Fragments from Hellenistic Jewish Authors: Orphica - vol 4. Society of Biblical Literature - TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS - Pseudepigrapha Series - Edited by Martha Himmelfarb.

Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langj�igem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT), sehr guter Zustand / very good condition - PREFACE -- This fourth volume of Fragments from Hellenistic Jewish Authors contains Pseudo-Orpheus, a text long regarded as a Jewish composition. In addition, two other fragments that are regularly included in collections of Orphic material are included: OF 248 and OF 299. While the case for Jewish authorship of these texts is less certain, some scholars have suggested possible Jewish composition. The intent here is to collect in one volume Orphic materials that are possibly Jewish pseudepigrapha. -- Once again I acknowledge the generous assistance of Nikolaus Walter, who treated Pseudo-Orpheus in Der Thoraausleger Aristobulos (1964) and subsequently made the results of this study available in JSHRZ 4.3. His work remains a definitive starting point, although much has been done since then. My consultations with him regarding this text have been invaluable. -- I have also benefited much from the investigation of these texts by C. Riedweg, J�disch-hellenistische Imitation eines orphischen Hieros Logos: Beobachtungen zu OF 245 und 247 (sog. Testament des Orpheus) (1993). Throughout my work, I have taken this important study into account. Especially beneficial are his analysis of the poetic style and structure of the work and the numerous parallels he adduces from the Greek epic tradition. Because of their value in assessing the literary achievement represented by this text, I have cited them freely. -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- Manuscripts -- Symbols Used in Apparatus Criticus Abbreviations Used in Apparatus Criticus -- Bibliography - Sources for the Fragments Bibliography - General -- Bibliography - Abbreviations -- Other Abbreviations -- PSEUDO-ORPHEUS -- Introduction -- Notes to Introduction Bibliography Index to Editions and Translations -- Patristic Witnesses ( Texts and Translations ) -- Pseudo-Justin Cohortatio -- Pseudo-Justin De Monarchia Clement of Alexandria Eusebius Cyril of Alexandria Theodoret -- T�bingen Theosophy -- Recensions ( Text, Translation, Commentary ) -- Recension A -- Recension B -- Recension C -- Recension D -- OTHER POSSIBLY JEWISH ORPHIC TEXTS -- APPENDIXES -- Text-Critical Evidence for Patristic Witnesses -- Parallel Chart Showing Ps.-Justin, Clement, & Eusebius -- Chart Showing Abbreviations of Recensions -- Verse Configuration Chart - Patristic Witnesses & Recensions -- Table of Readings for Reconstructing the Stemma -- INDEXES. ISBN 9780788501432