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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.
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]
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 .
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 .
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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]
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