The Ascension of Isaiah
The Ascension of Isaiah joins several works. It begins with the martyrdom of the prophet Isaiah, who is sawn in two under the wicked king Manasseh after Beliar takes hold of the court. A prophecy about the end of days is embedded in it, and the second half recounts Isaiah's vision of rising through the seven heavens. There he sees the Beloved descend and ascend. The complete text survives in Ethiopic, and this archive uses the translation by R. H. Charles (1900) with his chapter and verse numbering.
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📘 About This Book
Purpose
To record the martyrdom of Isaiah and his visionary journey through the seven heavens, and to look ahead to the coming of the Beloved.
Audience
Early Jewish-Christian communities, and later the Ethiopian church.
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Did You Know?
- It joins the story of Isaiah's death under King Manasseh to a vision of the seven heavens.
- Translated by R. H. Charles in 1900, with his chapter and verse numbering.
- In the vision Christ is called "the Beloved".