Elijah in Upper Egypt: The Apocalypse of Elijah and Early Egyptian Christianity

by David Frankfurter

This significant contribution to our knowledge of Egyptian Christianity in the late third century includes discussion of —the Apocalypse of Elijah as religious literature;—the Egyptian provenance of the document;—its social and historical context;—a complete translation.
“Frankfurter’s analysis of The Apocalypse of Elijah is a detailed and creative piece of work. His mastery of literary theory and the social-scientific method is evident throughout, and the union of the two methods in this work is impressive.” —James E. Goehring, Mary Washington College
“This book is a remarkable piece of work. Frankfurter makes a convincing case for the use of native Egyptian prophetic traditions in the Apocalypse of Elijah.” —Birger A. Pearson, University of California, Santa Barbara

400 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1993