Life of Adam and Eve

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Abstract TheLife of Adam and Eveis an early Jewish or Christian writing about the expulsion of Adam and Eve from paradise. It is also known under the titleApocalypse of Moses. Taking its lead from the story in Genesis 3, it recounts the well‐known events, enriched abundantly with apocryphal details. The writings is extant in numerous versions and manuscripts, showing that it has been one of the most widespread writings in the Christian world. Almost all of these offer a different form of the story, showing in addition that the transmitters' interest in it was not antiquarian, but lively, and continually nurtured by oral tradition.

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