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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455265103321

Autore

Knibb Michael A (Michael Anthony), <1938->

Titolo

Essays on the Book of Enoch and other early Jewish texts and traditions [[electronic resource] /] / by Michael A. Knibb

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2009

ISBN

1-282-39899-7

9786612398995

90-474-4339-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (468 p.)

Collana

Studia in Veteris Testamenti pseudepigrapha, , 0169-8125 ; ; v. 22

Disciplina

229/.913

Soggetti

Apocryphal books (Old Testament) - Criticism, interpretation, etc

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A collection of previously published essays, originally published between 1976 and 2007.

Nota di bibliografia

"Bibliography of publications by Michael A. Knibb"--P. [407]-411.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Essays on the Book of Enoch -- pt. 2. Essays on early Jewish texts and traditions.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume brings together twenty-one essays by Michael Knibb on the Book of Enoch and on other Early Jewish texts and traditions, which were originally published in a wide range of journals, Festschriften, conference proceedings and thematic collections. A number of the essays are concerned with the issues raised by the complex textual history and literary genesis of 1 Enoch, but the majority are concerned with the interpretation of specific texts or with themes such as messianism. The essays illustrate some of the dominant concerns of Michael Knibb's work, particularly the importance of the idea of exile; the way in which older texts regarded as authoritative were reinterpreted in later writings; and the connections between the apocalyptic writings and the sapiential literature.