TY  - BOOK
AU  - Drawnel,Henryk
TI  - Aramaic Wisdom Text from Qumran: A New Interpretation of the Levi Document
SN  - 9781433703843
AV  - BM488.L48 -- D73 2004eb 
U1  - 229/.914 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Leiden
PB  - BRILL
KW  - Levi document
KW  - Manuscripts, Aramaic
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Tables -- Plates -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- CHAPTER ONE: ARAMAIC LEVI DOCUMENT: INTRODUCTION -- 1.1 A General Presentation of the Document -- 1.2 Previous Research -- 1.3 Purpose of the Study -- 1.4 The Text of the Document -- 1.4.1 History of Publication -- 1.4.2 Manuscript Description -- 1.4.2.1 The Qumran Fragments -- 1.4.2.2 The Cairo Geniza Fragments -- 1.4.2.3 The Mt. Athos Fragments -- 1.4.2.4 The Syriac Fragment -- 1.4.3 The Order of Manuscripts and their Reconstruction -- 1.4.3.1 A Reconstruction of the Qumran Manuscripts -- 1.4.3.2 A Reconstruction of MS A -- 1.4.3.3 A Reconstruction of MS E -- 1.4.3.4 A Reconstruction of MS B -- 1.4.3.5 Two Recensions Theory -- 1.4.3.6 A Tentative Order of Manuscripts and Events in the Document -- 1.5 The Language, Author, Date, Place, and Purpose of the Composition -- 1.5.1 The Language -- 1.5.2 The Author -- 1.5.3 The Date, Place, and Purpose of the Composition -- 1.5.3.1 The Date -- 1.5.3.2 The Place -- 1.5.3.3 The Purpose -- 1.6 The Literary Genre -- CHAPTER TWO: ARAMAIC LEVI DOCUMENT: THE TEXT -- 2.1 Reconstructed Text -- 2.1.1 A.L.D. 1a -- 2.1.2 A.L.D. 1b -- 2.1.3 A.L.D. 1c-2 -- 2.1.4 A.L.D. 3 -- 2.1.5 A.L.D. 3a-3c -- 2.1.5.1 A.L.D. 3a -- 2.1.5.2 A.L.D. 3b -- 2.1.5.3 A.L.D. 3c -- 2.1.6 A.L.D. 4-10 -- 2.1.7 A.L.D. 11-18 -- 2.1.8 A.L.D. 19-25b -- 2.1.9 A.L.D. 25b-32a -- 2.1.10 A.L.D. 32b-64 -- 2.1.11 A.L.D. 65-72 -- 2.1.12 A.L.D. 72-80 -- 2.1.13 A.L.D. 81-90 -- 2.1.14 A.L.D. 90-96 -- 2.1.15 A.L.D. 96-100 -- 2.1.16 A.L.D. 83b-98-Wisdom Poem: Strophic Disposition -- 2.1.17 A.L.D. 101-104 -- 2.1.17.1 A.L.D. 101 -- 2.1.17.2 A.L.D. 102 -- 2.1.17.3 A.L.D. 103 -- 2.1.17.4 A.L.D. 104 -- 2.2 Overlapping Qumran Texts -- 2.2.1 A.L.D. 1a-1b -- 2.2.2 A.L.D. 4-9 -- 2.2.3 A.L.D. 20-32 -- 2.2.4 A.L.D. 22-31 -- 2.2.5 A.L.D. 69-73 -- 2.2.6 A.L.D. 82-100 -- 2.3 Non Classified Fragments; CHAPTER THREE: ARAMAIC LEVI DOCUMENT: COMMENTARY -- 3.1 Levi's Prayer-A.L.D. 1a -- 3.1.1 Introductory Narrative-A.L.D. 1a vv. 1-4 -- 3.1.2 The Prayer-A.L.D. 1a vv. 5-19 -- 3.2 First Vision-A.L.D. 1b -- 3.3 Shechem Incident-A.L.D. 1c-2 -- 3.4 Selling of Joseph-A.L.D. 3 -- 3.5 Heavenly Elevation-A.L.D. 3a-7 -- 3.6 First Visit to Isaac-A.L.D. 8 -- 3.7 Ordination in Bethel-A.L.D. 9-10 -- 3.8 Wisdom Instruction-A.L.D. 11-61 -- 3.8.1 Introductory Narrative-A.L.D. 11-13 -- 3.8.2 Priestly Purity and Holiness-A.L.D. 14-18 -- 3.8.3 Due Order of Sacrificial Activity-A.L.D. 19-30 -- 3.8.3.1 Ablutions-A.L.D. 19-21 -- 3.8.3.2 Wood for the Burnt Offering-A.L.D. 22-25a -- 3.8.3.3 Burnt Offering of the Bull-A.L.D. 25b-30 -- 3.8.4 Metrological Order of Weights and Measures-A.L.D. 31-47 -- 3.8.4.1 Wood Quantity-A.L.D. 31-36 -- 3.8.4.2 Salt Quantity-A.L.D. 37-40 -- 3.8.4.3 Fine Flour-A.L.D. 40b-42 -- 3.8.4.4 Oil and Wine-A.L.D. 43-44 -- 3.8.4.5 Frankincense-A.L.D. 45-46a -- 3.8.4.6 Metrological Table-A.L.D. 46b-47 -- 3.8.5 Final Exhortation-A.L.D. 48-50 -- 3.8.6 Sacrifice, Ablution, Blood, and Blessing-A.L.D. 51-61 -- 3.9 Genealogy and Autobiography-A.L.D. 62-81 -- 3.9.1 Marriage and Children-A.L.D. 62-73 -- 3.9.2 Grandchildren-A.L.D. 73-77 -- 3.9.3 Autobiography-A.L.D. 78-81 -- 3.10 Wisdom Poem-A.L.D. 82-98 -- 3.10.1 Introductory Narrative-A.L.D. 82-83a -- 3.10.2 The Poem-A.L.D. 83b-98 -- 3.11 Perspectives for the Future-A.L.D. 99-104 -- 3.11.1 Future Glory-A.L.D. 99-100 -- 3.11.2 Future Apostasy-A.L.D. 101-104 -- CONCLUSION -- Appendix: Text and Translation -- Aramaic Concordance -- Greek Concordance -- Syriac Concordance -- Bibliography -- Index of Biblical Texts -- Index of Non-Biblical Literature -- Index of Modern Authors
N2  - This source publication of the Aramaic Levi Document collects all the manuscripts and photographs of this Levitical composition from the Second Temple period. The commentary on the Document deals with its literary characteristics, educational character, and Babylonian origin of Levitical professional education
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