LEADER 03757nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910154967503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9781299313217 010 $a1299313213 010 $a9781554582822 010 $a1554582822 024 7 $a10.51644/9781554582822 035 $a(CKB)2430000000002812 035 $a(EBL)685701 035 $a(OCoLC)606188007 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000478315 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11300033 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000478315 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10418323 035 $a(PQKB)11742356 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC685701 035 $a(CaPaEBR)425595 035 $a(CaBNvSL)slc00222359 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3262354 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse14257 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/g5317g 035 $a(DE-B1597)667249 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781554582822 035 $a(Perlego)1706433 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000002812 100 $a20080620d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFlora tells a story $ethe Apocalypse of Paul and its contexts /$fMichael Kaler 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWaterloo, Ont. $cWilfrid Laurier University Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (275 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in Christianity and Judaism = Etude sur le christianisme et le judaism ;$v19 300 $aIncludes a new English translation from the Coptic of the Apocalypse of Paul. 311 08$a9781554580446 311 08$a1554580447 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 229-249) and indexes. 327 $aContents; Contents; Acknowledgements; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Introduction; The Text; The Text; Flora Tells a Story: A Fictional Account of the Creation of the Apocalypse of Paul; Flora Tells a Story: A Fictional Account of the Creation of the Apocalypse of Paul; Section One: ""The Apocalypse of Paul is a text ...""; Section One: ""The Apocalypse of Paul is a text ...""; Section Two: ""written in the late 2nd or early 3rd century by a gnostic (possibly Valentinian) author ...""; Section Two: ""written in the late 2nd or early 3rd century by a gnostic (possibly Valentinian) author ..."" 327 $aSection Three: ""showing the apostle Paul ...""Section Three: ""showing the apostle Paul ...""; Section Four: ""as an apocalyptic hero ...""; Section Four: ""as an apocalyptic hero ...""; Section Five: ""... in order to authoritatively present a gnostic understanding of the cosmos and the Pauline writings""; Section Five: ""... in order to authoritatively present a gnostic understanding of the cosmos and the Pauline writings""; General Conclusion; General Conclusion; Works Consulted; Works Consulted; Indexes; Indexes 330 $a In early Christianity, many people were inspired to write gospels, treatises, letters, and stories celebrating the new faith, but not all of these writings are found in the New Testament. One such story from an unknown author is the Coptic, gnostic Apocalypse of Paul, a tale of the apostle Paul's ascent to the heavens that was lost for millennia and rediscovered at Nag Hammadi in 1945. In Flora Tells a Story, Michael Kaler discusses the Apocalypse of Paul and how it was shaped by its literary environment. The book takes a behind the scenes look at early Christ 410 0$aStudies in Christianity and Judaism ;$v19. 606 $aCoptic literature$vTranslations 615 0$aCoptic literature 676 $a229.94 700 $aKaler$b Michael$0966183 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910154967503321 996 $aFlora Tells a Story$92192658 997 $aUNINA