Second Apocalypse of James

The Second Apocalypse of James is an apocalyptic text of the Nag Hammadi library, and it is the fourth tractate placed right after the First Apocalypse of James of what is now known as Codex V. The text accounts of the trial and martyrdom of James the Just. It is believed to have been written around the 2nd century CE, and then buried and lost until it was re-discovered amongst 52 other Gnostic Christian texts spread over 13 Codices by an Arab peasant, Mohammad Ali al-Samman, in the Egyptian town of Nag Hammadi late in December 1945.

Second Apocalypse of James

The Second Apocalypse of James is an apocalyptic text of the Nag Hammadi library, and it is the fourth tractate placed right after the First Apocalypse of James of what is now known as Codex V. The text accounts of the trial and martyrdom of James the Just. It is believed to have been written around the 2nd century CE, and then buried and lost until it was re-discovered amongst 52 other Gnostic Christian texts spread over 13 Codices by an Arab peasant, Mohammad Ali al-Samman, in the Egyptian town of Nag Hammadi late in December 1945.