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NOAH AND HIS BOOK(S) Early Judaism and Its Literature Judith H. Newman, General Editor Editorial Board Mark J. Boda George J. Brooke Esther Glickler Chazon Steven D. Fraade Martha Himmelfarb James S. McLaren Jacques van Ruiten Number 28 NOAH AND HIS BOOK(S) NOAH AND HIS BOOK(S) Edited by Michael E. Stone, Aryeh Amihay, and Vered Hillel Society of Biblical Literature Atlanta NOAH AND HIS BOOK(S) Copyright © 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by means of any information storage or retrieval system, except as may be expressly permit- ted by the 1976 Copyright Act or in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission should be addressed in writing to the Rights and Permissions Offi ce, Society of Biblical Literature, 825 Houston Mill Road, Atlanta, GA 30329 USA. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Noah and his book(s) / edited by Michael E. Stone, Aryeh Amihay, and Vered Hillel. p. cm. — (Early Judaism and Its literature ; no. 28) “Th is book is a joint enterprise emerging from Michael Stone’s senior seminar during the years 2003–2005. Th e seminar was devoted during those two years to a study of the traditions about a book or books of Noah and about Noah himself. Th e sub- ject is enormous, as will be seen from the chronological and geographical range of the material assembled here. Two questions were defi ned that focused the discussion and, consequently, the material presented in this book. Th e fi rst was to assess refer- ences to a Noah writing in the Second Temple period, including segments of existing works that scholars had in the past attributed to a Noah writing. As a corollary of this, the traditions of Noah in other Second Temple period works were studied, fi rst, to gain insight into their character and, second, to see whether distinct enough tradi- tions survived in those, oft en incidental, references to witness to the existence of a Noachic writing or writings”—Data View. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 978-1-58983-488-0 (paper binding : alk. paper) 1. Noah (Biblical figure)—Legends—History and criticism. 2. Noah (Biblical figure)—In rabbinical literature. 3. Bible. O.T. Genesis V–IX—Criticism, interpretation, etc. 4. Christian literature, Early—Syriac authors—History and criticism. 5. Dead Sea scrolls. I. Stone, Michael E., 1938–. II. Amihay, Aryeh. III. Hillel, Vered. BS580.N6N6125 2010 222'.11092—dc22 2010013972 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free, recycled paper conforming to ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R1997) and ISO 9706:1994 standards for paper permanence. Dedicated to All the Members of the Seminar 1967–2005 Contents Abbreviations ix Introduction 1 Part 1: Fragments and Documents Associated with a “Book of Noah” Th e Book(s) Attributed to Noah Michael E. Stone 7 A Reconsideration of Charles’s Designated “Noah Interpolations” in 1 Enoch: 54:1–55:1; 60; 65:1–69:25 Vered Hillel 27 Is 1 Enoch 6–11 a “Noachic” Fragment? A Scholarly Discussion Michael Tuval 47 Traditions of the Birth of Noah Aryeh Amihay and Daniel A. Machiela 53 A Note on 1Q19: Th e “Book of Noah” Claire Pfann 71 Th e Noah Cycle in the Genesis Apocryphon Esther Eshel 77 Is 4Q534–536 Really about Noah? Jeremy Penner 97 Th e Rebirth of a Book: Noachic Writing in Medieval and Renaissance Europe Rebecca Scharbach 113 viii CONTENTS Part 2: Noah Traditions Noah and the Flood in the Septuagint Benjamin G. Wright III 137 Distinctive Traditions about Noah and the Flood in Second Temple Jewish Literature Nadav Sharon and Moshe Tishel 143 Th e Role of Noah and the Flood in Judean Antiquities and Against Apion by Flavius Josephus Michael Tuval 167 Philo’s Interpretation of Noah Albert C. Geljon 183 Noah in Rabbinic Literature Aryeh Amihay 193 Noah and the Flood in Gnosticism Sergey Minov 215 Some Jewish Noah Traditions in Syriac Christian Sources Daniel A. Machiela 237 Th e Literary Presentation of Noah in the Qur’ān Erica Martin 253 A Shelter amid the Flood: Noah’s Ark in Early Jewish and Christian Art Ruth Clements 277 Part 3: Miscellaneous Noah Texts and Traditions Noah in Onomastic Traditions Vered Hillel and Michael E. Stone 303 Mount Ararat and the Ark Michael E. Stone 307 Bibliography 317 Contributors 351 Index of Ancient Sources 355 Index of Authors 375 Abbreviations Primary Sources 1 Clem. 1 Clement 4 Bar. 4 Baruch (Paraleipomena Jeremiou) ‘Abod. Zar. ‘Abodah Zarah ’Abot R. Nat. ’Abot de Rabbi Nathan Abraham Philo, On the Life of Abraham Ag. Ap. Josephus, Against Apion Agriculture Philo, On Agriculture ALD Aramaic Levi Document Alleg. Interp. Philo, Allegorical Interpretation Ant. Josephus, Jewish/Judean Antiquities apGen Genesis Apocryphon Apoc. Ab. Apocalypse of Abraham Apoc. Paul Apocalypse of Paul b. Babylonian Talmud B. Meṣi‘a Baba Meṣi‘a Ber. Berakot Cherubim Philo, On the Cherubim Confusion Philo, On the Confusion of Tongues Creation Philo, On the Creation of the World Did. Didache Drunkenness Philo, On Drunkenness Eccl. Rab. Ecclesiastes Rabbah ‘Erub. ‘Erubin Ep. Epistle Faust. Augustine, Contra Faustum Manichaeum Flight Philo of Alexandria, On Flight and Finding Gen. Rab. Genesis Rabbah Giants Philo of Alexandria, On Giants Git.̣ Gitṭịn -ix-
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