Apocryphon Of Jannes And Jambres
The ''Apocryphon of Jannes and Jambres'' (also called the ''Book of Jannes and Jambres'') is a Ancient Greek language, Greek text composed between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD, probably in Roman Egypt. It is a pseudepigraphic account of the legendary ancient Egyptian magicians Jannes and Jambres, purportedly written by one of Pharaoh's officials. Today, it is usually classified as part of the Old Testament apocrypha. No complete copy of ''Jannes and Jambres'' is known. It survives only in fragments, four fragmentary Greek manuscripts on papyrus and fragmentary translations into Latin, Old English and Ethiopic on parchment. It is also known from literary references. The earliest reference to the text is found in Origen (), who argued that a passage in the New Testament (specifically, ''2 Timothy'' 3:8) is based on it. Synopsis The ''Apocryphon'' claims to have been written by one of Pharaoh's officials. It tells the story of two brothers, Jannes and Jambres, sons of Balaam, son of ...
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