The Apocalypse of Adam is a Sethian Gnostic apocalyptic writing.[1][2] It is the fifth tractate in Codex V of the Nag Hammadi library,[2][3] transcribed in Coptic.[4] The date of the original work has been a point of scholarly contention because the writing lacks Christian themes[1] and other explicit allusions.[5] Thus, the Gnostic redeemer in the text may have been pre-Christian and influenced later New Testament writings.[5] The text provides an interpretation of the Genesis account of creation, describes the descent of a heavenly illuminator of knowledge, and ends with an apocalyptic prophecy.[3]