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[Thora Buckner]

Thisbook is considered by many scholars to be part of the"Pseudepigrapha" (soo-duh-pig-ruh-fuh). The "Pseudepigrapha" is acollection of historical biblical works that are considered to befiction. Because of that stigma, this book was not included in thecompilation of the Holy Bible. This book is a written history of whathappened in the days of Adam and Eve after they were cast out of thegarden. Although considered to be pseudepigraphic by some, it carriessignificant meaning and insight into events of that time. It isdoubtful that these writings could have survived all the many centuriesif there were no substance to them.

This book is simply a version of an account handed down by word ofmouth, from generation to generation, linking the time that the firsthuman life was created to the time when somebody finally decided towrite it down. This particular version is the work of unknownEgyptians. The lack of historical allusion makes it difficult toprecisely date the writing, however, using other pseudepigraphicalworks as a reference, it was probably written a few hundred yearsbefore the birth of Christ. Parts of this version are found in theJewish Talmud, and the Islamic Koran, showing what a vital role itplayed in the original literature of human wisdom. The Egyptian authorwrote in Arabic, but later translations were found written in Ethiopic.The present English translation was translated in the late 1800's byDr. S. C. Malan and Dr. E. Trumpp. They translated into King JamesEnglish from both the Arabic version and the Ethiopic version which wasthen published in The Forgotten Books of Eden in 1927 by The WorldPublishing Company. In 1995, the text was extracted from a copy ofThe Forgotten Books of Eden and converted to electronic form by DennisHawkins. It was then translated into more modern English by simplyexchanging 'Thou' s for 'You's, 'Art's for 'Are's, and so forth. Thetext was then carefully re-read to ensure its integrity.

1 On the third day, God planted the garden in the east of the earth, onthe border of the world eastward, beyond which, towards the sun-rising,one finds nothing but water, that encompasses the whole world, andreaches to the borders of heaven.

4 And God created that sea of his own good pleasure, for He knew whatwould come of the man He would make; so that after he had left thegarden, on account of his transgression, men should be born in theearth. Among them are righteous ones who will die, whose souls Godwould raise at the last day; when all of them will return to theirflesh, bathe in the water of that sea, and repent of their sins.

5 But when God made Adam go out of the garden, He did not place him onthe border of it northward. This was so that he and Eve would not beable to go near to the sea of water where they could wash themselves init, be cleansed from their sins, erase the transgression they hadcommitted, and be no longer reminded of it in the thought of theirpunishment.

6 As to the southern side of the garden, God did not want Adam to livethere either; because, when the wind blew from the north, it wouldbring him, on that southern side, the delicious smell of the trees ofthe garden.

7 Wherefore God did not put Adam there. This was so that he would notbe able to smell the sweet smell of those trees, forget histransgression, and find consolation for what he had done by takingdelight in the smell of the trees and yet not be cleansed from histransgression.

2 And when they came to the opening of the gate of the garden, and sawthe broad earth spread before them, covered with stones large andsmall, and with sand, they feared and trembled, and fell on theirfaces, from the fear that came over them; and they were as dead.

1 God said to Adam, "I have ordained on this earth days and years, andyou and your descendants shall live and walk in them, until the daysand years are fulfilled; when I shall send the Word that created you,and against which you have transgressed, the Word that made you comeout of the garden, and that raised you when you were fallen.

10 And again, when Adam was by the gate of the garden, and saw thecherub with a sword of flashing fire in his hand, and the cherub grewangry and frowned at him, both Adam and Eve became afraid of him, andthought he meant to put them to death. So they fell on their faces,trembled with fear.

2 And as they prayed, Adam raised his eyes and saw the rock and theroof of the cave that covered him overhead. This prevented him fromseeing either heaven or God's creatures. So he cried and beat hischest hard, until he dropped, and was as dead.

8 But if You do not bring him back to life, then, O God, take away myown soul, that I be like him, and leave me not in this dungeon, one andalone; for I could not stand alone in this world, but with him only.

10 And You took me, the bone, and make me a woman, bright like him,with heart, reason, and speech; and in flesh, like to his own; and Youmade me after the likeness of his looks, by Your mercy and power.

5 Of your own free will have you transgressed through your desire fordivinity, greatness, and an exalted state, such as I have; so that Ideprived you of the bright nature in which you then were, and I madeyou come out of the garden to this land, rough and full of trouble.

