This book examines the relationship between rabbinic and Christian exegetical writings of Late Antiquity in the Eastern Roman Empire and Mesopotamia. The volume identifies and analyses evidence of potential 'encounters' between rabbinic and Christian interpretations of the book …
This book examines the relationship between rabbinic and Christian exegetical writings of Late Antiquity in the Eastern Roman Empire and Mesopotamia. The volume identifies and analyses evidence of potential 'encounters' between rabbinic and Christian interpretations of the book …
This is the third, revised edition of the standard commentary on the Genesis Apocryphon by the author. The first edition appeared in 1966, and the second in 1971. The third edition, which is about 80 pages longer, has integrated new textual findings, in particular two columns of…
Die frühmittelhochdeutsche (sogenannte 'Wiener' oder 'Altdeutsche') 'Genesis' zählt zu den wichtigsten Denkmälern der frühmittelalterlichen deutschen Literatur, zugleich zur ersten deutschsprachigen Dichtung, die mit einem Illustrationszyklus ausgestattet ist. Der Text ist in dr…
The author presents a novel reading of the story of the Garden of Eden, not as a tale of the origins of sin and death, but as a tale of a chance of immortality, briefly accessible to humanity, but quickly lost. This new interpretation is both striking and compelling. Central to …
The author presents a novel reading of the story of the Garden of Eden, not as a tale of the origins of sin and death, but as a tale of a chance of immortality, briefly accessible to humanity, but quickly lost. This new interpretation is both striking and compelling. Central to …