"There he received glory and power. / And so he fell on the water." This refrain is a common motif throughout the most analyzed section of The Apocalypse of Adam. This section is the 13 kingdoms, in which each kingdom explains where the highlighter comes from. Each ends with a common form of the chorus above. The meaning of these 13 kingdoms will be discussed later. In this article, many different aspects of The Revelation of Adam will be examined in an attempt to better understand the implications of this text for its readers. This text is the fifth and final treatise of Codex V of Nag Hammadi. The Nag Hammadi Library was discovered in August 1945 in Egypt. When compared to other found texts, The Apocalypse of Adam more closely follows the traditions of Jewish apocalyptic literature (Parrott, 67). There has been much debate about the editors' effect on this text, which is why some have claimed that the 13 kingdoms section was added later by an editor (ibid.). The recovered text is in Coptic, the common language around Nag Hammadi, Egypt at that time. However, much of the text is not readable, with missing tops or bottoms of pages. So there has been a lot of reconstruction of the text, but there are still places where gaps have been inserted because it is not clear what the author intended to say. The text can be broken down into three identifiable sections by a change of subject. The first section ([67],22-[76],7) speaks of a special race of men who come "from the knowledge of the great aeons and of the angels" (Hedrick, 29). This part also deals with their “conflict” with God. God then attempts to eliminate them, and their survival is ensured by “divine intervention” (ibid.). The second......middle of the document......debates its intended audience, intended purpose, and the meaning of the Songs or 13 Kingdoms section. The Apocalypse of Adam is a most interesting work of literature that leaves itself open to many different interpretations. Works Cited Carroll, Scott T. "The Apocalypse of Adam and Pre-Christian Gnosticism [Dating the Treatise by Analysis of the Solomonic Legend]." Vigiliae Christianae: A Review of the Life and Language of the Early Christians 44 (1990): 263-279. Hedrick, Charles W. The Apocalypse of Adam: A Literary Analysis and Source. Chico, CA: Scholars Press, 1980.Linder, Per-Arne. The Apocalypse of Adam: Nag Hammadi Codex V,5 considered from its Egyptian origin. Loberod: Plus Ultra, 1991. Parrott, Douglas. “The 13 Kingdoms of the Apocalypse of Adam: origin, meaning and meaning.” Novum Testament 31 (January 1989): 67-87.