Anthony Alcock has translated another Coptic apocryphon for us – the Investiture of Michael the Archangel. It purports to be written by John the Evangelist, and narrates non-canonical discussion between Jesus and his disciples. The complete text is preserved in a 9th century Sahidic codex, and fragments from a White Monastery parchment manuscript of the 9-12th century.[1]
The translation is here:
Thank you so much, Dr A.
Thank you both – it is very interesting!
I’ll have read it in installments, but what an exciting start through ‘5’!
(Noticed one little typo on p. 6 – wish the works of my hand were so tidy!: ‘gew’ for ‘grew’.)