The Greek versions of the Testaments of the twelve Patriarchs
Author : Robert Henry Charles
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Page : 408 pages
File Size : 34,20 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Apocryphal books (Old Testament)
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Author : Robert Henry Charles
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Page : 408 pages
File Size : 34,20 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Apocryphal books (Old Testament)
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Author : Robert Henry Charles
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Page : 324 pages
File Size : 18,40 MB
Release : 1908
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Author : R. H. Charles
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Page : pages
File Size : 44,6 MB
Release : 1966
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Author : Robert Henry Charles
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,3 MB
Release : 1960
Category : Testaments of the twelve patriarchs
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Author : Robert Henry Charles
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Page : 392 pages
File Size : 27,73 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Apocrypha
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Author : Robert Henry Charles
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Page : 402 pages
File Size : 42,42 MB
Release : 1960
Category : Bible
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Author : Tom de Bruin
Publisher : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 29,87 MB
Release : 2014-12-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3647540358
The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs (T12P), one of the longest texts of the so-called "Old Testament Pseudepigrapha," presents the fictitious farewell speeches that the twelve sons of Jacob held on their respective deathbeds. Tom de Bruin examines these twelve monologues as literary products in order to understand the function of the text for the setting in which it was composed. He approaches T12P from three directions: an analysis of the paraenetic parts, a discussion of the anthropology, and a comparative examination of other contemporaneous works documenting a world-view similar to T12P.These three approaches merge into a detailed discussion about the reasoning behind the admonition in T12P, and identifies the fundamental message of the text, namely that each person stands between the forces of good and evil and that this person is called to constantly decide which way to follow. Though T12P is still familiar with the apocalyptic origin and plays with the cosmological implications of this 'great controversy', the text clearly puts the emphasis on the battle inside each individual. It is thereby an important witness for reinterpreting and reapplying apocalyptic traditions through ethicizing them and focusing on the individual. Such an individualistic application of the 'great controversy' theme can be found in a number of other (mostly Christian) works, revealing a similar understanding of mankind's existence and development as in T12P. The analysis of the ethical reappropriation of apocalyptic traditions in T12P provides important insights into the foundations of early Christian ethics, ancient anthropology, and the Jewish and Christian understanding of the struggle between good and evil.
Author : Robert A. Kraft
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,85 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004170103
These essays span about a third of a century and include both previously published and some unpublished studies by Robert A. Kraft which focus on interfaces between Jewish materials and the worlds in which they were transmitted and/or perceived, especially Christian contexts. The initial section on general context and methodology is followed by several detailed studies by way of example. The final section touches on some related issues involving Philonic and other texts. The primary concern is with "scripturesque" materials and traditions, whether they later became canonical or not, that seem to have been respected as scriptural by some individuals or communities in the period prior to (or apart from) the development of an exclusivistic canonical consciousness in some Jewish and Christian circles.
Author : Robert Henry Charles
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Page : 360 pages
File Size : 41,79 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Religion
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Author : University of Chicago. Oriental Institute. Library
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Page : 880 pages
File Size : 45,2 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Asia
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