The Aramaic Levi Document : : Edition, Translation, Commentary / / Jonas C. Greenfield, Michael Stone, Esther Eshel.

• Superior document: Studia in Veteris Testamenti Pseudepigrapha ; 19
• VerfasserIn: Greenfield, Jonas C.,; Eshel, Esther,; Stone, Michael,
• TeilnehmendeR: Eshel, Esther,; Stone, Michael,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2004.
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studia in Veteris Testamenti Pseudepigrapha ; 19.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The Witnesses -- 2. Principles of Present Work -- The Present Work -- The Apparatus of Variants -- The Data Block and Versification -- Parallels -- The Translation -- 3. The Original Order of ALD -- 4. The Date and Provenance of ALD -- 5. Notes on Language of ALD -- 6. Testaments and Other Associated Works from Qumran -- Texts Related to the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs -- Other "Testament" Texts -- The Testament of Qahat and the Visions of Amram -- An Apocryphal Text Apparently Related to ALD -- 7. Some Specific Aspects of ALD -- TPL 4:2 and ALD -- The Two Spirits -- Sapiential Characteristics of the Priesthood -- Levi's Special Role in ALD -- Levi in TPL 8:14 -- The Travels of Levi and Jacob in ALD and TPL -- The Sacrificial Ordinances and Measures -- 1. The Sacrificial Ordinances -- 2. The Metrological List in 9:17-18 -- Postscript -- Critical Signs and Abbreviations -- Journals and Publications -- Citations of Dead Sea Scrolls -- Appendix -- Text & Translation -- Commentary -- Unplaced Fragments -- Aramaic Concordance -- Greek Concordance -- Bibliography -- Indexes -- ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES -- 1. Codicological Layout of the Geniza Manuscript -- 2. Cambridge Ms ms T.S. 16, fol. 94 recto -- Columns Cambridge a, f and e -- 3. Cambridge Ms ms T.S. 16, fol. 94 verso -- Columns Cambridge d, c and b -- 4. Bodleian Ms Heb. c. 27 recto -- Columns Bodleian b and a -- 5. Bodleian Ms Heb. c. 27 verso -- Columns Bodleian d and c -- 6. Genealogical Table.