Armenian Apocrypha from Adam to Daniel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stone, Michael E., 1938-

Series:

Early Judaism and Its Literature

Early Judaism and Its Literature ; v.55

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apocryphal books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (367 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Society of Biblical Literature, 2021.

Summary:

In this collection of Armenian apocryphal texts, Michael E. Stone focuses on texts related to heaven and hell, angels and demons, and biblical figures from the Hebrew Bible and apocrypha. The texts, introductions, translations, annotations, and critical apparatus included in this volume make this collection a key resource for students and scholars of apocryphal and pseudepigraphical literature.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface

Texts Published in This Book

Manuscript Sources of Texts

Procedures

Critical Signs

Abbreviations

Published Armenian Apocryphal and Associated Works Mentioned

Part 1. Heaven and Hell, Angels and Demons

1. Concerning Heaven

2. Concerning Hell and Its Most Bitter Punishment

3. Angels and the Demon

4. Classes of Angels

5. Numbers and Ranks of the Angels

6. Prayer to the Archangels

Part 2: Adam to Abraham

7. Creation of Eve and Disobedience

8. The Form and Structure of Noah's Ark

9. Tower of Babel and the Confusionof the Languages

Part 3: Abraham to Jacob

10. Abraham, John the Baptist, and Solomon

11. From Abraham to Jacob

Part 4. Moses to Daniel

12. Of Moses and Aaron

13. Question concerning Moses's Countenance

14. Joshua B. Nun: Text 9

15. Eli the Priest

16. Elisha

17. Jonah

18. Job the Righteous

19. Daniel Epitome, Part 2

20. Daniel the Prophet and the Three Young Men

21. The History of the Three Young Men

Part 5. The Sibyl and King Solomon

22. Concerning the Sibyl, a Woman Philosopher

23. Questions and Answers from Holy Books

24. Three Tales: Solomon, Noah, and Satan

Bibliography

Index of Subjects

Index of Ancient Sources

Index of Manuscripts.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Stone, Michael E. Armenian Apocrypha from Adam to Daniel

ISBN:

9780884145509

0884145506

OCLC:

1288210421