3 Baruch : : Greek-Slavonic Apocalypse of Baruch / / Alexander Kulik.
This work provides the key to one of the most enigmatic Jewish Hellenistic texts preserved in Greek and Slavonic. Despite the fact that 3 Baruch is one of the major early Jewish apocalypses, it has been relatively neglected in modern scholarship, probably since 3 Baruch is one of the most difficult...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2010] ©2010 |
Year of Publication: | 2010 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Commentaries on Early Jewish Literature ,
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (447 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- I. Purposes and Methods -- II. Manuscript Evidence -- III. Scholarship -- IV. Original Language -- V. Date -- VI. Provenance -- VII. Content -- VIII. Message -- IX. Method -- X. Worldview -- XI. General Conclusions -- XII. Bibliography -- Translation and Commentary -- A. Title -- B. Prologue (1) -- C. Vision -- D. Return (17) -- Backmatter |
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Summary: | This work provides the key to one of the most enigmatic Jewish Hellenistic texts preserved in Greek and Slavonic. Despite the fact that 3 Baruch is one of the major early Jewish apocalypses, it has been relatively neglected in modern scholarship, probably since 3 Baruch is one of the most difficult works to comprehend and classify. Its content differs significantly from that of other writings of the same genre, as the book preserves syncretistic ideas and tendencies which are combined in unique ways. The worldview, the message, and the very textual structure of 3 Baruch are enigmatic in many respects. The present study demonstrates that the textual history of 3 Baruch, implicit meanings and structural links in its text, as well as conceptions behind the text, are partly reconstructable. Moreover, 3 Baruch, properly read, significantly enriches our understanding of the history of the motifs found in early Jewish lore, at times providing missing links between different stages of their development, and preserves important evidence on the roots of Jewish mysticism, proto-Gnostic and proto-Christian traditions. The study contains the introduction, synoptic translation, textual notes, and detailed commentaries. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783110212495 9783110238570 9783110238549 9783110638165 9783110219517 9783110219524 9783110219494 |
ISSN: | 1861-6003 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110212495 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Alexander Kulik. |