The Aramaic Levi document : edition, translation, commentary / by Jonas C. Greenfield, Michael E. Stone, and Ester Eshel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Greenfield, Jonas C. (Jonas Carl), 1926-1995.

Stone, Michael E.

Eshel, Esther.

Series:

Studia in Veteris Testamenti pseudepigrapha ; v. 19.

Studia in Veteris Testamenti pseudepigrapha, 0929-3523 ; v. 19

Standardized Title:

Levi document. Polyglot.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manuscripts, Aramaic.

Levi document.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Aramaic Levi Document is a collection of larger and smaller fragments identified in Aramaic, Greek and Syriac. The discovery of Aramaic fragments among at Qumran confirmed its antiquity and it is now considered to be one of the oldest Jewish works outside the Hebrew Bible. It presents surprising ideas about the priesthood, sacrifice, wisdom and ideals of piety. Greenfield, Stone and Eshel, each expert in their field, have for the first time presented this work as a single coherent whole (as far as the fragments allow). As well as the original texts, they have translated the book into English and written an extensive and detailed commentary as well as an introduction. Indexes, Concordances of Greek and Aramaic words complete the study. This book will move the study of this pivotal document to a new level.

Contents:

List of Illustrations and Tables

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. The Witnesses

2. Principles of Present Work

The Present Work

The Apparatus of Variants

The Data Block and Versification

Parallels

The Translation

3. The Original Order of ALD

4. The Date and Provenance of ALD

5. Notes on Language of ALD

6. Testaments and Other Associated Works from Qumran

Texts Related to the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs

Other "Testament" Texts

The Testament of Qahat and the Visions of Amram

An Apocryphal Text Apparently Related to ALD

7. Some Specific Aspects of ALD

TPL 4:2 and ALD

The Two Spirits

Sapiential Characteristics of the Priesthood

Levi's Special Role in ALD

Levi in TPL 8:14

The Travels of Levi and Jacob in ALD and TPL

The Sacrificial Ordinances and Measures

1. The Sacrificial Ordinances

2. The Metrological List in 9:17-18

Postscript

Critical Signs and Abbreviations

Journals and Publications

Citations of Dead Sea Scrolls

Appendix

Text & Translation

Commentary

Unplaced Fragments

Aramaic Concordance

Greek Concordance

Bibliography

Indexes

ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES

1. Codicological Layout of the Geniza Manuscript

2. Cambridge Ms ms T.S. 16, fol. 94 recto

Columns Cambridge a, f and e

3. Cambridge Ms ms T.S. 16, fol. 94 verso

Columns Cambridge d, c and b

4. Bodleian Ms Heb. c. 27 recto

Columns Bodleian b and a

5. Bodleian Ms Heb. c. 27 verso

Columns Bodleian d and c

6. Genealogical Table.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [260]-270) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-280-85945-8

9786610859450

1-4294-2694-2

90-474-0507-2

1-4337-0596-6

OCLC:

191934586

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047405078 DOI