| Description |
1 online resource (105 pages) |
| Series |
Guides to the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha |
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Guides to the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
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| Contents |
Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. The Most Recent Editions and the Contents of the Different Versions of the Life of Adam and Eve; 2. The Relationships between the Various Versions and Text-Forms; 3. Constitutive Elements and Main Themes in the Various Versions of the Life of Adam and Eve; 4. Provenance and Date; 5. Secondary Adam Literature; Select Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors |
| Summary |
The Life of Adam and Eve once belonged to the most popular literature in the Christian world. Retelling the Genesis 3 story, it gives an elaborate description of Adam's death and his assumption to Paradise in the third heaven. His continued existence, as well as his future resurrection, are as much a paradigm for humanity as his transgression, condemnation and death. For a long time attention was focused on the Greek and Latin versions only. More recently, editions of Georgian and Armenian versions have become available, occupying a middle position between the Greek and the Latin. This new mat |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-98) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Adam und Eva. swd |
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Life of Adam and Eve -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Life of Adam and Eve. fast (OCoLC)fst01369918 |
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Vita Adam et Evae. idszbz |
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Bible. A.T. Apocryphes Vie d'Adam et Ève -- Critique, interprétation, etc. ram |
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Future life -- Early works to 1800
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Eschatology -- Early works to 1800
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Guilt -- Early works to 1800
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Salvation -- Early works to 1800.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies.
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Salvation.
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Guilt.
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Future life.
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Eschatology.
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Textgeschichte
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Tradition
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Leven van Adam en Eva (apocrief)
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| Genre/Form |
Early works.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tromp, Johannes
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| ISBN |
9780567341228 |
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0567341224 |
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1283271001 |
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9781283271004 |
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