Book contents
- The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings
- The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings
- The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Texts and Translations
- Abbreviations
- Series Introduction
- Introduction
- Part I The Beginnings of Christology
- 1 Ascension of Isaiah 6–11 (Ethiopic Version)
- 2 The Gospel of Peter
- 3 The Epistle of the Apostles
- 4 The First Letter of Clement (Selections)
- 5 Ignatius of Antioch, Letters (Selections)
- 6 Epistle to Diognetus 1 and 7–12
- 7 Justin Martyr, First Apology 23, 30–32, 46, 63 and Second Apology 10, 13
- 8 Tatian, Address to the Greeks 4–7
- 9 Odes of Solomon 7, 19, 41, and 42
- 10 Treatise on Resurrection
- 11 A Ptolemaic Theology as Recounted by Irenaeus of Lyons in Against Heresies 1.8.5
- 12 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Selections)
- Part II Developing Christological Traditions
- Part III Traditions of Pro-Nicene Christology
- Part IV Controversy over Nestorius
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Scriptural Index
1 - Ascension of Isaiah 6–11 (Ethiopic Version)
from Part I - The Beginnings of Christology
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings
- The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings
- The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Texts and Translations
- Abbreviations
- Series Introduction
- Introduction
- Part I The Beginnings of Christology
- 1 Ascension of Isaiah 6–11 (Ethiopic Version)
- 2 The Gospel of Peter
- 3 The Epistle of the Apostles
- 4 The First Letter of Clement (Selections)
- 5 Ignatius of Antioch, Letters (Selections)
- 6 Epistle to Diognetus 1 and 7–12
- 7 Justin Martyr, First Apology 23, 30–32, 46, 63 and Second Apology 10, 13
- 8 Tatian, Address to the Greeks 4–7
- 9 Odes of Solomon 7, 19, 41, and 42
- 10 Treatise on Resurrection
- 11 A Ptolemaic Theology as Recounted by Irenaeus of Lyons in Against Heresies 1.8.5
- 12 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Selections)
- Part II Developing Christological Traditions
- Part III Traditions of Pro-Nicene Christology
- Part IV Controversy over Nestorius
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Scriptural Index
Summary
The Ascension of Isaiah imagines Isaiah’s tour of the seven heavens, the descent of Christ through the divine realms in the form of an angel, and the death of the prophet at the hands of King Hezekiah’s wicked son, Manasseh. This enigmatic work falls into two main parts: the martyrdom of Isaiah (chapters 1–5) and the vision of Isaiah (chapters 6–11). There is no consensus about the date, composition, or provenance of the Ascension of Isaiah. A 1996 monograph on the text stresses the unity of the work and locates it in the second century CE, probably in Syria.1 This all, however, remains disputed.
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- The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings , pp. 3 - 15Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022