Seth in Jewish, Christian and gnostic literature

I. Seth in Jewish literature

The Masoretic text

The translations of the Old Testament

Genesis Rabbah

Pirke de Rabbi Eliezer

Zohar

Summary of traditions in the synagogal literature

Jubilees

VIta Adae et Evae

The apocalypse of Moses

Other Jewish pseudepigraphical writings

Summary of traditions in the pseudepigraphical literature

Josephus

Philo of Alexandria

Seth in Jewish literature

II. Seth in Samaritan literature. III. The name of Seth and facts from his life in Jewish and Christian literature

The name of Seth

Facts from the life of Seth

IV. Seth in Christian literature

a. Traditions and knowledge going back to Seth

Seth as scribe and astrologer

The books of Seth

b. The generation of Seth

Greek authors, especially the Byzantine chronographers

The cave of treasures and related literature

The Syriac commentators

c. Seth in Christian literature

V. Seth in Gnostic literature

The Sethians and related groups

The Nag Hammadi library

Other Gnostic sects and writings

Seth in Gnostic literature

VI. Final conclusions