Regarding the Apocrypha
The Apocrypha is a collection of books and writings that are not considered definitive parts of the Christian religion.
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Who is the old man in the Coptic Apocalypse of Paul?
In the Coptic Apocalypse of Paul, Paul meets an "old man" in seventh heaven1:
Then we went up to the seventh heaven, and I saw an old man [...] light and whose garment was white. His throne, which is in the seventh heaven, was brighter than the…
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What is the Ogdoad in the Coptic Apocalypse of Paul?
At the end of the Coptic Apocalypse of Paul, Paul enters the Ogdoad, where he sees the twelve apostles1:
And then the heaven opened and we went up to the Ogdoad. And I saw the twelve apostles. They greeted me, and we went up to the ninth heaven.…
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