Date of composition

• 180 to 250.
• It was included in the Nag Hammadi Gnostic collection of the 300s.

Type of Apocrypha (heretical or in error (made up))

• Since it is Gnostic, it is an heretical work.

Length

• 6 double-spaced pages. The end of the text was ragged, with many pieces missing.

Summary

• This is not an apocalypse of future events but a dialogue between Jesus and James, the half-brother of Jesus. It focuses on explaining a Gnostic view of the universe.

Noteworthy from the book

1. The dialogues took place just before Jesus was arrested.
2. It mentions seven women who were Jesus' disciples.
3. Jesus tells James that he will suffer much.