Outside the Old Testament / [compiled by] M. de Jonge.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jonge, M. de (Marinus), 1925-

Series:

Cambridge commentaries on writings of the Jewish and Christian world, 200 BC to AD 200 ; v. 4.

Cambridge commentaries on writings of the Jewish and Christian world, 200 BC to AD 200 ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apocryphal books (Old Testament)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Apocryphal books (Old Testament).

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xv, 263 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [1985]

Summary:

The three general editors of the Cambridge Bible Commentary series have all, in their teaching, experienced a lack of readily usable texts of the literature which is often called pseudepigrapha but which is more accurately defined as extra-biblical or parabiblical literature. The aim of this new series is to help fill this gap. The welcome accorded to the Cambridge Bible Commentary has encouraged the editors to follow the same pattern here, except that carefully chosen extracts from the texts, rather than complete books, have normally been provided for comment. The introductory material leads naturally into the texts, rather than complete books, have normally been provided for comment. The introductory material leads naturally into the text, which itself leads into alternating sections of commentary. Within the severe limits imposed by the size and scope of the series, each contributor will attempt to provide for the student and general reader the results of modern scholarship, but has been asked to assume no specialized theological or linguistic knowledge.

Contents:

General editors' preface

Editor's foreword / M. de Jonge

General introduction / M. de Jonge

Pseudo-Philo, Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum / Daniel J. Harrington

The Ethiopic Book of Enoch / Michael A. Knibb

The Testament of Abraham / E.P. Sanders

The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs / Harm W. Hollander

Joseph and Aseneth / Chr. Burchard

The Book of Jubilees / James C. VanderKam

The Testament (Assumption) of Moses / John J. Collins

The Psalms of Solomon / M. de Jonge

The Martyrdom of Isaiah / Michael A. Knibb

The Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch / A.F.J. Klijn

Paraleipomena / Jeremiou / J. Riaud

The Testament of Job / Russell P. Spittler

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acc.# 200383

ISBN:

0521242495

9780521242493

0521285542

9780521285544

OCLC:

11842770

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