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Pseudepigraphic Perspectives: The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Author : Esther G. Chazon,Michael Stone,Avital Pinnick
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004350328

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Pseudepigraphic Perspectives: The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls by Esther G. Chazon,Michael Stone,Avital Pinnick Pdf

This volume of symposium papers examines the attribution of books to great figures in antiquity: Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Levi, Moses, Ezekiel, Daniel and others. The authors offer fine literary studies of these pseudepigraphical writings, assess the uses of pseudonymity and anonymity in the Dead Sea Scrolls and rabbinic literature, and explore the theological, social and historical implications of the different attributions and approaches. The consequences of assigning the origins of evil to humans (Adam and Eve) or to demons (the generations of Enoch and Noah) and the significance of each author's choice of pseudepigrahical pseudonym for identifying his social context are among the important issues addressed.

Pseudepigraphic Perspectives

Author : Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature. International Symposium
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004111646

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Pseudepigraphic Perspectives by Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature. International Symposium Pdf

A collection of papers on writings attributed to Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Levi, Moses, Ezekiel and Daniel. They offer fine literary studies, assess the uses of pseudonymity and anonymity in the Scrolls and rabbinic literature, and explore their theological, social and historical implications.

New Perspectives on 2 Enoch

Author : Andrei Orlov,Gabriele Boccaccini
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004230149

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New Perspectives on 2 Enoch by Andrei Orlov,Gabriele Boccaccini Pdf

New Perspectives on 2 Enoch: No Longer Slavonic Only presents a collection of papers from the fifth conference of the Enoch Seminar. The conference re-examines 2 Enoch, an early Jewish apocalyptic text previously known to scholars only in its Slavonic translation, in light of recently identified Coptic fragments. This approach helps to advance the understanding of many key issues of this enigmatic and less explored Enochic text. One of the important methodological lessons of the current volume lies in the recognition that the Adamic and Melchizedek traditions, the mediatorial currents which play an important role in the apocalypse, are central for understanding the symbolic universe of the text. The volume also contains the recently identified Coptic fragments of 2 Enoch, introduced to scholars for the first time during the conference.

Introducing the Pseudepigrapha of Second Temple Judaism

Author : Daniel M. Gurtner
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493427147

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Introducing the Pseudepigrapha of Second Temple Judaism by Daniel M. Gurtner Pdf

2020 Center for Biblical Studies Book Award (Reference Works) This book introduces readers to a much-neglected and misunderstood assortment of Jewish writings from around the time of the New Testament. Dispelling mistaken notions of "falsely attributed writings" that are commonly inferred from the designation "pseudepigrapha," Daniel Gurtner demonstrates the rich indebtedness these works exhibit to the traditions and scriptures of Israel's past. In surveying many of the most important works, Introducing the Pseudepigrapha of Second Temple Judaism shows how the pseudepigrapha are best appreciated in their own varied contexts rather than as mere "background" to early Christianity or emerging rabbinic Judaism. Foreword by Loren T. Stuckenbruck.

Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament As Part of Christian Literature

Author : Marinus De Jonge
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004132945

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Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament As Part of Christian Literature by Marinus De Jonge Pdf

This book analyses the Christian transmission of the Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament, in particular the case of the "Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs" and the Greek "Life of Adam and Eve,"

Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, and Armenian Studies: Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, and Dead Sea scrolls

Author : Michael E. Stone
Publisher : Peeters Publishers
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9042916435

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Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, and Armenian Studies: Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, and Dead Sea scrolls by Michael E. Stone Pdf

These volumes comprise a collection of papers by Michael E. Stone, written over a period of 35 years. Stone is a leading scholar in two different fields of research, the Jewish literature of the Second Temple period including the Dead Sea Scrolls, and Armenian Studies. So this collection includes essays relating to the origins and nature of the Apocryphal literature and its relationship with the Dead Sea Scrolls, as well as more specific studies devoted to themes that have interested Stone throughout his career, including Messianism, 4 Ezra, Adam and Eve, and Aramaic Levi Document. His Armenian interests have embraced the Armenian Biblical text, Armenian pilgrimage to and presence in the Holy Land and Armenian paleography and epigraphy. Papers included in the volumes, some of which were originally published in obscure venues, touch on all these themes. A number of previously unpublished papers are included.

The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism

Author : John J. Collins,Daniel C. Harlow
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 2790 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467466097

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The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism by John J. Collins,Daniel C. Harlow Pdf

The Dictionary of Early Judaism is the first reference work devoted exclusively to Second Temple Judaism (fourth century b.c.e. through second century c.e.). The first section of this substantive and incredible work contains thirteen major essays that attempt to synthesize major aspects of Judaism in the period between Alexander and Hadrian. The second — and significantly longer — section offers 520 entries arranged alphabetically. Many of these entries have cross-references and all have select bibliographies. Equal attention is given to literary and nonliterary (i.e. archaeological and epigraphic) evidence and New Testament writings are included as evidence for Judaism in the first century c.e. Several entries also give pertinent information on the Hebrew Bible. The Dictionary of Early Judaism is intended to not only meet the needs of scholars and students — at which it succeeds admirably — but also to provide accessible information for the general reader. It is ecumenical and international in character, bringing together nearly 270 authors from as many as twenty countries and including Jews, Christians, and scholars of no religious affiliation.

