Apocalypse of Adam

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title: Apocalypse of Adam
text: The Apocalypse of Adam is a Sethian Gnostic apocalyptic writing. It is the fifth tractate in Codex V of the Nag Hammadi library, transcribed in Coptic. The date of the original work has been a point of scholarly contention because the writing lacks Christian themes and other explicit allusions. Thus, the Gnostic redeemer in the text may have been pre-Christian and influenced later New Testament writings. The text provides an interpretation of the Genesis account of creation, describes the descen
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description: Sethian Gnostic apocalyptic writing
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date created: 2004-04-18T22:25:37Z
date modified: 2024-09-14T00:01:38Z
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