Det syriske Adams Testamente

Resumé The article presents a Danish translation of the oldest extant manuscript of the Syriac Testament of Adam. This manuscript comprises the two first sections (the Horarium and Prophecy) of the total of three sections usually described as making up this composite text. In addition to giving an i...

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Authors: Holst, Søren (Author) ; Christensen, Peter (Author) ; Kristensen, Stefan (Author) ; Norsker, Amanda (Author) ; Larsen, Anders (Author) ; Siegismund, Kasper (Author) ; Ehrensvärd, Martin (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:Danish
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Published: Anis [2015]
In: Dansk teologisk tidsskrift
Year: 2015, Volume: 78, Issue: 3, Pages: 163-184
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Testament of Adam / Translation / Danish language
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
Further subjects:B Commentary
B Testament of Adam
B Syriac pseudepigrapha
B Theosis
B Adam literature
B Cave of Treasures
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Summary:Resumé The article presents a Danish translation of the oldest extant manuscript of the Syriac Testament of Adam. This manuscript comprises the two first sections (the Horarium and Prophecy) of the total of three sections usually described as making up this composite text. In addition to giving an introduction and translation, the article discusses key issues of the text’s language and theology and aspects of its interpretation of the Garden of Eden story, such as the nature of the forbidden fruit, the future fate of Adam and its Christological implications.
ISSN:0105-3191
Contains:Enthalten in: Dansk teologisk tidsskrift