Sapiential Perspectives: Wisdom Literature in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Author : Gregory Sterling
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789047412755

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Sapiential Perspectives: Wisdom Literature in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls by Gregory Sterling Pdf

The papers in this volume were originally read at the Sixth International Orion Symposium. The primary focus of the volume is on the wisdom texts from Qumran that have been fully edited only in recent years, especially 1Q/4QMysteries and 4QInstruction. Prior to the discovery of the Scrolls, our knowledge of wisdom literature in the Second Temple period was limited to contemporary biblical books, apocryphal works, and pseudepigraphical writings. These recently published compositions now allow for a more nuanced picture of wisdom literature and its impact on and interaction with other genres. In addition to shedding light on the world of their authors, these texts illustrate how biblical wisdom was reused in new contexts, and provide a missing link between earlier and later sapiential compositions.

Studia in Veteris Testamenti pseudepigrapha

Author : Jonas Carl Greenfield,Michael Edward Stone,Esther Eshel
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004137851

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Studia in Veteris Testamenti pseudepigrapha by Jonas Carl Greenfield,Michael Edward Stone,Esther Eshel Pdf

The fragments of Aramaic Levi Document are presented for the first time as a single coherent whole. This book, which will move the study of this pivotal document to a new level, includes original texts, translation, introduction and extensive and detailed commentary.

Old Testament Pseudepigrapha

Author : Richard Bauckham,James Davila,Alex Panayotov
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-18
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9780802827395

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Old Testament Pseudepigrapha by Richard Bauckham,James Davila,Alex Panayotov Pdf

This collection presents the sacred legends and spiritual reflections of numerous works that were lost, neglected, or suppressed for many centuries.

Past Renewals

Author : Hindy Najman
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004180482

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Past Renewals by Hindy Najman Pdf

Through close readings of texts such as Ezra-Nehemiah. Philo of Alexandria, and 4Ezra, Hindy Najman develops the idea of a discourse tied to a founder, illuminating the nexus between revelation, interpretive authority, and the quest for perfection in ancient Judaism.

The Significance of Sinai

Author : George John Brooke,Hindy Najman,Loren T. Stuckenbruck
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004170186

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The Significance of Sinai by George John Brooke,Hindy Najman,Loren T. Stuckenbruck Pdf

This volume of essays is concerned with ancient and modern Jewish and Christian views of the revelation at Sinai. The theme is highlighted in studies on the Dead Sea Scrolls, Paul, Josephus, rabbinic literature, art and philosophy. The contributions demonstrate that Sinai, as the location of the revelation, soon became less significant than the narratives that developed about what happened there. Those narratives were themselves transformed, not least to explain problems regarding the text's plain sense. Miraculous theophany, anthropomorphisms, the role of Moses, and the response of Israel were all handled with exegetical skills mustered by each new generation of readers. Furthermore, the content of the revelation, especially the covenant, was rethought in philosophical, political, and theological ways. This collection of studies is especially useful in showing something of the complexity of how scriptural traditions remain authoritative and lively for those who appeal to them from very different contexts.

The Reception and Interpretation of the Bible in Late Antiquity

Author : Lorenzo DiTommaso,Lucian Turcescu
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 639 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004167155

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The Reception and Interpretation of the Bible in Late Antiquity by Lorenzo DiTommaso,Lucian Turcescu Pdf

The volume is a Festschrift offered to Charles Kannengiesser on the occasion of his 80th birthday and honours him for his numerous scholarly accomplishments. Its twenty-five contributions discuss some of the major issues pertaining to the reception and interpretation of the Bible in late antique Christianity and Judaism. They focus on the ways in which communities and individuals understood the Bible and interpreted its traditions to address their historical, social, and theological requirements. Since the Bible was by far the most important book during these centuries, a discussion of its influence in such contexts will illuminate significant aspects of the formation of western civilisation.

George W.E. Nickelsburg in Perspective, vol. 1

Author : Jacob Neusner,Alan Avery-Peck
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004531307

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George W.E. Nickelsburg in Perspective, vol. 1 by Jacob Neusner,Alan Avery-Peck Pdf

In these volumes we pays tribute to George W.E. Nickelsburg through acts of engaged, critical scholarship, in which specialists reread articles reproduced in these pages and respond to them, with Nickelsburg then joining issue—a protracted engagement, spanning an entire intellectual career and many of its more important moments. The print edition is available as a set of two volumes (9789004129870).

The Enoch-Metatron Tradition

Author : Andrei A. Orlov
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Angels
ISBN : 3161485440

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The Enoch-Metatron Tradition by Andrei A. Orlov Pdf

Andrei A. Orlov examines the tradition about the seventh antediluvian patriarch Enoch, tracing its development from its roots in the Mesopotamian lore to the Second Temple apocalyptic texts and later rabbinic and Hekhalot materials where Enoch is often identified as the supreme angel Metatron. The first part of the book explores the imagery of the celestial roles and titles of the seventh antediluvian hero in Mesopotamian, Enochic and Hekhalot materials. The analysis of the celestial roles and titles shows that the transition from the figure of patriarch Enoch to the figure of angel Metatron occurred already in the Second Temple Enochic materials, namely, in 2 (Slavonic) Enoch, a Jewish work, traditionally dated to the first century CE. The second part of the book demonstrates that mediatorial polemics with the traditions of the exalted patriarchs and prophets played an important role in facilitating the transition from Enoch to Metatron in the Second Temple period.