The volume ... offers a valuable contribution to boundary-bridging research of âapocrypha broadly definedâ, studying the ancient works as they were transmitted in Eastern Christian contexts.
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
This book highlights the significance of a group of five texts excluded from the standard Christian Bible and preserved only in Geâez, the classical language of Ethiopia. These texts are crucial for modern scholars due to their significance for a wide range of early readers, as extant fragments of other early translations confirm in most cases. Yet they are also noted for their eventual marginalization and abandonment, as a more restrictive understanding of the biblical canon prevailed â everywhere except in Ethiopia, with its distinctive Christian tradition in which the concept of a âclosed canonâ is alien. In focusing upon 1 Enoch, Jubilees, the Ascension of Isaiah, the Epistula Apostolorum, and the Apocalypse of Peter, the contributors to this volume group them together as representatives of a time in early Christian history when sacred texts were not limited by a sharply defined canonical boundary. In doing so, this book also highlights the unique and under-appreciated contribution of the Ethiopic Christian Tradition to the study of early Christianity.
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PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction Chapter 1: The End-Time in 1 Enoch, Paul, and Matthew: Continuity and Discontinuity - Philip Esler, University of Gloucestershire, UKChapter 2: Debating Danielâs Dream: The Synoptic Gospels and the Similitudes of Enoch on the Son of Man - Logan Williams, Durham University, UKChapter 3: Comparing Apples and Oranges? Eschatological Perspectives from 1 Enoch and 1 Peter - Sofanit T. Abebe, University of Edinburgh, UKChapter 4: Has Christian Tradition Influenced the Geâez and Greek Versions of 1 Enoch? - Loren T. Stuckenbruck, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, GermanyChapter 5: Non-Human Animals in the Primeval History of Jubilees - James Hamrick, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, GermanyChapter 6: The Trial against Isaiah: About Alleged Jewish Backgrounds of the Ascension of Isaiah - Jan Dochhorn, Durham University, UKChapter 7: The Vorlage of the Ethiopic Version of the Epistula Apostolorum: Greek or Arabic? - Darrell Hannah, All Saints Church Ascot Heath, UKChapter 8: The Apocalypse of Peter in Ethiopic Tradition - Eric Beck, University of Edinburgh, UKChapter 9: Gospel Traditions in Transition: A Look at the Ethiopic Tamare Iyesus - Meron T. Gebreananaye, Durham University, UKChapter 10: âThe House of the Gospelâ: Text, Image, and Sacred Space - Francis Watson, Durham University, UKChapter 11: Afterword - Michael Knibb, Kings College London, UKBibliographyIndex
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This volume examines five texts that were integral to early Christianity, but which are now preserved in full only in the Ethiopic textual tradition.
Highlights the importance of texts that were sacred scripture for many early Christian readers, but not for all
Formerly the Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement, a book series that explores the many aspects of New Testament study including historical perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and theological, cultural and contextual approaches. The Early Christianity in Context series, a part of JSNTS, examines the birth and development of early Christianity up to the end of the third century CE. The series places Christianity in its social, cultural, political and economic context. The European Seminar on Christian Origins and Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus Supplement are also part of JSNTS.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780567697653
Publisert
2022-08-25
Utgiver
Vendor
T.& T.Clark Ltd
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
AldersnivĂĽ
U, 05
SprĂĽk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
192
Om bidragsyterne
Meron Gebreananaye is a doctoral research student at Durham University, UK.
Francis Watson is research chair in early Christian Literature at Durham University, UK.
Logan Williams holds a doctorate in Theology & Religious Studies from Durham University, UK.