The early Enoch literature / edited by Gabriele Boccaccini and John J. Collins.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boccaccini, Gabriele, 1958-

Collins, John J. (John Joseph), 1946-

Series:

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 121.

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 121

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Ethiopic book of Enoch.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (378 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In recent years there has been a lively debate about the early Enoch literature and its place in Judaism. This volume is intended to represent that debate, by juxtaposing pairs of articles on several key issues: the textual evidence, the relationship to the Torah, the calendar, the relation to wisdom, the relation to the temple, the sociological setting and the relation to the Dead Sea Scrolls. It is not the intention of the editors to impose a consensus, but rather to stimulate discussion by bringing together divergent viewpoints. The book should be a useful textbook not only on the Enoch literature and apocalypticism, but more generally on Second Temple Judaism.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / G. Boccaccini and J.J. Collins

Introduction. The Contemporary Renaissance Of Enoch Studies And The Enoch Seminar / Gabriele Boccaccini

Mapping Second Temple Judaism / James C. Vanderkam

The Book Of Enoch Or Books Of Enoch? The Textual Evidence For 1 Enoch / Michael A. Knibb

The Early Traditions Related To 1 Enoch From The Dead Sea Scrolls: An Overview And Assessment / Loren T. Stuckenbruck

The Place Of The Torah In The Early Enoch Literature / Andreas Bedenbender

Enochic Wisdom And Its Relationship To The Mosaic Torah / George W. E. Nickelsburg

Measuring Time Among The Jews: The Zadokite Priesthood, Enochism, And The Lay Tendencies Of The Maccabean Period / Paolo Sacchi

The Astral Laws As The Basis Of Time, Universal History, And The Eschatological Turn In The Astronomical Book And The Animal Apocalypse Of 1 Enoch / Klaus Koch

Cosmic Laws And Cosmic Imbalance: Wisdom, Myth And Apocalyptic In Early Enochic Writings / Helge S. Kvanvig

1 Enoch And Ben Sira: Wisdom And Apocalypticism In Relationship / Benjamin G. Wright

Wisdom And Counter-Wisdom In 4qinstruction, Mysteries And 1 Enoch / Eibert Tigchelaar

Temples And The Temple In The Early Enoch Tradition: Memory, Vision, And Expectation / David W. Suter

Temple And Priests In The Book Of The Watchers, The Animal Apocalypse And The Apocalypse Of Weeks / Martha Himmelfarb

The Sociological Settings Of The Components Of 1 Enoch / Patrick Tiller

\'Sitting By The Waters Of Dan, Or The \'Tricky Business\' Of Tracing The Social Profile Of The Communities That Produced The Earliest Enochic Texts / Pierluigi Piovanelli

\'Enochic Judaism\' And The Sect Of The Dead Sea Scrolls / John J. Collins

Enochians, Urban Essenes, Qumranites: Three Social Groups, One Intellectual Movement / Gabriele Boccaccini

Conclusion. Mapping The Threads / Florentino García Martínez

Enoch And The Enoch Tradition: A Bibliography, 2000–Present / James Waddell

Index Of Authors / G. Boccaccini and J.J. Collins

Index Of Passages / G. Boccaccini and J.J. Collins.

Notes:

"At the Venice meeting in 2003, a group of participants ... decided to plan an additional collection of essays on 'The Early Enoch Literature.' The intent was to summarize and intensify the results of the first two Enoch Seminars."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-39755-9

9786612397554

90-474-2176-0

OCLC:

592756284

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004161542.i-368 DOI