1 Enoch 91-108

The volume is a commentary on 1 Enoch chapters 91-108 that begins with the Ethiopic text tradition but also takes the Greek and Aramaic (Dead Sea Scrolls) evidence into account. This section of 1 Enoch, most of which contains material from documents composed during the 2nd century BCE, provides a wi...

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Main Author: Stuckenbruck, Loren T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Berlin, New York Walter De Gruyter 2008
In:Year: 2008
Reviews:[Rezension von: STUCKENBRUCK, LOREN T., 1 Enoch 91-108 (Commentaries on Early Jewish Literature)] (2010) (Stokes, Ryan E.)
Series/Journal:Commentaries on Early Jewish Literature
Further subjects:B Birth of Noah Dead Sea Scrolls Enoch Ethiopic Enoch Apocalypse of Weeks
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Summary:The volume is a commentary on 1 Enoch chapters 91-108 that begins with the Ethiopic text tradition but also takes the Greek and Aramaic (Dead Sea Scrolls) evidence into account. This section of 1 Enoch, most of which contains material from documents composed during the 2nd century BCE, provides a window into the early stages of the reception of the earliest Enoch tradition as it was being negotiated in relation to elitist religious opponents and in relation to other Jewish traditions that were flourishing at the time.
The volume is a commentary on 1 Enoch chapters 91-108 that begins with the Ethiopic text tradition but also takes the Greek and Aramaic (Dead Sea Scrolls) evidence into account. This section of 1 Enoch, which contains material from at least five different documents composed some time during the 2nd century BCE, provides a window into the early stages of the reception of the earliest Enoch tradition, as it was being negotiated in relation to elitist religious opponents, on the one hand, and in relation to other Jewish traditions that were flourishing at the time. The commentary, at the beginnin
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ISBN:3110191199
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/9783110204131