Pseudepigraphic Perspectives: The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls : Proceedings of the [Second] International Symposium of the Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature, 12-14 January, 1997This volume of symposium papers examines the attribution of books to great figures in antiquity: Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Levi, Moses, Ezekiel, Daniel and others. The authors offer fine literary studies of these pseudepigraphical writings, assess the uses of pseudonymity and anonymity in the Dead Sea Scrolls and rabbinic literature, and explore the theological, social and historical implications of the different attributions and approaches. The consequences of assigning the origins of evil to humans (Adam and Eve) or to demons (the generations of Enoch and Noah) and the significance of each author's choice of pseudepigrahical pseudonym for identifying his social context are among the important issues addressed. |
Contents
Pseudepigraphy in Rabbinic Literature | 27 |
Pseudepigraphy and Group Formation in Second Temple Judaism | 43 |
The Naming of Levi in the Book of Jubilees | 59 |
The Nature and Function of Revelation in 1 Enoch Jubilees | 91 |
The Temple Scroll and the Halakhic Pseudepigrapha of | 121 |
The Angel Story in the Book of Jubilees | 151 |
Qumran and the Book of Noah | 171 |
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4QPseudo-Ezekiel Adam altar ancient angel story Animal Apocalypse Apocalypse of Weeks Apocrypha Aramaic Levi Document atonement attributed author of Jubilees authorship Azazel Ben Sira biblical text blessing blood Book of Jubilees Book of Noah Chazon Christian citation claim context covenant Daniel Dead Sea Scrolls Dimant divine E. J. Brill earth Enoch eschatological Ezekiel flood found at Qumran fragments Genesis Apocryphon Greek halakhic Hebrew interpretation Isaac Israel Jacob Jerusalem Jewish Judah Judaism Kugler Leah Leiden Levi's M. E. Stone material Midrash Milik Moses pseudepigrapha narrative Noah's parallels passage Patriarch to Priest Pentateuch priesthood priestly prophecy prophetic Psalms pseudepi pseudepigraphy Pseudo-Moses Qahat Qumran Qumran Cave reference revelation rewritten Bible righteousness role sages scholars Scripture Second Temple sectarian Shechem sons Strugnell teaching Temple Scroll Testament of Levi tion Torah tradition Twelve Patriarchs VanderKam vision Watchers wisdom words writings Yadin