Qumran and Apocalyptic: Studies on the Aramaic Texts from Qumran (Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah) (Studies of the Texts of Thedesert of Judah) (English, Aramaic and Aramaic Edition)

The present volume contains a selection of studies on the Aramaic texts from Qumran, originally published in Spanish but thoroughly revised here, which investigate the contributions made by the Qumran manuscripts to the study of the Apocalyptic Tradition. The first three papers collected here are concerned with apocalyptic texts belonging to the Enochic Tradition ( Book of Noah, Books of Enoch, Book of Giants ) and show how the fragmentary copies found at Qumran have radically altered the way in which we understand them. The next two studies deal with two texts which were previously unknown and which stem from the Danielic Tradition ( 4QPrNab, 4QpsDan Ar ); they both notably enrich our knowledge of the traditions of Daniel. The last two studies discuss two Qumranic apocalypses ( 4Q246, 11QNJ ) which reveal the richness and the diversity of the theological conceptions circulating within the Apocalyptic Tradition. The book offers a most up-to-date survey of research on these manuscripts and makes a fresh contribution to the understanding of Qumran and of the Apocalyptic Tradition. Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 8 Foreword 10 1. 4QMess Ar and the Book of Noah 18 4QMess Aramaic 19 Text 20 Translation 21 Notes 22 Commentary 34 The Book of Noah 41 Noachic materials in 1 Enoch 43 Noachic materials in Jubilees 53 Noachic materials in Qumran 57 Outline of the lost Book of Noah 60 2. Contribution of the Aramaic Enoch Fragments to our understanding of the Books of Enoch 62 The Astronomical Book 64 The Book of Watchers 77 The Book of Dreams 89 The Epistle of Enoch 96 3. The Book of Giants 114 Copies of the Book of Giants 116 The Manichean Book of Giants 123 Other elements of the Book of Giants 126 Order of the elements of the Book of Giants 127 Origin and Date of the Book of Giants 130 4. The Prayer of Nabonidus: A New Synthesis 133 4QPrayer of Nabonidus 136 Reconstructed Text 136 Translation 137 Notes 137 Commentary 144 Relation with other texts 146 Relation with Daniel 146 Relation with Nab H. 2A/B 147 Relation with 4QpsDan 149 Relation with Job 150 Literary genre and Origin 152 5. 4QPseudo Daniel Aramaic and the Pseudo-Danielic Literature 154 4QPseudo Daniel Aramaic 154 Aramaic Texts 155 Translation 156 Aramaic Texts 155 Notes 157 Commentary 164 Pseudo Danielic Literature 166 Arabic Pseudo-Daniel 167 Armenian Pseudo-Daniel 167 Coptic Pseudo-Daniel 168 Slavonic Pseudo-Daniel 169 Greek Pseudo-Daniel 170 Apocalypsis of the Profet Daniel 170 The monk Daniel on the 'Seven Hills' 171 Visions of Daniel 171 Daniel Diegesis 172 Hebrew Pseudo-Daniel 173 Persian Pseudo-Daniel 174 Syriac Pseudo-Daniel 175 Conclusions 177 6. The eschatological figure of 4Q246 179 4Q246 179 Transcription of the text 180 Translation 180 Notes 181 Commentary 184 Milik's Hypothesis 185 Fitzmyer's Hypothesis 186 Plusser's Hypothesis 187 An Eschatological Saviour 189 4QpsDan Ar 190 4Qtestimonia 191 1QH III,7-18 192 11QMelchisedek 193 4Q'Amram 194 7. The «New Jerusalem» and the future temple of the manuscripts from Qumran 197 The City Plan of NJ 203 The Description of the New Jerusalem 210 NJ and the Future Temple 219 Indexes 232 STUDIES ON THE TEXTS OF THE DESERT OF JUDAH 252 The present volume contains a selection of studies on the Aramaic texts from Qumran, originally published in Spanish but thoroughly revised here, which investigate the contributions made by the Qumran manuscripts to the study of the Apocalyptic. The first three papers collected here are concerned with apocalyptic texts belonging to the Enochic Tradition (Book of Noah, Books of Enoch, Book of Giants) and show how the fragmentary copies found at Qumran have radically altered the way in which we understand them. The next two studies deal with two texts which were previously unknown and which stem from the Danielic Tradition (4QPrNab, 4QpsDan Ar); they both notably enrich our knowledge of the traditions of Daniel. The last two studies discuss two Qumranic apocalypses (4 Q246, 11 QNJ) which reveal the richness and the diversity of the theological conceptions circulating within the Apocalyptic Tradition. The book offers a most up-to-date survey of research on these manuscripts and makes a fresh contribution to the understanding of Qumran and of the Apocalyptic A collection of detailed studies of some Aramaic texts from Qumran (Book of Noah, Books of Enoch, Book of Giants, Prayer of Nabonidus, Pseudo-Daniel Aramaic, 4Q246 and New Jerusalem) which provides new insights on the relationship of Qumran and the Apocalyptic Tradition.