Fragments from Hellenistic Jewish Authors: Volume 1, Historians

538 Pages·5.245 MB·English

by  Holladay, Carl R

Society of Biblical Literature
TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS
PSEUDEPIGRAPHA SERIES
edited by
James C. Vander!Eiam
Texts and Translations 30
Pseudepigrapha Series 12
Fragments From Hellenistic Jewish Authors
Poets
Fragments From Hellenistic
Jewish Authors
Poets
The Epic Poets Theodotus and Philo
and Ezekiel the Tragedian
Carl R. Holladay
Scholars Press
Atlanta, Georgia
Fragments From Hellenistic Jewish Authors
Poets
Carl R. Holladay
Cover photo reproduced irom Eusebius, Frogparaiio EuangeHca, vol. I, E. H.
Gifford, Oxford University Press, 1903.
Ο 1989
Society of BiMicat Literature
Hbrary of Congress Cata)og!ng-in-FubHcat!on Data
Fragments from HeUenistic Jewish authors.
(Texts and tr&nslations. 0145-3203 ;no.20.. 30)
(Pseudepgrapha series, 0145-3238 ; no. 10,12)
English and Greek.
Includes bMiograt^ies.
Contents: v. 1. Histodans— v. 2. Poets.
1. Bible. O.T.-History of Biblical events.
2. G^ek literature-Jewish authors.
3. Greek literature-Translations into English.
4. English literature-Translations from Greek.
I. Holladay, Carl R. Π. Series: Texts and translations;
no. 20, etc. UL Series: Texts and translations.
Pseudepigrapha series ;no. 12.
BS1197.F68 1983 880.9*8924 79-18090
ISBN 0-89130-349-9 (pbk.: v. 1)
ISBN 1-55540-317-4 (v. 2. ;alk. paper)
ISBN 1-55540-318-2 (pbk.: v. 2 : alk. paper)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
PREFACE ix
INTRODUCTION 1
Manuscripts 2
Symbols Used in Apparatus Critlcus 4
Abbreviations Used In Apparatus Criticus.... 6
Bibliography - Sources for the Fragments.... 8
Bibliography - General 25
Bibliography - Abbreviations 44
Other Abbreviations 49
THEODOTUS 51
PHILO THE EPIC POET 205
EZEKIEL THE TRAGEDIAN 301

PREFACE
This second volume of Fragments from FeJJenjstJc
JevjsA 4utAors contains the extant fragments from the
epic poets Theodotus and Philo and the tragedian
Ezekiel. At an earl ier stage, I had intended to
include Aristobulus and Pseudo-Phocylides (FRJ^ 1.7).
My earlier editor. Harold W. Attridge, also encouraged
me to include the pseudo-Greek poets and the Orphic
texts. As the size of this manuscript clearly attests,
the inclusion of these additional texts proved not to
be feasible. My hope is to include these in a third
volume, which will also contain indices to all three
volumes.
I wish to acknowledge the work of several persons
who have assisted me in this work at various stages.
In seminars at Yale, John Fitzgerald, Ernest Bursey,
Hi 1 lei Zaremba, John Riggs, and David Rensberger
assisted in the initial stages of translation,
particularly of Philo Epicus. Besides the student
assistants mentioned in the preface to the first
volume, Mary Stamps has also rendered invaluable
editorial assistance. My Emory colleagues Arthur
Wainwright and Max Miller have assisted me with a
number of details. Channing Jeschke and his staff at
Pitts Theology Library at Emory have offered their
χ Hellenistic Jewish Fragments
typical cheerful assistance in making available to me
the considerable resources of the rare book
collection. Gary Hauk, Reference Librarian at Pitts,
has been especially helpful. From an early date
Professor Nikolaus Waiter, now of the University of
Jena, has encouraged me in the project and has always
been willing to offer generous assistance with various
technical matters. I am especially indebted to
Professor P. W. van der Horst of the University of
Utrecht for his many helpful suggestions.
The bulk of this manuscript was completed during
a period of leave in 1987-88 made possible by a
research grant from the University Research Committee
of Emory University. I owe special thanks to Jim L.
Waits, Dean of the Candler School of Theology at Emory
University, who has supported this research in both
word and deed.
This book is dedicated to my three sons whose
respective birthplaces locate some of the intellectual
traditions that have informed this work: Abilene,
Princeton, New Haven.
Atlanta
November 24, 1988
INTRODUCTION
The introduction to the first volume of Fragments
froH NeJJenjist.fc JevisA j4MtAors still serves to set
these fragments in their historical context. It also
treats the history of the transmission of the texts,
in particular the textual history of Eusebius
Fraeparat Evang'e^.ica, in which most of these
fragments are preserved. Other text-critical matters
are also dealt with there.
Since the publication of the first volume in
1983, numerous items have appeared relating to these
fragments. Especially commendable is the "General
Introduction" to these authors by John Strugnell in J.
H. Charlesworth, ed., TAe OJd TestaHMt FseudepigrapAa
(Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1985) 2.777-79. More
extensive treatment of these, and their literary kin,
set within the historical and cultural milieux in
which they are to be understood, is to be found in J.
J. Col 1 ins, Fetveen 4tAens and Jerusalem; JenrjfsA
identity in tAe ^eiJenistic JevisA Diaspora (New York:
Crossroad, 1983). Also useful is the compact survey of
N. Walter, "Jüdisch-hellenistische Literatur vor
Philon von Alexandrien (unter Ausschluß der
Historiker),'" (Part II: Principate; Volume 20.1;