The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament in English
The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament in English

Author: R H 1855-1931 Charles

Publisher: Franklin Classics

Published: 2018-10-14

Total Pages: 892

ISBN-13: 9780343138257

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The Oxford Handbook of the Apocrypha
The Oxford Handbook of the Apocrypha

Author: Gerbern S. Oegema

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2021-05-11

Total Pages: 640

ISBN-13: 0190689668

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The Oxford Handbook of the Apocrypha addresses the Old Testament Apocrypha, known to be important early Jewish texts that have become deutero-canonical for some Christian churches, non-canonical for other churches, and that are of lasting cultural significance. In addition to the place given to the classical literary, historical, and tradition-historical introductory questions, essays focus on the major social and theological themes of each individual book. With contributions from leading scholars from around the world, the Handbook acts as an authoritative reference work on the current state of Apocrypha research, and at the same time carves out future directions of study. This Handbook offers an overview of the various Apocrypha and relevant topics related to them by presenting updated research on each individual apocryphal text in historical context, from the late Persian and early Hellenistic periods to the early Roman era. The essays provided here examine the place of the Apocrypha in the context of Early Judaism, the relationship between the Apocrypha and texts that came to be canonized, the relationship between the Apocrypha and the Septuagint, Qumran, the Pseudepigrapha, and the New Testament, as well as their reception history in the Western world. Several chapters address overarching themes, such as genre and historicity, Jewish practices and beliefs, theology and ethics, gender and the role of women, and sexual ethics.

Just James
Just James

Author: John Painter

Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9781570031748

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Painter also examines the New Testament epistle attributed to James, considering its authorship, intended audience, and primary concerns.

Horizons of Ancestral Inheritance
Horizons of Ancestral Inheritance

Author: Andrew B. Perrin

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2022-06-16

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 0567705463

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In this study of the Aramaic materials at Qumran, Andrew B. Perrin examines the Aramaic Levi Document, Words of Qahat, and Visions of Amram, showing how they exhibit a concentration of priestly concerns/knowledge and exploring new models for evaluating their potential textual or traditional connections. The Aramaic texts among the Dead Sea Scrolls are among the most understudied items in the Qumran collection, and with open questions posed around their origins, transmission, and reception in and beyond the Second Temple period, these writings provide both new materials and fresh insight into the thought, identity, and practice of ancient Judaism. Perrin's analysis includes a new transcription, critical notes, and translation of the Aramaic Levi, Qahat, and Amram fragments based upon the latest digital images. He pairs them with a comprehensive commentary on the conceptual elements, codicological features, and cultural contexts of the materials, and he concludes with a fresh synthesis regarding the textual formation of these Aramaic, priestly pseudepigrapha as a “constellation” of texts within a larger world or scribal-priestly activity and traditions.