The Assumption of Moses: A Critical Edition With Commentary (Studia in Veteris Testamenti Pseudepigrapha, Vol 10)

The present volume provides for the long-felt need for a new critical edition of, and a full commentary on the Assumption of Moses, a Palestinian Jewish pseudepigraphon from the first century A.D. The book consists of four parts: I. Critical edition; II. Description of the Latin used in the text; III. The history of research on As. Mos., including the author's conclusions with regard to the literary-historical questions; IV. Detailed commentary. A bibliography and indices complete the book. This edition and commentary greatly enhance the accessibility of one of the most important witnesses of first-century Judaism, the matrix of earliest Christianity. A Critical Edition Of The Text Of The Assumption Of Mosis; Translation -- The Latin Of The Assumption Of Moses -- Introduction: The History Of Research On As. Mos -- Appendix: Taxo (9:1) -- Commentary. By Johannes Tromp. Latin Text With English Translation And Commentary. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [292]-304) And Indexes. This book offers a new critical edition of the Jewish pseudepigraphon ''The Assumption of Moses'' (1st century A.D.). Moreover, an extensive introduction and commentary included in this volume provide a detailed interpretation of the Assumption of Moses.