6 If only you had not transgressed My commandment and had kept My law,and had not eaten of the fruit of the tree which I told you not to comenear! And there were fruit trees in the garden better than that one.

1 When Adam and Eve heard these words from God, they cried and sobbedyet more; but they strengthened their hearts in God, because they nowfelt that the Lord was to them like a father and a mother; and for thisvery reason, they cried before Him, and sought mercy from Him.

2 Then God had pity on them, and said: "O Adam, I have made My covenantwith you, and I will not turn from it; neither will I let you return tothe garden, until My covenant of the great five and a half days isfulfilled."

7 When the Lord heard these words from Adam, He had pity on him, andfelt that he had truly said that the beasts of the field would rise anddevour him and Eve, because He, the Lord, was angry with the two ofthem on account of their transgressions.

8 Then God commanded the beasts, and the birds, and all that moves onthe earth, to come to Adam and to be familiar with him, and not totrouble him and Eve; nor yet any of the good and righteous among theiroffspring.

1 Then Adam cried and said, "O God, when we lived in the garden, andour hearts were lifted up, we saw the angels that sang praises inheaven, but now we can't see like we used to; no, when we entered thecave, all creation became hidden from us."

2 Then God the Lord said to Adam, "When you were under subjection toMe, you had a bright nature within you, and for that reason could yousee things far away. But after your transgression your bright naturewas withdrawn from you; and it was not left to you to see things faraway, but only near at hand; after the ability of the flesh; for it isbrutish."

2 And Adam and Eve went from before the gate of the garden to thesouthern side of it, and found there the water that watered the garden,from the root of the Tree of Life, and that split itself from thereinto four rivers over the earth.

9 But when Eve heard these words from him, she cried; and from thesoreness of their crying, they fell into that water; and would have putan end to themselves in it, so as never again to return and behold thecreation; for when they looked at the work of creation, they felt theymust put an end to themselves.

9 O Eve! Remember that while we were in the garden, we knew neithernight nor day. Think of the Tree of Life, from below which flowed thewater, and that shed lustre over us! Remember, O Eve, the garden land,and the brightness thereof!

9 For so long as we were in the garden, we neither saw nor even knewwhat darkness is. I was not hidden from Eve, neither was she hiddenfrom me, until now that she cannot see me; and no darkness came over usto separate us from each other.

10 But she and I were both in one bright light. I saw her and she sawme. Yet now since we came into this cave, darkness has covered us, andseparated us from each other, so that I do not see her, and she doesnot see me.

7 But when I heard of your transgression, I deprived you of that brightlight. Yet, of My mercy, I did not turn you into darkness, but I madeyou your body of flesh, over which I spread this skin, in order that itmay bear cold and heat.

9 But in My mercy, I have made you as you are; when you transgressed Mycommandment, O Adam, I drove you from the garden, and made you comeforth into this land; and commanded you to live in this cave; anddarkness covered you, as it did over him who transgressed Mycommandment.

12 Strengthen your heart, and be not afraid. This darkness is not apunishment. But, O Adam, I have made the day, and have placed the sunin it to give light; in order that you and your children should do yourwork.

13 For I knew you would sin and transgress, and come out into thisland. Yet I wouldn't force you, nor be heard over you, nor shut up;nor doom you through your fall; nor through your coming out from lightinto darkness; nor yet through your coming from the garden into thisland.

20 And, O Adam, I have made the day so that you and your descendantscan work and toil in it. And I have made the night for them to rest init from their work; and for the beasts of the field to go forth bynight and look for their food.

4 But I will. When I shall come down from heaven, and shall becomeflesh of your descendants, and take on Myself the infirmity from whichyou suffer, then the darkness that covered you in this cave shall coverMe in the grave, when I am in the flesh of your descendants.

1 Then Adam and Eve cried and sorrowed by reason of God's word to them,that they should not return to the garden until the fulfillment of thedays decreed on them; but mostly because God had told them that Heshould suffer for their salvation.

3 Then Adam began to come out of the cave. And when he came to themouth of it, and stood and turned his face towards the east, and sawthe sunrise in glowing rays, and felt the heat thereof on his body, hewas afraid of it, and thought in his heart that this flame came forthto plague him.

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