My LORD’s BibleThe Book of the Resurrection of Christ by Bartholomew the Apostle 11
1[The Second Hymn of the Angels] … rejoicing (?)
2'… Amen.
4'Glory be to Thee … Amen.
6'Glory be to Thee, Light-giver, Jesus. Amen.
7'Glory be to Thee … of Life (?). Amen.
8'Glory be to Thee, Apparel of the [Saints?]. Amen.
9'Glory be to Thee, Shelterer of those who are [needy]. Amen.
10'Glory be to Thee, the … of those who are … Jesus. Amen.
11'Glory be to Thee, O true Bridegroom, Jesus. Amen.
12'Glory be to Thee … salvation, Jesus. Amen.
13'Glory be to Thee, Thou Blessing of Sabaôth, Jesus. Amen.
14'Glory be to Thee, Thou Joy of the Ages, Jesus. Amen.
15'Glory be to Thee, Exultation of Elôï, Jesus. Amen.'
16And again with all his sons. 'In peace. Amen. Come ye to the joy of our King. Amen. Let the angels come, one by one with fruit, and let them all rejoice over the forgiveness of Adam and all his sons, for he hath been brought back to his former estate, [and he is] as he was at first. In peace. Amen.'
17The Third Hymn of the Angels. In peace. Amen.
18Then the Father commanded them to bring Adam into the midst, and Eve, his wife. And straightway Michael went to Paradise, and brought back Adam and Eve, and he set them in the presence of the Father. Now Adam was four score cubits in height, and Eve was fifty cubits. Believe me, my brethren the Apostles, I Bartholomew, an Apostle [of Jesus], never, from the time when I was born into the world, have I seen the image of any man which resembled the image of Adam, either in heaven, or upon the earth.
19[…] There was a girdle of pearls [round about his loins], … and a great multitude of angels [were singing to him] songs of heaven. [Rays of light shot] forth out of [his] eyes of diamonds which were like unto [the splendour] that I saw in the tabernacle of the Father. And characters and signs were written upon his forehead, the which flesh and blood were unable [to read]. And the Name[s] of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit were written upon his body in seven [symbolic signs?]. And the thongs of the sandals which were on the feet of the father shone brighter than the sun and the moon twice seven times. Eve herself was adorned with the adornments of the Holy Spirit, and the Powers and the Virgins sang hymns to her in the celestial language, calling her 'Zôê', the mother of all the living.
See also: Genesis 3:20
20And the Father answered [and said], 'O Adam, My son, although thou didst thrust My commandment behind thee, because of thy wife, and didst not keep it, behold, Jesus My Son Himself hath suffered all these pains; thy sins shall be forgiven to thee, and thou, even thou, shalt be a son to Me even as He is. And as for Mary, in whom My Son sojourned, with her Eve shall be a mother in My kingdom.' And the Father answered and said unto all the angel-host, 'Let them come with their sweet tidings, and with their sweet odours, and lay them down before Me, because I am again at peace with My own image.' Then Michael [sang] this hymn for Adam at that time