Essays on the Book of Enoch and other early Jewish texts and traditions / by Michael A. Knibb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knibb, Michael A. (Michael Anthony), 1938-2023.

Series:

Studia in Veteris Testamenti pseudepigrapha ; v. 22.

Studia in Veteris Testamenti pseudepigrapha, 0169-8125 ; v. 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethiopic book of Enoch--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Ethiopic book of Enoch.

Dead Sea scrolls.

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

Apocryphal books (Old Testament).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (468 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume brings together twenty-one essays by Michael Knibb on the Book of Enoch and on other Early Jewish texts and traditions, which were originally published in a wide range of journals, Festschriften, conference proceedings and thematic collections. A number of the essays are concerned with the issues raised by the complex textual history and literary genesis of 1 Enoch, but the majority are concerned with the interpretation of specific texts or with themes such as messianism. The essays illustrate some of the dominant concerns of Michael Knibb's work, particularly the importance of the idea of exile; the way in which older texts regarded as authoritative were reinterpreted in later writings; and the connections between the apocalyptic writings and the sapiential literature.

Contents:

pt. 1. Essays on the Book of Enoch

pt. 2. Essays on early Jewish texts and traditions.

Notes:

A collection of previously published essays, originally published between 1976 and 2007.

"Bibliography of publications by Michael A. Knibb"--P. [407]-411.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-282-39899-7

9786612398995

90-474-4339-X

OCLC:

593231967

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004167254.i-450 DOI