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The Second Apocalypse of James is a Gnostic writing. It is the fourth tractate in Codex V in the Nag Hammadi library, immediately following the First Apocalypse of James. [1] [2] [3] The order is a deliberate scribal choice, since the first text prepares James the Just for his death as a martyr, and the second text describes his death in detail.
Dialogue about the secret teaching that Jesus taught to James, first before his death, then after his resurrection. 23: 4: The Second Apocalypse of James: 44–63: 2 Ap. Jas. The original title is the same as the previous text. The composition is complex: it includes James' speeches to the Jews about the greatness of Jesus and concludes with ...
The Second Apocalypse of James portrays James, the Brother of the Lord, not as a child of Joseph but of a certain "Theudas", a relative of Jesus. [32] Hegesippus's writings are not clear on this subject, with some authors arguing that he defended the doctrine, [33] while others arguing that he disputed the perpetual virginity of Mary. [34]
Second Apocalypse can refer to: The Second Apocalypse , a series of fantasy novels by R. Scott Bakker . The Second Apocalypse of James , one of the Gnostic Gospels , part of the New Testament apocrypha .
The Apocryphon of James, [1] also called the Secret Book of James [2] [3] or the Apocryphal Epistle of James, [4] [5] is a Gnostic epistle. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] It is the second tractate in Codex I of the Nag Hammadi library .
The word apocrypha means 'things put away' or 'things hidden', originating from the Medieval Latin adjective apocryphus, 'secret' or 'non-canonical', which in turn originated from the Greek adjective ἀπόκρυφος (apokryphos), 'obscure', from the verb ἀποκρύπτειν (apokryptein), 'to hide away'. [4]
Apocalypse of James may refer to: First Apocalypse of James; Second Apocalypse of James; Apocalypse of James (Syriac) This page was last edited on 28 ...
This category concerns itself with the books of the New Testament apocrypha that portray themselves as divine revelations (Apocalypse in Greek) gifted to the Apostles. Pages in category "Apocryphal revelations"