The Ascension of Isaiah
Ascension of Isaiah range from 70 AD to 175 AD. Some believe that the work is a unified compilation by a single author that may have utilized multiple sources from Jewish and Christian origins.
It is generally believed that the text is composed of three different sections written at different times, by different authors. The earliest section, regarding chapters 3:13–4:22, was composed at about the end of the first century AD or perhaps early second century and is believed to be a text of Jewish origins which was later on redacted by Christian scribes. The date of the Vision of Isaiah (chapters 6–11) is rather more difficult to determine, but it is no more recent than the third century, since Jerome (c. 347–420 AD) cites a fragment of the work in some of his writings, but from internal evidence it seems that the text is to be placed before the end of the second century AD. The whole work was on a later date finally assembled by the 6th century as one work. Proto-Trinitarianism and Subordinationism are suggested in the text nomenclature.
Title - Thesis | Scroll | Short Description | Synthesis 2nd Temple | Antithesis | Synthesis Apostolic | Synthesis Amoraim | Continent Origin | Southern Worldview | Northern Worldview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Ascension of Isaiah | Scroll 102 | Martyrdom and Testament | Martyrdom of Isaiah | Anabatikon Hesaiou | Martyrdom of Isaiah, Testament of Hezekiah, VIsion of Isaiah | NA | Africa | Apocalyptic | NA |
Category Reference Guide
Title/Thesis - The name of the book in American English
Synthesis 2nd Temple - The name of the book in order of its presentation other than the Apostles, ranging from 2nd temple Judaism up to the 1st century
Antithesis - The name of the book in another language
Synthesis Apostolic - The identity of the book in order of its presentation according to Tradition in the church after the 3rd century
Synthesis Amoraim - The name of the book in order of its presentation other than the Apostles, ranging from Tannaim up to the 5th century
Continent Origin - Continent from where the Text Type Source comes from
Southern Worldview - Catalog strategy for storing the scrolls include the interpretation. South means Africa or Egypt (Alexandrian) such as LXX. South of Palestine.
Northern Worldview - Catalog strategy for storing the scrolls include the interpretation. North means Asia or Persia (Babylonian) such as Masoretic. North of Palestine.
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Link to some reference to Podcast by Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew in Lord of Spirits