8:1
These are the revelations Adam made known to Shet his son.
8:2
Shet taught them to his seed.
8:3
This is the hidden knowledge of Adam that he gave to Shet.
8:4
The tractate identifies it with the set-apart washing of those who know eternal knowledge through those born of the Word and through the imperishable Illuminators.
8:5
These came from the set-apart seed: Iesseus, Mazareus, Iessedekeus—the living water.
8:6
Colophon: The Revelation of Adam. 10 Provenance and Adjudication Ledger Layer Finding SOURCE TEXT NHC V,5, Sahidic Coptic, manuscript pp. 64–85. This is the only surviving direct witness. MANUSCRIPT FORM Fourth-century papyrus codex; p. 68 …