Flora Tells a Story: The Apocalypse of Paul and Its Contexts

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Flora tells a story This page intentionally left blank Flora tells a story The Apocalypse of Paul and Its Contexts michael kaler This book has been published with the help of a grant from the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, through the Aid to Scholarly Publications Programme, using funds provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program for our publishing activities. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Kaler, Michael Flora tells a story : the Apocalypse of Paul and its contexts / Michael Kaler. (Studies in Christianity and Judaism / Études sur le christianisme et le judaïsme ; 19) Includes a new English translation from the Coptic of the Apocalypse of Paul. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-1-55458-044-6 1. Apocalypse of Paul (Coptic version)—Criticism, Interpretation, etc. i. Title. ii. Series. bt1392.a6372k34 2008 229'.94 c2008-903157-1© 2008 Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion / Corporation Canadienne des Sciences Religieuses and Wilfrid Laurier University Press The Greek font used in this work is available at www.linguistsoftware.com/1gk.htm, +1-425-775-1130. Cover photo: Gamla Path, Israel (2005), by E. Marascalchi. Cover design by Sandra Friesen. Text design by Catharine Bonas-Taylor. This book is printed on Ancient Forest Friendly paper (100% post-consumer recycled). Printed in Canada Every reasonable effort has been made to acquire permission for copyright material used in this text, and to acknowledge all such indebtedness accurately. Any errors and omissions called to the publisher’s attention will be corrected in future printings. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted , in any form or by any means, without the prior written consent of the publisher or a licence from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For an Access Copyright licence, visit www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll free to 1-800-893-5777. ...