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The Gospel of Peter was a prominent passion narrative in the early history of Christianity, but over time passed out of common usage and has come down to us only in fragments. The surviving text is notable for ascribing responsibility for the crucifixion of Jesus to Herod rather than to Pontius Pilate, for suggesting that Jesus did not suffer or die on the cross, and for representing the cross anthropomorphically as capable of independent speech and movement.