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The Aramaic Levi Document: Edition, Translation, Commentary

By Michael E. Stone , Esther Eshel , Jonas C. Greenfield

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
2004
ISBN
9004137858, 9789004137851
Open Library ID
OL12798889M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1533628 bytes)
Series
Studia in Veteris Testamenti Pseudepigrapha
Pages
297\298
Topic
Religion
Time added
2011-04-28 18:43:47
Религиоведение;Религиоведение иудаизма

Description

The Aramaic Levi Document is a collection of larger and smaller fragments identified in Aramaic, Greek and Syriac. The discovery of Aramaic fragments among at Qumran confirmed its antiquity and it is now considered to be one of the oldest Jewish works outside the Hebrew Bible. It presents surprising ideas about the priesthood, sacrifice, wisdom and ideals of piety. Greenfield, Stone and Eshel, each expert in their field, have for the first time presented this work as a single coherent whole (as far as the fragments allow). As well as the original texts, they have translated the book into English and written an extensive and detailed commentary as well as an introduction. Indexes, Concordances of Greek and Aramaic words complete the study. This book will move the study of this pivotal document to a new level.

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