TY - BOOK AU - Kulik,Alexander TI - 3 Baruch: Greek-Slavonic Apocalypse of Baruch T2 - Commentaries on early Jewish literature SN - 9783110212495 AV - BS1830.B46 K85 2010eb U1 - 229/.5066 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Berlin, New York PB - De Gruyter KW - Greek Apocalypse of Baruch KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - fast KW - Griechische Baruchapokalypse KW - gnd KW - Apocryphal books KW - Apocryphes KW - RELIGION KW - Biblical Studies KW - bisacsh N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-85) and indexes; Introduction -- Purposes and Methods -- Manuscript evidence -- Scholarship -- Original language -- Date -- Provenance -- Content -- Message -- Method -- Worldview -- General conclusions -- Bibliography -- Translation and commentary N2 - This work provides the key to one of the most enigmatic Jewish Hellenistic texts preserved in Greek and Slavonic. 3 Baruch, properly read, significantly enriches our understanding of the history of the motifs found in early Jewish lore, at times providing missing links between different stages of their development, and preserves important evidence on the roots of Jewish mysticism, proto-Gnostic and proto-Christian traditions. New volume of much valued commentary series Provides the key to one of the most enigmatic Jewish Hellenistic texts (so far neglected by modern scholarship for its complex UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=320320 ER -