel of Nicodemus) to the Roman soldier said to have pierced Christ's side with a spear during the Crucifixion (Jn 19:31). Later legends claimed that he had been cured of blindness when his eyes were touched by the blood which ran down the spear.
Books whose status as part of the Bible is disputed.
An apocryphal text of the fifth-sixth centuries containing the Acts of Pilate and the highly influential Descent into Hell which describes the Harrowing of Hell.
Title (eventually used as name) given to Jesus, refering to an anointed person set apart for a special task such as a king.
a story having its origins in primitive or oral culture, often to do with the supernatural or the marvellous
