The Life of Adam and Eve

Apocalypse of Moses

Genesis ends the story of Adam and Eve with their expulsion from Eden. The Life of Adam and Eve begins there: what happened to them for the nine hundred and thirty years that followed? This text answers that question. Adam and Eve perform penances in the rivers Jordan and Tigris. Eve is deceived by Satan a second time. Seth travels back to Paradise to seek the oil of mercy for his dying father. An

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Edition070

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TraditionMystery Schools

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01 / Historical context

1st century AD. Adam and Eve’s life after Eden: their penances, Eve’s second temptation, their deaths, and their burial by angels. Never included in any Biblical canon.

02 / Why it matters

Genesis ends at the gate. This text shows you what happened next.

From / associated with the text

““And Seth went with his mother Eve near Paradise, and they wept and prayed and besought God to send His angel to give them the oil of mercy.””

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The Life of Adam and Eve

Context without the mythology.

Source before story.

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