The Arabic Text of the Apocalypse of Baruch
Author: Frederik Leemhuis
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9789004076082
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The Arabic Text of the Apocalypse of Baruch
Author: F Leemhuis
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2023-08-14
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 9004662529
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Second Baruch: A Critical Edition of the Syriac Text
Author: Daniel M. Gurtner
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2011-12-22
Total Pages: 295
ISBN-13: 0567411710
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →2 Baruch is a Jewish pseudepigraphon from the late first or early second century CE. It is comprised of an apocalypse (2 Baruch 1-77) and an epistle (2 Baruch 78-87). This ancient work addresses the important matter of theodicy in light of the destruction of the temple by the Romans in 70 CE. It depicts vivid and puzzling pictures of apocalyptic images in explaining the nature of the tragedy and exhorting its ancient community of readers. Gurtner provides the first publication of the Syriac of both the apocalypse and epistle with a fresh English translation on the opposite page. Also present in parallel form are the few places where Greek and Latin texts of the book. An introduction orients readers to interpretative and textual issues of the book. Indexes and Concordances of the Syriac, Greek, and Latin will allow users to analyze the language of the text more carefully than ever before.
The Apocalypse of Baruch
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Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2001-03-06
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 1725204665
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The 'Apocalypse of Baruch' (or '2 Baruch') was evidently written originally in Hebrew, translated into Greek, and then from Greek into Syriac. This book presents a vivid picture of the hopes and beliefs of Judaism during the years 50-100 C.E. Its composition was thus contemporaneous with that of the New Testament and is therefore of great interest to both the religion of Judeans and the early Christ-followers. Two rabbis have been suggested as the author of the work: Rabbi Akiba and Rabbi Joshua ben Hananiah.
The Significance of Sinai
Author: George John Brooke
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 401
ISBN-13: 9004170189
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This volume of essays is concerned with ancient and modern Jewish and Christian views of the revelation at Sinai. The theme is highlighted in studies on the Dead Sea Scrolls, Paul, Josephus, rabbinic literature, art and philosophy. The contributions demonstrate that Sinai, as the location of the revelation, soon became less significant than the narratives that developed about what happened there. Those narratives were themselves transformed, not least to explain problems regarding the text's plain sense. Miraculous theophany, anthropomorphisms, the role of Moses, and the response of Israel were all handled with exegetical skills mustered by each new generation of readers. Furthermore, the content of the revelation, especially the covenant, was rethought in philosophical, political, and theological ways. This collection of studies is especially useful in showing something of the complexity of how scriptural traditions remain authoritative and lively for those who appeal to them from very different contexts.
The Bible in Arabic
Author: Sidney H. Griffith
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2015-10-27
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 0691168083
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From the first centuries of Islam to well into the Middle Ages, Jews and Christians produced hundreds of manuscripts containing portions of the Bible in Arabic. Until recently, however, these translations remained largely neglected by Biblical scholars and historians. In telling the story of the Bible in Arabic, this book casts light on a crucial transition in the cultural and religious life of Jews and Christians in Arabic-speaking lands. In pre-Islamic times, Jewish and Christian scriptures circulated orally in the Arabic-speaking milieu. After the rise of Islam--and the Qur'an's appearance as a scripture in its own right--Jews and Christians translated the Hebrew Bible and the Greek New Testament into Arabic for their own use and as a response to the Qur'an's retelling of Biblical narratives. From the ninth century onward, a steady stream of Jewish and Christian translations of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament crossed communal borders to influence the Islamic world. The Bible in Arabic offers a new frame of reference for the pivotal place of Arabic Bible translations in the religious and cultural interactions between Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
Fourth Ezra and Second Baruch
Author: Matthias Henze
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2013-10-28
Total Pages: 472
ISBN-13: 9004258817
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The two Jewish works that are the subject of this volume, 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch, were written around the turn of the first century CE in the aftermath of the Roman destruction of the Second Temple. Both texts are apocalypses, and both occupy an important place in early Jewish literature and thought: they were composed right after the Second Temple period, as Rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity began to emerge. The twenty essays in this volume were first presented and discussed at the Sixth Enoch Seminar at the Villa Cagnola at Gazzada, near Milan, Italy, on June 26-30, 2011. Together they reflect the lively debate about 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch among the most distinguished specialists in the field. The Contributors are: Gabriele Boccaccini; Daniel Boyarin; John J. Collins; Devorah Dimant; Lutz Doering; Lorenzo DiTommaso; Steven Fraade; Lester L. Grabbe; Matthias Henze; Karina M. Hoogan; Liv Ingeborg Lied; Hindy Najman; George W.E. Nickelsburg; Eugen Pentiuc; Pierluigi Piovanelli; Benjamin Reynolds; Loren Stuckenbruck; Balázs Tamási; Alexander Toepel; Adela Yarbro Collins
The Epistle of Second Baruch
Author: Mark Whitters
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2003-05-01
Total Pages: 214
ISBN-13: 0567567788
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →2 Baruch is one of the more important apocalyptic writings among the Jewish Pseudepigrapha (written at the end of the 1st century AD and so contemporary with the New Testament). The "Epistle" is a message to the Jews of the Dispersion. Whitters is arguing that the document was once an authoritative text for a specific community, and gives us clues about the important era between the two Jewish wars of 70 and 132 AD, when Judaism was assuming radical new forms. This Epistle tells Diapora Jews how to live in a world without the Jerusalem Temple.
Epistles
Author: Dr Al Garza
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2018-03-07
Total Pages: 489
ISBN-13: 1387646397
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →For the first time in print, the Epistles (Hebrews-Jude volume 7) in KJV English, Greek (Majority Text) and Hebrew (Modern Hebrew) with Transliteration. Including a Rabbinic Source Commentary with almost every verse from Talmudic scholars, Jewish writings, and others. This Language Study Bible will take you through the Epistles and their teachings in connection with the Rabbis of their day and beyond. Discover the Jewish background of their teachings through the eyes of Rabbinic sources. Their letters will take you back to the time of Yeshua-Jesus. Read Jewish sources from the Targum, Talmud, Mishna, Midrash, etc. in connection with the Epistles. Order your copy today!
Prayer From Alexander To Constantine
Author: Mark Kiley
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-11-19
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 1317798910
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Prayer From Alexander To Constantine presents a diverse selection of prayer chosen by over 40 different historians, all specialists in their respective areas of Graeco-Roman literature. This collaboration gives the book a range and depth that no individual author could hope to rival. Each selection includes an introductory essay, followed by a new English translation of the prayer, accompanied by critical notes and biography. In this way the reader is able to gain an insight into the variety of subjects and styles involved in people's communications with their gods in antiquity. The volume will be a key text for students engaged in courses which explore the period's history and theologies. There is no comparable anthology available in English. The volume will also be of value to the general reader interested in the history of this period and anyone interested in the forms of prayer.
