And we said: O our Lord, our God and Saviour, who are those four whom You have said Antichrist will cut off from the reproach they bring upon him? The Lord answered: They are Enoch, Elias, Schila, and Tabitha. When we heard this from our Saviour, we rejoiced and exulted; and we offered all glory and thanksgiving to the Lord God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ. He it is to whom is due glory, honour, dignity, dominion, power, and praise, as well as to the good Father with Him, and to the Holy Spirit that gives life, henceforth and in all time for evermore. Amen.
Apocrypha · Chapter 32 of 32
History of Joseph the Carpenter 32
The Carpenter
Words in this chapter
What these words meant in the original — and where else they appear.
- Amenאָמֵן“It is firm, it is trustworthy” — I stand by this.
- KavodכָּבוֹדGlory as weight — what has real density, not shine.
- QadoshקָדוֹשׁHoly is what has been set apart for one use only — not what is morally better.
- YeshuahיְשׁוּעָהSalvation as concrete rescue: being pulled out of the tight place, the enemy, the illness.
About History of Joseph the Carpenter
An apocryphal or pseudepigraphal text — outside the canon of the Western churches, yet widely circulated among ancient Jews and Christians. English text: Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 8 (Buffalo: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1886), History of Joseph the Carpenter, Alexander Walker, 1886 (public domain). Portuguese and Spanish: Lux Veritas translations from this edition.
Source: Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 8 (Buffalo: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1886), History of Joseph the Carpenter, Alexander Walker (1886) · public domain