{"product_id":"loa-apocalypse-of-james","title":"The First Apocalypse of James","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat must a soul say when the guardians of heaven question its passage?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The First Apocalypse of James, a frightened James turns to Jesus for answers about the suffering ahead. According to the text, Jesus offers comfort, warns of hostile heavenly powers, and shares private teachings. Their conversation moves from fear of death toward the knowledge the soul needs to rise through the heavens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis anonymous early Christian text belongs to the writings often called Gnostic. It survives in Coptic and is best known from the Nag Hammadi library. Its central teachings concern secret knowledge, the archons who stand between humans and a higher realm, and the answers a soul must give when heavenly guardians question it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJames faces his fear\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet a troubled follower whose questions bring suffering and spiritual uncertainty into the conversation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTeachings kept for the few\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore what the text presents as private instruction from Jesus to James.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe rulers between realms\u003c\/strong\u003e – Encounter the archons, hostile powers that the text places between humanity and the higher realm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWords for the ascent\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow the instructions Jesus gives for answering the guardians who question the soul after death.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBeyond the New Testament\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover teachings outside the biblical canon that reveal the diversity of early Christian thought.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of early Christian history, students of Gnostic writings, and anyone curious about how second-century believers imagine death and the heavens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and enter James’s searching conversation with Jesus about fear, knowledge, and the soul’s passage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":58111236505948,"sku":"LOA-234-EB","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":58111236538716,"sku":"LOA-234-AU","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":58113805189468,"sku":"LOA-234-PB","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":58113805222236,"sku":"LOA-234-HC","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/234.jpg?v=1781945142","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/loa-apocalypse-of-james","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}