The Assumption of Moses Translated from the Latin Sixth Century MS, the Unemended Text of Which is Published Herewith, Together with the Text in its Restored and Critically Emended Form. with Introduction, Notes, and Indices

Charles, R. H.

Published by Adam and Charles Black, London, 1897

About this Item

Lxv, 117, [vi] pp. Ads. Index of passages from Scriptures and other ancient books; index of names and subjects. Small octavo, in original black cloth with blind ruling, gilt title to front cover and spine. Some minor shelf wear to the covers, front board just slightly forward, spine tips chipped and spine gilt a little faded. Original Victorian black endpapers a little dusty, there are a very few occasional light pencil marks in the margins, otherwise clean and nice. A scarce title. OCLC 829206660. The first section includes a translation into English with exegetical notes below; then the Latin version critically revised and extended, with the unemended Latin text of the 6th century MS; then the section surviving only in a few Greek fragments. "The Assumption of Moses, also known as the Testament of Moses is a 1st-century Jewish apocryphal work. It contains secret prophecies Moses revealed to Joshua before passing leadership of the Israelites to him. It is characterized as a "testament", meaning the final speech of a dying person, Moses. The text is thought to have been originally written in Hebrew or another Semitic language, and then translated to Koine Greek. The only surviving manuscript is a 6th-century Latin translation of the Greek text which was found by Ciriani in a library in Milan and published first in 1861. The manuscript was incomplete, and the rest of the text is lost. From references in ancient works, it is thought that the missing text may have depicted a dispute over the body of Moses, between the archangel Michael and Satan. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 117 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Assumption of Moses Translated from the Latin Sixth Century MS, the Unemended Text of Which is Published Herewith, Together with the Text in its Restored and Critically Emended Form. with Introduction, Notes, and Indices
• Publisher: Adam and Charles Black, London
• Publication Date: 1897
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion - Bible Study
  • Religion - Judaism
  • Judaica
  • Language -- Latin