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The Old Testament pseudepigrapha / edited by James H. Charlesworth.

Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: Multiple languages Publication details: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1983-1985.Edition: 1st edDescription: 2 volumes ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0385096305
  • 9780385096300
  • 0385188137
  • 9780385188135
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 229 19
LOC classification:
  • BS1692 1983
NLM classification:
  • 000114934
Other classification:
  • 11.33
  • 11.37
Contents:
v. 1. Apocalyptic literature and testaments -- v. 2. Expansions of the "Old Testament" and legends, wisdom and philosophical literature, prayers, psalms, and odes, fragments of lost Judeo-Hellenistic works.
Summary: Expansions of the "Old Testament" and legends, wisdom and philosophical literature, prayers, psalms and odes, and fragments of lost Judeo-Hellenistic works.Summary: The writers of the Bible lived in a world filled with many writings. Some of these documents are lost forever, but many have been preserved. Part of these extant sources are the Pseudepigrapha. This collection of Jewish and Christian writings shed light on early Judaism and Christianity and their doctrines. This landmark set includes all 65 Pseudepigraphical documents from the intertestamental period that reveal the ongoing development of Judaism and the roots from which the Christian religion took its beliefs. A scholarly authority on each text contributes a translation, introduction, and critical notes for each text. Volume 2 includes expansions of the "Old Testament" legends, wisdom, and philosophical literature; prayers, psalms, and odes; and fragments of lost Judeo-Hellenistic Works. Amazon
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Academic Resource Center at Levitt General Stacks (LOWER Level) BS 1830 .A3 1983 V.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 11346
Books Academic Resource Center at Levitt General Stacks (LOWER Level) BS 1830 .A3 1985 V.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 11396

Includes bibliographical references and index.

v. 1. Apocalyptic literature and testaments -- v. 2. Expansions of the "Old Testament" and legends, wisdom and philosophical literature, prayers, psalms, and odes, fragments of lost Judeo-Hellenistic works.

Expansions of the "Old Testament" and legends, wisdom and philosophical literature, prayers, psalms and odes, and fragments of lost Judeo-Hellenistic works.

The writers of the Bible lived in a world filled with many writings. Some of these documents are lost forever, but many have been preserved. Part of these extant sources are the Pseudepigrapha. This collection of Jewish and Christian writings shed light on early Judaism and Christianity and their doctrines. This landmark set includes all 65 Pseudepigraphical documents from the intertestamental period that reveal the ongoing development of Judaism and the roots from which the Christian religion took its beliefs. A scholarly authority on each text contributes a translation, introduction, and critical notes for each text. Volume 2 includes expansions of the "Old Testament" legends, wisdom, and philosophical literature; prayers, psalms, and odes; and fragments of lost Judeo-Hellenistic Works. Amazon

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