Title: The Apocalypse of Adam: A Literary and Source Analysis (Ancient Texts and Translations)
Publisher: Wipf and Stock
Publication Date: 2005
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1597523860
ISBN 13: 9781597523868
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

The 'Apocalypse of Adam' was discovered among the papyri from the ancient gnostic library at Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in 1946. It is a revelatory discourse that Adam delivers to his son Seth. This discourse is the fifth and final tractate in Nag Hammadi Codex V. The manuscript is now in the Coptic Museum in Old Cairo (codex inv. no. 10548). In Part I of this significant treatment, Hedrick analyzes the sources that lay behind this work, the redaction, and the main theological themes. In Part II, he provides the Coptic text, translation, and notes on the complete text, broken down by Source A, Source B, and the Redactor's additions.

About the Author

Charles W. Hedrick is Professor Emeritus at Southwest Missouri State University. Among his many publications are 'Parables as Poetic Fictions, ' 'Many Things in Parables: Jesus and His Modern Critics, ' and 'When History and Faith Collide: Studying Jesus.' He is the co-editor of 'Gospel of the Savior: A New Ancient Gospel, ' 'Nag Hammadi, Gnosticism, and Early Christianity, ' and 'Ancient Fiction: The Matrix of Early Christian and Jewish Narrative.'

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