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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817323403321

Autore

Jonge Marinus de <1925->

Titolo

The life of Adam and Eve and related literature / / Marinus de Jonge & Johannes Tromp

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England, : Academic Press, c1997

ISBN

1-283-27100-1

9786613271006

0-567-34122-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (105 p.)

Collana

Guides to Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha

Altri autori (Persone)

TrompJohannes

Disciplina

229/.911

Soggetti

Christian literature, Early - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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