Jewish Studies

Thomas Knittel

Das griechische »Leben Adams und Evas«

Studien zu einer narrativen Anthropologie im frühen Judentum

[The Greek 'Life of Adam and Eve'. Studies of a Narrative Anthropology in early Judaism. By Thomas Knittel.]

2002. XIV, 349 pages.

Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism 88

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The Greek text on 'The Life of Adam and Eve,' an important source of our knowledge of early Judaism, has caused considerable controversy due not only to its date and its origin but also to its uniformity. Thomas Knittel deals with the theological interpretation of this text, paying particular attention to the parallels in the history of tradition. He begins with information on the handwritten manuscript of the text and then goes on to prove that there are good reasons for regarding this as a uniform work written by one author. After providing several preliminary remarks related to his method, the author reconstructs, translates, analyzes and interprets selected sections of the text.
The Greek text on 'The Life of Adam and Eve,' an important source of our knowledge of early Judaism, has caused considerable controversy due not only to its date and its origin but also to its uniformity. Thomas Knittel deals with the theological interpretation of this text, paying particular attention to the parallels in the history of tradition. He begins with information on the handwritten manuscript of the text and then goes on to prove that there are good reasons for regarding this as a uniform work written by one author. After providing several preliminary remarks related to his method, the author reconstructs, translates, analyzes and interprets selected sections of the text.
Authors/Editors

Thomas Knittel Geboren 1968; 1984–88 Berufsausbildung zum Mechaniker und Tätigkeit in diesem Beruf; 1988–89 Praktikum in der kirchlichen Jugendarbeit; 1990–97 Studium der evangelischen Theologie in Leipzig; 1997–2000 Promotionsstipendium der Sächsischen Graduiertenförderung; 2000 Promotion; zur Zeit Vikariat.

Reviews

The following reviews are known:

In: Revue d'histoire et de Philosophie Religieuses — Jg.83 (2003), H.2, S. 223f (Ch. Grappe)
In: Old Testament Abstracts — Vol.26 (2003), S.180
In: New Testament Abstracts — Vol.46 (2002), H.3, S. 590f
In: Judaica — Jg.58 (2002), H.3, S. 218f (Friedrich Avemarie)
In: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament — 2003, S. 174f (M.A. Knibb)
In: Biblische Zeitschrift — Jg.47 (2003), H.1, S. 151ff (Bernhard Heininger)
In: Adamantius — Jg.9 (2003), S. 400ff (Giovanni B. Bazzana)
In: Bulletin of the Institute for — Vol.29 (2002), S. 9f (Birger A. Pearson)
In: Theologische Literaturzeitung — Jg.129 (2004), H.2, Sp.146ff (Jan Dochhorn)
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