Pseudepigraphic perspectives : the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha in light of the Dead Sea scrolls : proceedings of the International Symposium of the Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature, 12-14 January, 1997 /

Pseudepigraphic perspectives : the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha in light of the Dead Sea scrolls : proceedings of the International Symposium of the Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature, 12-14 January, 1997 /

This volume of symposium papers examines the attribution of books to great figures in antiquity: Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Levi, Moses, Ezekiel, Daniel and others. The authors offer fine literary studies of these pseudepigraphical writings, assess the uses of pseudonymity and anonymity in the Dead Sea S...

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Corporate Author: Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature. International Symposium

Other Authors: Chazon, Esther G., Stone, Michael E., 1938-, Pinnick, Avital.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 1999.

Series: Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah 31.
Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah Online, ISBN: 9789004378346.

Subjects:

Dead Sea scrolls > Relation to the Old Testament > Congresses.
Dead Sea scrolls.
Apocryphal books (Old Testament) > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > Congresses.
Apocryphal books (Old Testament)
Conference papers and proceedings.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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Call Number: BS1700 .O75 1997

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Summary:This volume of symposium papers examines the attribution of books to great figures in antiquity: Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Levi, Moses, Ezekiel, Daniel and others. The authors offer fine literary studies of these pseudepigraphical writings, assess the uses of pseudonymity and anonymity in the Dead Sea Scrolls and rabbinic literature, and explore the theological, social and historical implications of the different attributions and approaches. The consequences of assigning the origins of evil to humans (Adam and Eve) or to demons (the generations of Enoch and Noah) and the significance of each author's choice of pseudepigrahical pseudonym for identifying his social context are among the important issues addressed.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 217 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789004350328
ISSN:0169-9814 ;
Access:Available to subscribing member institutions only.