UID:
almahu_9949703557102882
Format:
1 online resource (xvii, 399 pages)
ISBN:
9789004295827
Series Statement:
Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, v. 119
Uniform Title:
Apocryphon of Jannes and Jambres the magicians. Polyglot.
Content:
The focus of this volume is the editio princeps of Papyrus Chester Beatty XVI: The Apocryphon of Jannes and Jambres, composed in Greek, perhaps as early as the first century C.E. A full commentary accompanies the edited text. An introductory section discusses the numerous references to the two magicians, who appear in Jewish, Christian and Pagan literatures as Moses' crafty opponents at the time of Israel's exodus from Egypt. Their exploits are recounted in over half a dozen languages, from the Syriac east to the Latin west and from Egypt's deserts to King Alfred's court. The Apocryphon is placed in its Graeco-Roman context, but is also discussed as a backdrop for the Faust saga of European literature. A basic book for anyone interested in biblical and related literatures.
Note:
Preliminary material -- THE JANNES AND JAMBRES LEGEND: THE QUESTION OF ORIGIN -- THE EVIDENCE OF THE DAMASCUS DOCUMENT -- DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRADITIONS -- THE NAMES OF THE MAGICIANS -- LITERARY REFERENCES TO A BOOK ON JANNES AND JAMBRES -- THE BOOK ON JANNES AND JAMBRES -- JANNES AND JAMBRES AND ASSOCIATED LITERATURE -- THE CODICOLOGY OF P. CHESTER BEATTY XVI -- ORTHOGRAPHY, LANGUAGE AND DATE OF P. CHESTER BEATTY XVI -- TRANSCRIPTION AND RECONSTRUCTION -- Frame 1 → a, b -- Frame 1 ↓ a, b -- Frames 1 → c, d, 3 → h, 4 → c -- Frames 1 ↓ c, d, 3 ↓ h, 4 ↓ C -- Frame 1 → e, f -- Frame 1 ↓ e, f -- Frame 2 → a-g -- Frame 2 ↓ a-g -- Frame 3 → a-f, i-q -- Frame 3 ↓ a-f, i-q -- Frame 4 → a, b, d-k -- Frame 4 ↓ a, b, d-k -- Frames 2 → h, 3 → g -- Frames 2 ↓ h, 3 ↓ g -- Frame 5 ↓ a, b, c, f, j, P -- Frame 5 → a, b, c, f, j, p -- Frame 5 ↓ d, e, g, h, i, k-o -- Frame 5 → d, e, g, h, i, k-o -- Frame 6 ↓ a-k -- Frame 6 → a-k -- Frame 7 ↓ a-n -- Frame 7 → a-n -- Frame 8 → a-r -- INTRODUCTION -- TEXT AND TRANSLATION -- INTRODUCTION -- TEXT AND TRANSLATION -- REPRODUCTIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDICES OF GREEK WORDS -- BIBLICAL INDEX -- NON-BIBLICAL INDEX -- MODERN AUTHORS INDEX -- SUBJECT INDEX -- RELIGIONS IN THE GRAECO-ROMAN WORLD.
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Greek and Latin versions of the legend with English translations.
Additional Edition:
Print version: The Apocryphon of Jannes and Jambres the Magicians: P. Chester Beatty XVI (with New Editions of Papyrus Vindobonensis Greek inv. 29456 + 29828 verso and British Library Cotton Tiberius B. v f. 87). Edited with Introduction, Trans
Language:
English
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