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

• Autore: Jonge Marinus de <1925->
• Pubblicazione: Sheffield, England, : Academic Press, c1997
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (105 p.)
• Disciplina: 229/.911
• Soggetto topico: Christian literature, Early - History and criticism
• Altri autori: TrompJohannes
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The life of Adam and Eve and related literature
• ISBN: 1-283-27100-1; 9786613271006; 0-567-34122-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817323403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Guides to Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha.