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The idea of a heavenly double—an angelic twin of an earthbound human—can be found in Christian, Manichaean, Islamic, and Kabbalistic traditions. Scholars have long traced the lineage of these ideas to Greco-Roman and Iranian sources. In The Greatest Mirror, Andrei A. Orlov shows that heavenly twin imagery drew in large part from early Jewish writings. The Jewish pseudepigrapha—books from the Second Temple period that were attributed to biblical figures but excluded from the Hebrew Bible—contain accounts of heavenly twins in the form of spirits, images, faces, children, mirrors, and angels of the Presence. Orlov provides a comprehensive analysis of these traditions in their full historical and interpretive complexity. He focuses on heavenly alter egos of Enoch, Moses, Jacob, Joseph, and Aseneth in often neglected books, including Animal Apocalypse, Book of the Watchers, 2 Enoch, Ladder of Jacob, and Joseph and Aseneth, some of which are preserved solely in the Slavonic language.
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I n the Seminar "The Pseudepigrapha and Christian Origins" of the "Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas", chaired from 2000 to 2006 by Professors James H. Charlesworth ( Princeton ) and Gerbern S. Oegema (McGill), the relation between the Pseudepigrapha and the New Testament has been discussed systematically and intensively in a way never seen before. The Pseudepigrapha investigated included the Old Testament ones and those found in the Qumran as well as the Pseudepigrapha of the New Testament and the ones used in the Early Church . The seminar and its participants, who were all internally ren
Apocryphal books --- Christianity --- Church history --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Origin
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"Who was Papias, who did he know, and what did he believe about the writings that now comprise the canonical New Testament? Very little can be objectively known about him, his ministry, and his work, and yet he demands the attention of any scholar, student, or layperson who desires to understand the origins of the New Testament. This book explores Papias as a source and what he wrote about the origins of certain New Testament books. It also analyzes what other patristic and medieval authors understood about him. Shanks argues that the surviving 'Fragments of Papias' are indeed a valuable resource because they document a very early Christian belief that certain books of the New Testament originated from some of the original followers of Jesus Christ. This evidence cannot be quickly dismissed in proposals about the origins of these books"--Back cover.
Apocryphal books (New Testament) --- Papias, --- Bible. --- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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The rediscovery of several lost texts of early Christianity has aroused great public interest and media excitement. This book tells of how these ancient works were rediscovered and how and why people came to make such far-reaching claims about them.
Christianity --- Origin. --- Apocryphal gospels. --- Apocryphal books (New Testament) --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Jesus Christ --- History of doctrines.
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In the popular imagination Martha has become synonymous with the harried housewife, fretting over excessive preparations. The Martha known to early Christians is far removed from this stereotype. Martha was better known for her role in the story of the raising of Lazarus and as apostle and witness of the resurrection. This book gathers and assesses the early traditions about Martha in text, liturgy and iconography. It shows that the significance of Martha has been seriously underestimated and recovers an important and widespread tradition of Martha as apostle and authority figure for early Christians. The analysis of Martha traditions with attention to issues of gender and authority render this book an important contribution to studies on women in early Christianity.
Women in Christianity --- Apocryphal books (New Testament) --- History --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Martha,
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Die Studie untersucht aus einem religionshistorischen Blickwinkel Aussagegehalt und Theologie des Wächterbuches (1 Henoch 1-36) als eigenständiger frühjüdischer Schrift des 3. Jh. v. Chr. Bisher stieß der Text vor allem im Rahmen der Apokalyptikforschung auf Interesse. Vertreter der These eines Henochjudentums deuten ihn als antizadokidische Schrift einer dissidenten Bewegung. Ausgehend vom literarischen Profil des Textes arbeitet die Verfasserin die Bedeutung des Wächterbuches im Kontext der ptolemäischen Vorherrschaft über Palästina heraus. Das Wächterbuch erscheint aus einer solchen Perspektive als großer Aufruf an ein breites jüdisches Publikum, die Relevanz seiner Religion und der traditionellen Lebensweise zu erkennen.
Apocryphal books (Old Testament) --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Ethiopic book of Enoch --- Ancient Judaism. --- Book of Watchers. --- Enoch Literature. --- Hellenism.
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The present volume contains essays dealing with the Second Temple Jewish traditions and documents preserved solely in their Slavonic translations. It examines these Slavonic pseudepigraphical materials in the context of their mediating role in the development of early Jewish mystical traditions from Second Temple apocalypticism to Merkabah mysticism attested in rabbinic and Hekhalot materials. The book represents the first attempt to study Slavonic pseudepigrapha collectively as a unique group of texts that share common theophanic and mediatorial imagery crucial for the development of early Jewish mysticism. The study demonstrates that mediatorial traditions of the exalted patriarchs and prophets played an important role in facilitating the transition from apocalypticism to early Jewish mysticism.
Apocryphal books --- Translations into Slavic --- History and criticism --- 296*4 --- Apocryphal literature --- Pseudepigrapha --- Sacred books --- History and criticism. --- Joodse mystiek --- 296*4 Joodse mystiek --- Translations into Slavic&delete& --- Apocriefen. --- Jodendom. --- Slavische handschriften. --- Apocryphes --- Histoire et critique. --- Traductions slaves --- Apocryphal books - Translations into Slavic - History and criticism --- Apocryphal books - Translations into Slavic - Bibliography --- Apocryphes slaves
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Bart Ehrman, the New York Times bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus and a recognized authority on the early Christian Church, and Zlatko Pleše, a specialist in late ancient philosophy and Gnosticism, here offer a groundbreaking, multilingual edition of the Apocryphal Gospels, one that breathes new life into the non-canonical texts that were once nearly lost to history. For the first time ever, these sacred manuscripts are featured in the original Greek, Latin, and Coptic languages, accompanied by fresh English translations that appear next to the original texts, allowing for easy line-by-line comparison. Also, each translation begins with a thoughtful examination of key historical, literary, and textual issues that places each Gospel in its proper context. The end result is a resource that enables anyone interested in Christianity or the early Church to understand--better than ever before--the deeper meanings of these apocryphal Gospels. In The Apocryphal Gospels, Ehrman and Pleše present a rare compilation of more than forty ancient gospel texts and textual fragments that do not appear in the New Testament. This essential collection contains Gospels describing Jesus's infancy, ministry, Passion, and resurrection, as well as the most controversial manuscript discoveries of modern times, including the most significant Gospel discovered in the twentieth century--the Gospel of Thomas--and the most recently discovered Gospel, the Gospel of Judas Iscariot. The Apocryphal Gospels is much more than an annotated guide to the Gospels. Through its authoritative use of both native text and engaging, accurate translations, it provides an unprecedented look at early Christianity and the New Testament. This is an indispensable volume for any reader interested in church history, antiquity, ancient languages, or the Christian faith. --Book Jacket.
Apocryphal books (New Testament) --- New Testament apocryphal books --- Apocryphal gospels. --- Apocryphal Gospels --- 229*41 --- Gnostic Gospels --- Gospels (Apocryphal books) --- Non-canonical Gospels --- Apocriefe evangeliën van Barnabas, Bartholomaeus, Philippus, Nicodemus, Matias, Jozef de timmerman, van de Ebionieten, de Hebreeën, de Egyptenaren --- Apocryphal Gospels. --- RELIGION --- Biblical Studies --- Bible Study Guides. --- Apocryphes
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