Marvin Meyer provides an English translation of an early Christian text that describes Cain as "the sun."

Date
2007
Type
Book
Source
Marvin Meyer
Non-LDS
Hearsay
Direct
Translation
Ancient
Reference

Marvin Meyer, "The secret book of John (The Apocryphon of John)," in The Nag Hammadi Scriptures: The International Edition, ed. Marvin Meyer (New York City, NY: HarperOne, 2007), 115

Scribe/Publisher
HarperOne
People
Marvin Meyer, Unknown
Audience
General Public
PDF
Transcription

The fifth is Adonaios, who is called Sabaoth.

The sixth is Cain, whom generations of people call the sun.

The seventh is Abel.

Citations in Mormonr Qnas
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