| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 339 pages) : 1 illustration |
| Series |
Early Judaism and its literature ; number 55 |
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Early Judaism and its literature ; no. 65.
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| Contents |
Part I. Heaven and Hell, angels and demons -- Concerning Heaven: how many heavens are there? -- Concerning Hell and its most bitter punishment -- Angels and the demon -- Classes of angels -- Numbers and ranks of the angels -- Prayer to the archangels -- Part II. Adam to Abraham -- Creation of Eve and disobedience -- The form and structure of Noah's Ark -- Tower of Babel and the confusion of the languages -- Part III. Abraham to Jacob -- Abraham, John the Baptist, and Solomon -- From Abraham to Jacob -- Part IV. Moses to Daniel -- Of Moses and Aaron -- Question cncerning Moses's countenance -- Joshua B. Nun: Text 9 -- Eli the Priest -- Elisha -- Jonah -- Job the Righteous -- Daniel epitome, part 2 -- Daniel the prophet and the Three Young Men -- The history of the Three Young Men -- Part V. The Sibyl and King Solomon -- Concerning the Sibyl, a woman philosopher -- Questions and answers from holy books -- Three tales: Solomon, Noah, and Satan |
| Summary |
"This latest book by Michael E. Stone is the sixth volume in a series of translations from Armenian to English, which he began with the publication of 'Armenian Apocrypha Relating to Patriarchs and Prophets' in 1982. His initial aim, to search unstudied Armenian manuscripts for works dating back to the Second Temple period, developed into a career-long search for reworkings of biblical traditions, stories, and persons in the Armenian tradition. In this collection Stone focuses on texts related to heaven and hell, angels and demons, and biblical figures from the Hebrew Bible and apocrypha. Texts, introductions, translations, annotations, and a critical apparatus make this collection a key resource for students and scholars of apocryphal and pseudepigraphical literature."--Publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographic references and indexes |
| Subject |
Apocryphal books.
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Apocryphal books -- Translations into Armenian
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Apocryphal books -- Translations into English
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Apocryphal books
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| Genre/Form |
Translations
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0884145506 |
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9780884145509 |
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