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 From a Virgin Womb: The Apocalypse of Adam and the Virgin Birth

Contents

• • Preliminary Materials (i-vi)   (68K)
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    • Contents
  • Introduction. From The Virgin Birth To The Gospel Of Matthew (1-26)   (180K)
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    • The Apocalypse Of Adam: Cycles Of Revelation
    • The Apocalypse Of Adam
    • Plan Of The Argument
  • Adam's Apocalypse: Cg V/5 As Testament And Jewish Revelation (27-42)   (120K)
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    • Apocalypse Or Testament?
    • Structural Analogies
  • Biblical Materials: Exile And Return (43-60)   (129K)
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    • Biblical Materials: Exile And Return
    • Conclusion
    • Appendix
  • "Syncretistic" Materials (61-84)   (169K)
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    • The Zarathustra-Legend And The Date Of ApocAd
    • The Twelvefold Cycle: Symbolic Geography (Jubilees, Sibyllines)
  • An Unnatural Birth (Mt. 1,18–21 And Cg V 78,6–17) (85-116)   (194K)
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    • A Disturbing Nativity
    • Versions Of A Tale
    • Relationship To Mt. 1,18–25
    • Appendix
  • A Virgin Birth And A Persecuted Child (Mt. 1–2 And Cg V 78,18–26) (117-130)   (110K)
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    • A Virgin Birth And A Persecuted Child
    • Farīdūn and the Virgin Birth
  • The Magi In Bethlehem And The Queen Of The South (Mt. 2,1–12 And Cg V 78,27 – 79,19) (131-160)   (191K)
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    • Narrative Linkage And The Pre-Matthaean Basis
    • Magi From Sheba And Seba
    • The Fourth Kingdom Story (Cg V 78,27 – 79,19) And Sura XXVII
    • Other Literary And Oral Parallels
    • The Star And The Astrology Of Cg V/5
  • Conclusion. The Virgin Birth: Some Reflections On Its Meaning (161-180)   (141K)
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    • A. In The Apocalypse Of Adam
    • B. In The Tradition Behind Mt. 1–2
  • Appendix. The Zarathuštra-Legend And Cg V/5 77,26 – 78,26 (181-208)   (190K)
  • List Of Abbreviations (209-210)   (19K)
  • Bibliography (211-218)   (77K)
  • Index Of Principal Names And Subjects (219-221)   (56K)
  • Index Of Modern Authors (222-223)   (33K)
  • Index Of Ancient Sources (224-227)   (58K)