Is there an "Apocalyptic Worlview" in the "Apocalypse of Adam" (NHC V, 5)?
This paper examines the apocalyptic views of the Apocalypse of Adam, the fifth and final tractate of the Nag Hammadi Codex V, with a special attention given to the hymnic section about the thirteen "kingdoms". It concludes that this writing proposes a "worldview" which is thoroug...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
[2018]
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| In: |
Ephemerides theologicae Lovanienses
Year: 2018, Volume: 94, Issue: 2, Pages: 223-233 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Apocalypsis Adam (Nag Hammadi)
/ World view
/ Apocalypticism
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| IxTheo Classification: | HD Early Judaism NBQ Eschatology |
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| Summary: | This paper examines the apocalyptic views of the Apocalypse of Adam, the fifth and final tractate of the Nag Hammadi Codex V, with a special attention given to the hymnic section about the thirteen "kingdoms". It concludes that this writing proposes a "worldview" which is thoroughly "apocalyptic" in the sense that it is the object of a revelation oriented towards an eschatological future. |
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| ISSN: | 1783-1423 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Ephemerides theologicae Lovanienses
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/ETL.94.2.3284876 |