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The Book of the Cave of Treasures: A History of the Patriarchs and the Kings, their Successors from the Creation to the Crucifixion of Christ
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"The Cave of Treasures, sometimes referred to simply as The Treasure, is a book of the New Testament apocrypha. This text is attributed to Ephrem Syrus, who was born at Nisibis soon after A.D. 306 and died in 373, but it is now generally believed that the form in which we now have it is not older than the 6th century." (Quote from wikipedia.org)
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Publisher's Preface; Preface; Introduction; The First Thousand Adam To YarÊd (jared); The Second Thousand YÂrÊd To The Flood; The Third Thousand From The Flood To The Reign Of Reu; The Fourth Thousand Years--from The Reign Of Reu To The Twenty-sixth Year Of The Life Of Ehud; The Fifth Thousand Years. From The Twenty-sixth Year Of Ehud's Life To The Second Year Of The Reign Of Cyrus; The Five Hundred Years From The Second Year Of Cyrus To The Birth Of Christ; Testamentum Adami; Supplementary Translations From The "book Of The Bee"; Abraham And The City Of Ur; Bibliography; Endnotes
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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.org
Forgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.
"The Cave of Treasures, sometimes referred to simply as The Treasure, is a book of the New Testament apocrypha. This text is attributed to Ephrem Syrus, who was born at Nisibis soon after A.D. 306 and died in 373, but it is now generally believed that the form in which we now have it is not older than the 6th century." (Quote from wikipedia.org)
Table of
Publisher's Preface; Preface; Introduction; The First Thousand Adam To YarÊd (jared); The Second Thousand YÂrÊd To The Flood; The Third Thousand From The Flood To The Reign Of Reu; The Fourth Thousand Years--from The Reign Of Reu To The Twenty-sixth Year Of The Life Of Ehud; The Fifth Thousand Years. From The Twenty-sixth Year Of Ehud's Life To The Second Year Of The Reign Of Cyrus; The Five Hundred Years From The Second Year Of Cyrus To The Birth Of Christ; Testamentum Adami; Supplementary Translations From The "book Of The Bee"; Abraham And The City Of Ur; Bibliography; Endnotes
About the
Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.org
Forgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.
169 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2003
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Ephrem the Syrian
175 books67 followersEphrem the Syrian was a Syriac deacon and a prolific Syriac-language hymnographer and theologian of the 4th century from the region of Syria. His works are hailed by Christians throughout the world, and many denominations venerate him as a saint. He has been declared a Doctor of the Church in Roman Catholicism. He is especially beloved in the Syriac Orthodox Church.
Ephrem wrote a wide variety of hymns, poems, and sermons in verse, as well as prose biblical exegesis. These were works of practical theology for the edification of the church in troubled times. So popular were his works, that, for centuries after his death, Christian authors wrote hundreds of pseudepigraphal works in his name. Ephrem's works witness to an early form of Christianity in which Western ideas take little part. He has been called the most significant of all of the fathers of the Syriac-speaking church tradition.
Ephrem wrote a wide variety of hymns, poems, and sermons in verse, as well as prose biblical exegesis. These were works of practical theology for the edification of the church in troubled times. So popular were his works, that, for centuries after his death, Christian authors wrote hundreds of pseudepigraphal works in his name. Ephrem's works witness to an early form of Christianity in which Western ideas take little part. He has been called the most significant of all of the fathers of the Syriac-speaking church tradition.
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December 1, 2025
Interesting collection of apocrypha of questionable authenticity, but still fascinating as an insight into what early Christians included in their general beliefs. Kind of borders on headcanon at times with some of the elaborate connections being. And at one point the writer declares that since nobody else knows accurately all of the generations from Adam to Christ, he will write them down for us (it's never explained why he knows and nobody else does). Love it.
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April 26, 2021Link to free audiobook: https://youtu.be/XkrsNK6Wrk8
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July 6, 2025Interesting!
July 27, 2011
This was an amazing book to read - a fascinating apocryphal work which supplemented other knowledge e.g. it went into Mary's genealogy and gave further anecdotal accounts of the patriarchs etc. Was particularly interested in tales of the Grigori or "The Watchers".
July 28, 2022
Gives a great "outline" of life from Creation to the Death and resurrection of Jesus.
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