Sefer Ha-Razim I Und II - Das Buch Der Geheimnisse I Und II: Band 1: Edition (Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism) (German Edition)

Two macroforms dating back to late antiquity are known under the Hebrew title Sefer ha-Razim (The Book of Secrets). Both are closely related in their history of tradition and redaction. Sefer ha-Razim I is a magical manual consisting of an introduction and seven chapters composed according to the cosmological scheme of seven heavens. Sefer ha-Razim II consists mainly of angelogical lists of names corresponding to the twelve months that are used for magical purposes. Both texts were repeatedly redacted and translated and widely received in Judaism as well as in Christianity. The present edition considers this rather complex history of redaction and reception by presenting the different versions synoptically. This is the first publication of Sefer ha-Razim II. A translation of the standard version of both macroforms into German as well as a detailed commentary are included.

Bill Rebiger, ist wiss. Mitarbeiter an der Philipps-Universitat Marburg und hat regelmassige Lehrauftrage am Institut fur Judaistik an der FU Berlin.Peter Schafer, Born 1943; 1968 PhD; since 1998 Ronald O. Perelman Professor of Jewish Studies and Professor of Religion at Princeton University; since 2005 the Director of Princeton's Program in Judaic Studies.

Geboren 1943; 1968 Promotion; 1973 Habilitation; 1983-2008 Professor für Judaistik an der Freien Universität Berlin; 1998-2013 Ronald O. Perelman Professor of Jewish Studies und Professor of Religion an der Princeton University; 2014-2019 Direktor des Jüdischen Museums Berlin.