The oldest known mystical document still in existence, legend claims this text was rescued from the Flood by Noah himself. Scholars date it to the second century BC, noting its mention in the Hebrew Zohar and other ancient books. Most notable is its deviation from the Apocalypse predicted in the Bible, placing the Millennial heaven here on Earth rather than up in clouds. Esoteric scholar R.A. Gilbert's introduction to this new edition tells the manuscript's own adventurous history.