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Testament of Adam

A composite work attributed to Adam, containing revelations about the hierarchy of heaven and the coming of the Messiah.|||Survives in Syriac, Arabic, Ge'ez, and other versions.|||Probably composed in the 2nd–5th century CE.|||Not canonical in any tradition.|||Revelations about the hierarchy of heaven, the angels, the hours of prayer, and the coming of the Messiah.|||Charlesworth, J. H., ed. The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, vol. 1. Doubleday, 1983.|||Robinson, S. E. " Testament of Adam." In OTP 1:989–995.|||Testament of Adam — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testament_of_Adam|Background and scholarly discussion.|||" And Adam said: The Lord will send his Son, and he will save the world." — Testament of Adam (paraphrase)

Collection: Jewish Pseudepigrapha Canon: varies

Canon Status

Not canonical in any tradition.

Date & Provenance

Probably composed in the 2nd–5th century CE.

Language & Manuscripts

Survives in Syriac, Arabic, Ge'ez, and other versions.

Why It Matters for Study

Revelations about the hierarchy of heaven, the angels, the hours of prayer, and the coming of the Messiah.

" And Adam said: The Lord will send his Son, and he will save the world." — Testament of Adam (paraphrase)

Read the Text & External Resources

Public-domain translations and scholarly databases where the text can be read online or downloaded.

  • " And Adam said: The Lord will send his Son, and he will save the world." — Testament of Adam (paraphrase) " And Adam said: The Lord will send his Son, and he will save the world." — Testament of Adam (paraphrase)

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Further Reading

Charlesworth, J. H., ed. The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, vol. 1. Doubleday, 1983.
Robinson, S. E. " Testament of Adam." In OTP 1:989–995.
Testament of Adam — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testament_of_Adam|Background and scholarly discussion.