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The Apocalypse of Adam is a Sethian Gnostic apocalyptic writing.[1][2] It is the fifth tractate in Codex V of the Nag Hammadi library,[2][3] transcribed in Coptic.[4] The date of the original work has been a point of scholarly contention because the writing lacks Christian themes[1] and other explicit allusions.[5] Thus, the Gnostic redeemer in the text may have been pre-Christian and influenced later New Testament writings.[5] The text provides an interpretation of the Genesis account of creation, describes the descent of a heavenly illuminator of knowledge, and ends with an apocalyptic prophecy.[3]
- ^ a b MacRae, George W. (March 1981). The Nag Hammadi library in English. San Francisco: Harper & Row. p. 256. ISBN 9780060669294. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ a b Parrott, Douglas M. (1989). "The 13 Kingdoms of the Apocalypse of Adam: Origin, Meaning and Significance". Novum Testamentum. 31 (1): 67–87. doi:10.1163/156853689X00153. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ a b Hedrick, Charles W. "Apocalypse of Adam". The Coptic encyclopedia, volume 1. Claremont Graduate University. School of Religion. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ MacRae, George W. (January 1965). "THE COPTIC GNOSTIC APOCALYPSE OF ADAM". The Heythrop Journal. 6 (1): 27–35. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2265.1965.tb01071.x. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ a b Carroll, Scott T. (September 1990). "The "Apocalypse of Adam" and Pre-Christian Gnosticism". Vigiliae Christianae. 44 (3): 263. doi:10.2307/1583698. Retrieved 24 February 2023.