1.) Abdias Prophecy ABDIAS, whose name is interpreted THE SERVANT OF THE LORD, is believed to have prophesied about the same time as OSEE, JOEL, and AMOS: though some of the Hebrews, who believe him to be the same with ACHAB’s steward, make him much more ancient. His prophecy is the shortest of any in number of words, but yields to none, says ST. JEROME, in the sublimity of mysteries. It contains but one chapter. 2.) Inscription of Abercius Quasten gives this translation in Patrology, v. 1, p. 172. 3. ) Letter of Christ and Abgarus; Our earliest Greek text of these -which are found in many forms- is that given by Eusebius in his Ecclesiastical History (i. 13), extracted, as he says, by him from the archives of Edessa relating to Abgar and translated from Syriac word for word: 4.) Testament of Abraham: Source. Translated by W.A. Craigie. From Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. 9. Edited by Allan Menzies. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1896.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. . 5.) Acts of King :In year 332 B.C.E., in the process of assembling the greatest empire the world had ever seen, Alexander the Great conquered the region of Palestine. Within a short time, however, the young Macedonian died, and his remaining generals divided the empire among themselves. Naturally, this division did not occur entirely peacefully, as each of the generals jockeyed for the position of greatest power. It is in this context of war and the ebb and flow of power that the present scroll finds its most natural setting. 6.) The First Book of Adam:The First Book of Adam and Eve details the life and times of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the garden to the time that Cain kills his brother Abel. It tells of Adam and Eve’s first dwelling - the Cave of Treasures; their trials and temptations; Satan’s many apparitions to them; the birth of Cain, Abel, and their twin sisters; and Cain’s love for his beautiful twin sister, Luluwa, whom Adam and Eve wished to join to Abel. 7.) Adams of Apocalypse; The revelation which Adam taught his son Seth in the seven hundreth year, saying: 8. ) The Life of Adam Slavonic; xxviii 1 And we sat together before the gate of paradise, Adam weeping with his face bent down to the 9.) The First Book of Adam;Chapter I - The crystal sea, God commands Adam, expelled from Eden, to live in the Cave of 10.) Book of Adam: Translated from the Georgian original. Translator: J.-P. Mahe;1.1 It came to pass, when Adam went out from paradise with his wife Eve, they went out at the eastern 11.) The Second Book of Adam:The grief stricken family. Cain marries Luluwa and they move away. 12.The Age of The World 4Q180-181:An important theological tenet of the Yahad was the notion of predestination: from the very beginning, God had foreordained how history would develop, who would inherit eternal life, and who was destined for perdition. The Ages of the World is apparently a full discussion of this notion, proving the idea using examples drawn from the biblical text. In the surviving portions, the example of the ten generations between Shem and Abraham is the centerpiece. 13.) The Prophecy of Aggeus:AGGEUS was one of those that returned from the captivity of Babylon, in the first year of the reign of king Cyrus. He was sent by the Lord, in the second year of the reign of king Darius, the son of Hystaspes, to exhort Zorobabel the prince of Juda, and Jesus the high priest, to the building of the temple; which they had begun, but left off again through the opposition of the Samaritans. 15.) Ahikiar, Grand Vizier of Assyria:Ahikar (uh-hee-KAR) Aramaic papyrus of 500 B. C. in the ruins of Elephantine - the Jewish temple in Egypt. 16.) Allogene: (5 lines missing) ... since they are perfect individuals and dwell all together, joined with the mind, the guardian which I provided, who taught you (sg.). And it is the power that exists within you that often extended itself as word from the Triple-Powered One, that One of all those who truly exist with the Immeasurable One, the eternal Light of the Knowledge that appeared, the male virginal Youth, the first of the Aeons from a unique triplepowered Aeon, the Triple-Powered-One who truly exists, for when he was stilled, was extended and when he was extended, he became complete and he received power from all of them. He knows himself and the perfect Invisible Spirit. And he came to be in an Aeon who knows that she knows That One. 17.) Acts of Andrew Matthias:It was long thought that this must be an episode from the old Acts of Andrew: but Flamion's study of that book has finally made it clear that there is no place for the tale in those Acts: and that our story is an early member of that which we call the Egyptian cycle: it is a tale of wonder with no doctrinal purpose. Text 1 18.) On the Anointing:[....] according to [....] the type of [...] see him. It is fitting for you at this time to send thy Son Jesus Christ and anoint us so we might be able to trample upon the snakes and the heads of the scorpions and all the power of the Devil since he is a shepherd of the seed. 19.) Apelles:Therefore they (the followers of Marcion, the Marcionites) have ceased to agree among themselves, maintaining inconsistent opinions. One of their herd is Apelles, who is reverenced for his life and old age. He admits that there is one Principle but says that the prophecies are of an opposing spirit, and he was persuaded by the utterances of a possessed maiden named Philoumena. 