The apocryphal Ezekiel / edited by Michael E. Stone, Benjamin G. Wright, David Satran.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stone, Michael E., 1938-

Wright, Benjamin G., III

Satran, David.

Series:

Early Judaism and its literature ; no. 18.

Early Judaism and its literature ; no. 18

Standardized Title:

Apocryphon of Ezekiel.

Language:

English

Multiple languages

Subjects (All):

Ezekiel (Biblical prophet).

Apocryphon of Ezekiel--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Apocryphon of Ezekiel.

Ezekiel (Biblical prophet)--Legends.

Ezekiel.

Genre:

Legends.

Physical Description:

xii, 167 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, Ga. : Society of Biblical Literature, [2000]

Language Note:

Includes fragmentary texts of the Apocryphon of Ezekiel in Greek, Hebrew, Armenian, Latin, Coptic, Syriac, and Ethiopic.

Contents:

I. The Apocryphon of Ezekiel 7

1. Ancient Testimonia to the Existence of an Ezekiel Apocryphon / Michael Stone 7

2. The Apocryphal Ezekiel Fragments / Benjamin Wright 8

1. Apocryphal Fragments Attributed to Ezekiel 9

1.1 The Blind and the Lame / Esther Chazon 9

1.2 "Repent, O House of Israel..." (1 Clement 8:3) 19

1.3 The Heifer That Has Given Birth / L. Hogan 22

1.4 "In Those Things in Which I Find You...": A Judgment Saying 24

1.5 Papyrus Chester Beatty 185/Clement of Alexandria, Paed. I.[9.]84.2-4 28

1.6 The Qumran Pseudo-Ezekiel Fragments 34

2. Unattributed Fragments 46

2.1 1 Clement 8:2 46

2.2 1 Clement 29:3 47

2.3 1 Clement 50:4 48

2.4 Clement of Alexandria, Protrepticus 8.81.4 50

2.5 Barnabas 11:9-10 50

2.6 Barnabas 12:1 51

2.7 Barnabas 16:6 52

2.8 Apocalypse of Peter 4:7-9 53

3. General Remarks on an Apocryphon of Ezekiel / Benjamin Wright 54

Excursus: The Rabbinic Versions of the Blind and the Lame / Marc Bregman 61

II. Traditions About the Prophet Ezekiel 69

1. The "Life of Ezekiel" (Vitae Prophetarum) / David Satran 69

1.1 The Greek Vita 70

1.2 The Latin Vita / Theodore Bergren 75

1.3 The Syriac Vita 80

1.4 The Ethiopic Vita 81

1.5 The Arabic Vita 81

1.6 The Armenian Vita / Michael Stone 82

1.7 The Hebrew Vita / Boaz Hus 92

2. Martyrological Traditions / David Satran, Benjamin Wright 95

2.1 Hebrews 11:37 95

2.2 Origen, Commentary on Matthew 28 (on Matt 23:37-39) 95

2.3 Acts of Philip (Syriac) 97

2.4 Apocalypse of Paul 98

2.5 Opus Imperfectum in Mattheum 99

2.6 The Death of the Prophet Ezekiel 99

3. The Synagogue Paintings from Dura-Europos / J. Edward Wright 101

Photos 1-4: The Ezekiel Panels, Dura-Europos Synagogue 109

4. Armenian Hagiography / Michael Stone 113

4.1 The Biography of Ezekiel in the Armenian Synaxarion 113

4.2 The Names, Works, and Deaths of the Holy Prophets 121

4.3 The Armenian Version of the Chronicle of Michael the Syrian 122

4.4 The Names of the Prophets and Their Order and in What Times They Were 123

5. Latin Hagiography

Acta Sanctorum / Theodore Bergren 124

6. Ezekiel's Tomb in Jewish tradition / Benjamin Wright, Karen Wright, Boaz Hus 130

6.1 Oldest Jewish Notices of the Tomb 130

6.2 Descriptions of the Tomb of Ezekiel 130

6.3 Other Jewish Sources Regarding Ezekiel's Tomb 133

6.4 Attestations to the Holiness of the Site to Jews 134

6.5 Other Traditions About the Tomb of Ezekiel 134

7. Other Traditions Relating to Ezekiel / Michael Stone 137

7.1 The Appearance of Ezekiel 137

7.2 Onomastica Sacra 138

7.3 The Epiphany of Ezekiel 138

7.4 The Identification of Ezekiel 139

7.5 Some Medieval Paintings of Ezekiel 139

III. Other Writings Associated with the Name of Ezekiel 141

1. Re'uyoth Yehezkel / Benjamin Wright 141

2. The Armenian Vision of Ezekiel / Michael Stone 145

Appendix The Armenian Vision of Ezekiel / Theo Maarten van Lint 155.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0884140229

OCLC:

44468931