The Apocalypse of Abraham in Its Ancient and Medieval Contexts
Published on 25. November 2021
Book
Hardback
246 pages
978-90-04-43061-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Apocalypse of Abraham is a pseudepigraphal work that narrates Abraham's rejection of idol worship and his subsequent ascent to heaven, where he is shown eschatological secrets through angelic mediation. This fascinating text was only preserved in Old Church Slavonic and must be studied as both a medieval Christian and an ancient Jewish text. This monograph addresses the following questions:
-Why were medieval Slavs translating and reading Jewish pseudepigrapha?
-How much, if at all, did they emend or edit the Apocalypse of Abraham?
-When in antiquity was it most likely written?
-What were its ancient Jewish social and theological contexts?
-Why were medieval Slavs translating and reading Jewish pseudepigrapha?
-How much, if at all, did they emend or edit the Apocalypse of Abraham?
-When in antiquity was it most likely written?
-What were its ancient Jewish social and theological contexts?
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Series
Edition
x, 236pp.
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
538 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-43061-7 (9789004430617)
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Person
Amy Paulsen-Reed, Th.D. (2016), studied Hebrew Bible at Harvard Divinity School, where she focused on ancient Jewish biblical interpretation. Her early academic interests were modern Hebrew and Russian language and literature, which developed into a scholarly focus on biblical Hebrew and pseudepigraphal, apocalyptic, and Rabbinic literature. She is currently pursuing a career in publishing as the Academic Sales Manager and Acquisitions Editor at Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, MA.
Content
Acknowledgments??
?Introduction??
1???Laying the Groundwork??
?1?Methodological Considerations
2???From Byzantium to Bulgaria??
?1?Early Bulgarian Literary Activity
?2?The Popularity of the Pseudepigrapha in Bulgaria
?3?The Indices of Forbidden Books in Bulgaria
?4?Literary Compilations and Works in Bulgaria
?5?Translation Practices
?6?Bulgarian Literary Creativity
3???The Bogomils??
?1?Bogomil Beliefs
?2?The Spread of Bogomilism
?3?Bogomil Literary Activity
4???From Bulgaria to Rus??
?1?Literary Activity in Rus
5???Jews in Slavic Lands??
?1?Translations from Hebrew into Slavonic?
?2?Conclusions
6???The Original Language of the ?Apocalypse of Abraham???
7???The Structure and Unity of the ?Apocalypse of Abraham???
?1?Structure
?2?Textual Unity
8???Christian Emendations and Interpolations??
9???The Themes, Messages and Functions of the ?Apocalypse of Abraham???
?1?Did the Destruction of the Second Temple Create a Religious Crisis?
?2?Theodicy
?3?Idolatry
?4?The Law
?5?Purity and Ritual
?6?Asceticism
?7?Eschatology
?8?The Romans
?9?Grief and Distress
?10?Knowledge
?11?Creation
?12?Free Will
?13?Function
10???4 Ezra, 2 Baruch,? and the ?Apocalypse of Abraham: A Comparative Analysis???
?1?Introduction
?1.1?The relationship between? 4 Ezra ?and? 2 Baruch??
?2?4 Ezra
?3?2 Baruch
?3?Conclusions
11???The Social Setting of the ?Apocalypse of Abraham???
?1?Methodological Considerations
?2?Apocalyptic Literature and Sectarianism
?3?The Social Setting of Opaque Texts: Lessons from Midrash Studies
?4?Conclusions
12???The Exegetical Context of the ?Apocalypse of Abraham???
?1?Rabbinic Parallels
?2?Conclusions
13???Conclusions??
Bibliography??
Index??
?Introduction??
1???Laying the Groundwork??
?1?Methodological Considerations
2???From Byzantium to Bulgaria??
?1?Early Bulgarian Literary Activity
?2?The Popularity of the Pseudepigrapha in Bulgaria
?3?The Indices of Forbidden Books in Bulgaria
?4?Literary Compilations and Works in Bulgaria
?5?Translation Practices
?6?Bulgarian Literary Creativity
3???The Bogomils??
?1?Bogomil Beliefs
?2?The Spread of Bogomilism
?3?Bogomil Literary Activity
4???From Bulgaria to Rus??
?1?Literary Activity in Rus
5???Jews in Slavic Lands??
?1?Translations from Hebrew into Slavonic?
?2?Conclusions
6???The Original Language of the ?Apocalypse of Abraham???
7???The Structure and Unity of the ?Apocalypse of Abraham???
?1?Structure
?2?Textual Unity
8???Christian Emendations and Interpolations??
9???The Themes, Messages and Functions of the ?Apocalypse of Abraham???
?1?Did the Destruction of the Second Temple Create a Religious Crisis?
?2?Theodicy
?3?Idolatry
?4?The Law
?5?Purity and Ritual
?6?Asceticism
?7?Eschatology
?8?The Romans
?9?Grief and Distress
?10?Knowledge
?11?Creation
?12?Free Will
?13?Function
10???4 Ezra, 2 Baruch,? and the ?Apocalypse of Abraham: A Comparative Analysis???
?1?Introduction
?1.1?The relationship between? 4 Ezra ?and? 2 Baruch??
?2?4 Ezra
?3?2 Baruch
?3?Conclusions
11???The Social Setting of the ?Apocalypse of Abraham???
?1?Methodological Considerations
?2?Apocalyptic Literature and Sectarianism
?3?The Social Setting of Opaque Texts: Lessons from Midrash Studies
?4?Conclusions
12???The Exegetical Context of the ?Apocalypse of Abraham???
?1?Rabbinic Parallels
?2?Conclusions
13???Conclusions??
Bibliography??
Index??