religiosaStudia Religiosa Rossica: научный журнал о религииStudia Religiosa Rossica: Russian Journal of Religion2658-4158РГГУ10.28995/2658-4158-2025-2-49-62religiosa-422Research ArticleСтатьиPapersPassio Perpetuae et Felicitatis и движение «нового пророчества» на рубеже II–III вв.Passio Perpetuae et Felicitatis and the “New Prophecy” movement at the turn of the 2nd – 3rd centuriesЛебедевП. Н.LebedevP. N.

Павел Н. Лебедев, кандидат исторических наук, доцент 

125047, Москва, Миусская пл., д. 6 

Pavel N. Lebedev, Cand. of Sci. (History), associate professor 

6, Miusskaya Sq., Moscow, 125047 

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В раннехристианском сочинении «Страсти святых Перпетуи, Фелицитаты и с ними пострадавших» нашла отражение полемика между христианами II–III вв. по вопросу о возможности и значимости новых откровений Святого Духа. По этой причине в историографии широко распространено мнение о том, что данный памятник, в котором большую роль играют описания открывшихся главным героям божественных видений, следует связывать с движением «нового пророчества» – так называемым «монтанизмом», приверженцы которого верили новым пророкам и почитали их более других представителей формирующейся церковной иерархии, ожидали скорого конца света и следовали более строгим этическим нормам. Однако, как показано в статье, видения героев мученичества Перпетуи и Сатура не похожи на экстатические прорицания спутниц малоазийского проповедника Монтана, а в содержании «Страстей» не проявляются какие-либо другие специфические признаки этого движения в христианстве рассматриваемого периода. Восхваление же мученичества, общий интерес к эсхатологии, высокое значение женщин в общине, глубокое внимание к видениям и откровениям представляется возможным рассматривать как общие черты, которые были свойственны многим христианским общинам Северной Африки на рубеже II–III вв.

In the early Christian text “The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity” we can see the traces of polemic among Christians of the 2nd – 3rd centuries about the possibility and significance of new revelations of the Holy Spirit. For this reason, there is a widespread opinion among scholars that this martyrdom containing the descriptions of divine visions has been influenced by the “New Prophecy” movement – the so-called “Montanism”. The adherents of this movement honored new prophets who could receive new revelations of the Spirit more than members of the emerging church hierarchy, believed that the imminent end of the world was near, and demanded a strict and rigorous lifestyle from their followers. However, the paper shows that the visions of the martyrs Perpetua and Saturus do not resemble the ecstatic prophecies of the priest Montanus and his companions from Asia Minor, and the content of “The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity” does not show any other specific signs of this early Christian movement. The glorification of martyrdom, the great interest in eschatology, the high importance of women in the community, and the profound attention to visions and prophecies can be regarded as common features that were characteristic of many Christian communities in the 2nd – 3rd centuries and were especially evident in North Africa.

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