The Apocalypse of Zephaniah
- Date of account
- Probably 1st century BCE–1st century CE; fragmentary Coptic evidence
- Location
- Heavenly and infernal realms
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
The Apocalypse of Zephaniah is a fragmentary Jewish apocalyptic work preserved chiefly in Coptic material and describing visionary encounters with angels, judgment, and the destinies of souls. It is useful for mapping early traditions of guided otherworldly movement and for comparing Jewish and Christian developments in afterlife geography. The surviving evidence is incomplete, its original language and date remain debated, and identification with descriptions by ancient authors is uncertain. Nothing in the text supports a modern polar or maritime expedition; its relevance is structural and historical.
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