Appendix 5: Apocalypse of John according to Theodore Bar Koni (A5AOJATTBK)
Theodore bar Koni quotes a list of the creators of the human body from an Apocalypse of John used by Audius. There are some parallels with the Apocryphon of John, but the differences are sufficient to make identification of the two texts doubtful. Bar Koni considers the list magical lore, "Now...
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Brill Academic Publishers
2012
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| In: | In: The Coptic Gnostic Library - A Complete Edition of the Nag Hammadi Codices, volume 2 |
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Coptic Gnostic Library |
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Gnostic literature
B Coptic manuscripts (Papyri) B Theodore bar Konai (active 8th century-9th century) B Nag Hammadi Codices |
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| Summary: | Theodore bar Koni quotes a list of the creators of the human body from an Apocalypse of John used by Audius. There are some parallels with the Apocryphon of John, but the differences are sufficient to make identification of the two texts doubtful. Bar Koni considers the list magical lore, "Now he took this from the Chaldeans" (see below). Text following Addai Scher, ed., Theodore bar Konai, Liber Scholiorum, SCSO 69,319,29-320,26. Translation by Joseph Amar, University of Notre Dame. For the sixth member of the series, ("Anger made the flesh" sic all manuscr.) Scher proposes reading, 'Anger made the hair' |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004228900_cgl_aA5AOJATTBK |