20.) Apostrophe to Zion: Contains parts of 41 Biblical psalms, Apocryphal psalms (including the Apostrophe to Zion) and prose about 21.) Apollunius[a.d. 211.] He was a most eloquent man, according to St. Jerome; and his writings against Montanism 22.)The Archangel and Michael King Zedekiah: Zedekiah (597-586 B.C.E.) was the last king of Judah, the monarch at the time Jerusalem fell to the 23.) The Hypostais of Achons: On account of the reality of the authorities, (inspired) by the spirit of the father of truth, 24.) Aristo of Pella:[a.d. 140.] Aristo of Pella1 is supposed to have been a Jew, whose work was designed to 25.) Aristides of Athens: Like Quadratus, Aristides is said to have presented his apology to Hadrian (c. 117-138 CE). 26.) The Letter of Aristeas:Since I have collected Material for a memorable history of my visit to Eleazar the High priest of the 27.) The Apology of Aristides, mentioned by Eusebius, St. Jerome, and other ancient writers and said to have been the inspiration for the great works of St. Justin Martyr, was considered lost until the late Nineteenth Century, when an Armenian fragment was discovered. Then in 1889 the full text in Syriac translation was found in the library of St. Catherine's in the Sinai. Ironically, it was then realized that the work had never been lost at all: a slightly shortened version of it had been preserved in the well-known Life of St. Barlaam of India, by St. John of Damascus. (Since the 28.) Aristro of Pella: a.d. 140.] Aristo of Pella1 is supposed to have been a Jew, whose work was designed to help the failing Judaism of his country. Though his work is lost, alike the original and the Latin translation of one "Celsus," it seems to have been a popular tract among Christians of Cyprian's time, and the Latin preface is often suffixed to aditions of that Father. 29.) Artapanus: Martin McNamara writes: "Artapanus' work Concerning the Jews is known to us only through excerpts in the Church Fathers, principally Clement of Alexandria (Stromata) and Eusebius (Praeparatio Evangelica). He methodically embellishes, or rewrites, the biblical account to glorify the Jewish people and to show that the Egyptians were indebted to them for all useful knowledge and information. Abraham is said to have taught astrology to the Pharaoh Pharethothes. Joseph introduced better cultivation of land. Moses was the real founder of all culture and in fact of the worship of the gods in Egypt. The Exodus from Egypt is also narrated with some embellishment." (Intertestamental 30.) Asclepius: And if you (Asclepius) wish to see the reality of this mystery, then you should see the wonderful representation of the intercourse that takes place between the male and the female. For when the semen reaches the climax, it leaps forth. In that moment, the female receives the strength of the male; the male, for his part, receives the strength of the female, while the semen does this. 31.) Assorted Manuscripts: In the fragments catalogued as 4Q471 we once again face the question of whether certain fragments have been properly assigned to their original scroll. Because of similar handwriting and a presumed connection with the War Scroll (text 8), scrolls editors have grouped together eight small fragments and called them a textÑ4Q471. 32. ) A PLEA FOR THE CHRISTIANS BY ATHENAGORAS THE ATHENIAN: PHILOSOPHER AND CHRISTIAN To the Emperors Marcus Aurelius Anoninus and Lucius Aurelius Commodus, conquerors of Armenia and Sarmatia, and more than all, philosophers. 33.) THE TREATISE OF ATHENAGORAS THE ATHENIAN, PHILOSOPHER AND CHRISTIAN, ON THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD. 34.) INTRODUCTORY NOTE TO THE WRITINGS OF ATHENAGORAS ------------ [Translated by the Rev. B. P. Pratten.] 35.) Authoritative Teaching Translated by George W. MacRae [...] in heaven [...] within him [...] anyone appears [...] the hidden heavens [...] appear, and before the invisible, ineffable worlds appeared. From these the invisible soul of righteousness came, being a fellow member, and a fellow body, and a fellow spirit. Whether she is in the descent or is in the Pleroma, she is not separated from them, but they see her and she looks at them in the invisible world. 36.) On the Baptism A Translated by John D. Turner