TOO VAST TO FIT IN THE WORLD: MOSES, ADAM, AND IN THE TESTAMENT OF MOSES 11:8

As part of an incessantly growing literature on Moses, the portrayal of Moses in Testament of Moses has received extensive attention in modern scholarship. While the peculiarity of 11:8, in which Moses' sepulcher is described as covering the whole world, from one extremity to another, has been...

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Main Author: Bunta, Silviu N. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2007
In: Scrinium
Year: 2007, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 258-278
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