Second Baruch: A Critical Edition of the Syriac Text - With Greek and Latin Fragments, English Translation, Introduction, and Concordances (Paperback, NIPPOD)

2 Baruch is a Jewish pseudepigraphon from the late first or early second century CE. It is comprised of an apocalypse (2 Baruch 1-77) and an epistle (2 Baruch 78-87). This ancient work addresses the important matter of theodicy in light of the destruction of the temple by the Romans in 70 CE. It depicts vivid and puzzling pictures of apocalyptic images in explaining the nature of the tragedy and exhorting its ancient community of readers. Gurtner provides the first publication of the Syriac of both the apocalypse and epistle with a fresh English translation on the opposite page. Also present in parallel form are the few places where Greek and Latin texts of the book. An introduction orients readers to interpretative and textual issues of the book. Indexes and Concordances of the Syriac, Greek, and Latin will allow users to analyze the language of the text more carefully than ever before.

General

Imprint:	T. & T. Clark
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Jewish and Christian Texts
Release date:	February 2012
First published:	December 2011
Authors:	Daniel M. Gurtner
Dimensions:	156 x 233 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
Edition:	NIPPOD
ISBN-13:	978-0-567-04616-1
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Translation & interpretation > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian sacred works & liturgy > Sacred texts > Criticism & exegesis of sacred texts Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian sacred works & liturgy > Sacred texts > Criticism & exegesis of sacred texts
LSN:	0-567-04616-8
Barcode:	9780567046161

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