An Unknown Danielic Pseudepigraphon from an Armenian Fragment of Papias
In this article it is demonstrated that one of the Papias' quotes preserved in the Armenian version of the Commentary on Apocalypse by Andrew of Caesarea goes back to an otherwise unknown Danielic pseudepigraphon, which is the oldest known witness of a peculiar tradition where the Watchers are...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2012
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| In: |
Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Year: 2012, Volume: 21, Issue: 4, Pages: 323-339 |
| Further subjects: | B
Law
B Papias B Archangel Michael B Danielic pseudepigrapha B Moses B Watchers |
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| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | In this article it is demonstrated that one of the Papias' quotes preserved in the Armenian version of the Commentary on Apocalypse by Andrew of Caesarea goes back to an otherwise unknown Danielic pseudepigraphon, which is the oldest known witness of a peculiar tradition where the Watchers are good angelic beings responsible for, together with Michael, the revelation of the Law to Moses. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5286 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0951820712449099 |