From a virgin womb : the Apocalypse of Adam and the virgin birth / by Andrew J. Welburn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Welburn, Andrew J.

Series:

Biblical interpretation series ; v. 91.

Biblical interpretation series, 0928-0731 ; v. 91

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apocalypse of Adam.

Virgin birth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Scholarly researches on the virgin birth have often focussed rather narrowly on the theological and historical difficulties it tends to raise. The Nag Hammadi Apocalypse of Adam, however, provides for the first time a glimpse into the wider background of ideas and myths to which it belonged. Prophecies there concerning a universal 'Illuminator' mention his birth 'from a virgin womb'. Several of the stories, drawn from Iranian and other sources , also appear in apocalyptic and testamental literature contemporary with Christian origins. The book centrally analyses a body of extraordinarily detailed narrative parallels between a cluster of stories in the Apocalypse and the infancy narratives of Mt. 1-2, concluding that these stories serve to identify Jesus as the True Prophet who is the fulfilment of history - though not as Son of God. The question of Mt.'s special tradition and its relation to Lk. is also cast in a new light.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / A.J. Welburn

Introduction. From The Virgin Birth To The Gospel Of Matthew / A.J. Welburn

Chapter One. Adam’s Apocalypse: Cg V/5 As Testament And Jewish Revelation / A.J. Welburn

Chapter Two. Biblical Materials: Exile And Return / A.J. Welburn

Chapter Three. \'Syncretistic\' Materials / A.J. Welburn

Chapter Four. An Unnatural Birth (Mt. 1,18–21 And Cg V 78,6–17) / A.J. Welburn

Chapter Five. A Virgin Birth And A Persecuted Child (Mt. 1–2 And Cg V 78,18–26) / A.J. Welburn

Chapter Six. The Magi In Bethlehem And The Queen Of The South (Mt. 2,1–12 And Cg V 78,27 – 79,19) / A.J. Welburn

Conclusion. The Virgin Birth: Some Reflections On Its Meaning / A.J. Welburn

Appendix. The Zarathuštra-Legend And Cg V/5 77,26 – 78,26 / A.J. Welburn

List Of Abbreviations / A.J. Welburn

Bibliography / A.J. Welburn

Index Of Principal Names And Subjects / A.J. Welburn

Index Of Modern Authors / A.J. Welburn

Index Of Ancient Sources / A.J. Welburn.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-217) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-93702-9

9786611937027

90-474-2357-7

OCLC:

650005276

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004163768.i-227 DOI