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LITERATURE on ADAM and EVE Collected Essays LITERATURE ON ADAM AND EVE STUDIA IN VETERIS TESTAMENT! PSEUDEPIGRAPHA EDIDERUNT M.A. KNIBB, HJ. DEJONGE J.-CL. HAELEWYCK J. TROMP VOLUMEN QUINTUM DEGIMUM GARY ANDERSON, MICHAEL STONE & JOHANNES TROMP LITERATURE ON ADAM AND EVE LITERATURE ON ADAM AND EVE Collected Essays EDITED BY GARY ANDERSON MICHAEL STONE JOHANNES TROMP BRILL LEIDEN • BOSTON • KOLN 2000 This book is printed on acid-free paper. Die Deutsche Bibliothek - CIP-Einheitsaufhahme Literature on Adam and Eve / ed. by Gary Anderson .... Leiden ; Boston ; Koln : Brill, 2000 (Studia in Veteris Testamenti pseudepigrapha ; Vol. 15) ISBN 90-04-11600-1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data is also available ISSN 0929-3523 ISBN 9004116001 © Copyright 2000 by Koninklijke Brill nv, Leiden, The Netherlands All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Brill provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910 DanversMA01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. PRINTED IN THE NETHERLANDS IN MEMORIAM A.-M. DENIS The editors of this series announce with deep regret that Father Albert-Marie Denis, one of the founders of both Tseudepigrapha Veteris Testamenti Graece' and 'Studia in Veteris Testamenti Pseude- pigrapha', passed away on 15 November 1999 at the age of 84. During his editorship, which lasted from 1964 to 1996, fourteen vol- umes appeared in the Studia series and five in the series of text edi- tions. The present editors keep his dedication to both series in grateful remembrance. This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS Introduction ix Abbreviations x STUDIES IN THE BOOKS OF ADAM AND EVE Edited by Gary Anderson and Michael Stone The Penitence Narrative in the Life of Adam and Eve 3 GARY A. ANDERSON The Fall of Satan and Adam's Penance: Three Notes on The Books of Adam and Eve 43 MICHAEL E. STONE The Punishment of Adam and Eve in the Life of Adam and Eve 57 GARY A. ANDERSON The Exaltation of Adam and the Fall of Satan 83 GARY A. ANDERSON The Angelic Prediction in the Primary Adam Books Ill MICHAEL E. STONE Ezekiel 28, the Fall of Satan, and the Adam Books 133 GARY A. ANDERSON The Legend of the Cheirograph of Adam 149 MICHAEL E. STONE Selections from On the Creation of the World by Yovhannes T'lkuranc'i: Translation and Commentary 167 MICHAEL E. STONE The Original Form of the Life of Adam and Eve: A Proposal .... 215 GARY A. ANDERSON CURRENT ISSUES IN THE STUDY OF THE LIFE OF ADAM AND EVE Edited by Johannes Tromp Introduction 235 The Literary Development of the Life of Adam and Eve 239 M. DE JONGE The Exoneration and Denigration of Eve in the Greek Life of Adam and Eve 251 J.R. LEVISON Cain and Abel in the Greek and Armenian/Georgian Recensions of the Life of Adam and Eve 277 JOH. TROMP Siinde, BuBe und Gnade in dem Leben Adams und Evas 297 M. MEISER Adam als Bauer, oder: Die Atiologie des Ackerbaus in Vita Adae 1~21 und die Redaktionsgeschichte der Adamviten .... 315 J. DOCHHORN The Christian Origin of the Greek Life of Adam and Eve 347 M. DE JONGE Bibliography 365 Indices Index of Modern Authors 375 Index of Selected Passages 379 INTRODUCTION This volume contains two separate collections of articles, both on the same subject: the life of Adam and Eve in early Jewish and Christian legend. The first part, edited by the authors, brings together essays by G.A. Anderson and M.E. Stone. The chapter by M.E. Stone on "The Fall of Satan and Adam's Penance: Three Notes on The Books of Adam and Eve" was first pub- lished in Journal of Theological Studies N.S. 44 (1993), pp. 143-156. An early result of the research which issued in "The Legend of the Cheirograph of Adam" has appeared as "Adam, Eve and The Incarnation," St. Nersess Theological Review 2 (1997), pp. 167-179. The chapter by G.A. Anderson on "The Exaltation of Adam and the Fall of Satan" was first published in Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy 6 (1997), pp. 105-134. "The Penitence Narrative in the Life of Adam and Eve" appeared in Hebrew Union College Annual 63 (1992), pp. 1-38. The authors wish to thank the original publishers for their per- mission to reprint these articles here. The other chapters in this part of the volume have not been pub- lished before. The second part, edited by Joh. Tromp, contains the papers read at a Leiden symposium in May 1998 (see further the Introduction on pp. 235 237). The editors would like to thank Ms. W. de Gijzel and Mr. Th. Joppe of Brill Academic Publishers for their patience and coopera- tion in the production of this volume. ABBREVIATIONS Cor Corinthians Chron Chronicles 1 Joh. Erster Johannesbrief AB Anchor Bible Adv. Marc. Adversus Marcionem AKBAW.PPK Abhandlungen der philosophisch-philologischen Classe der koniglich bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Apg. Apostelgeschichte Apk. Mos. Apokalypse Moses (— Greek Life of Adam and Eve) Apoc. Apocalypse Arm. Armenian (Life of Adam and Eve) b Babylonian Talmud San Sanhedrin Qid Qiddusin Bar. Baruch Ber Rab Bereshit Rabbah (- Genesis Rabbah) Cant. Canticum canticorum CBC Cahiers de la bibliotheque copte CBOT Coniectanea biblica Old Testament series CCSL Corpus Christianorum. Series Latina Col Colossians CSCO Corpus scriptorum Christianorum orientalium CSEL Corpus scriptorum ecclesiasticorum latinorum Dan. Daniel Deut. Deuteronomy Did. Didache DKAW.PHC Denkschriften der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissen- schaften. Philosophisch-historische Classe EJL Early Judaism and its Literature En. Enoch Eph Ephesians carm. JVisb. Carmina Nisibena (Nisibene Hymns) Parad. Hymns on Paradise Exod. R. Exodus Rabba Exod Exodus ABBREVIATIONS XI Ex Exodus Exp. Ps. Expositio in Psalmos Ez. Ezechiel Ezek Ezekiel Frag. Targ Fragmentary Targum FRLANT Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments GCS Griechische christliche Schriftsteller der ersten drei Jahrhunderte Gen. Genesis Gen Rab Genesis Kabbah (— Bereshit Rabbah) Georg. Georgian (Life of Adam and Eve) GLAE Greek Life of Adam and Eve Gr. Greek (Life of Adam and Eve) Hen. Henoch Hos. Hosea HTR Harvard Theological Review HUCA Hebrew Union College Annual Sam Samuel Haer. Adversus haereses Isa Isaiah Jas. James JBL Journal of Biblical Literature Jer. Jeremia Jes. JesaJa JJS Journal of Jewish Studies Jos Jos(h)ua Antiquities Jewish Antiquities Jewish Quarterly Review Jiidische Schriften aus hellenistisch-romischer %dt JSJ Journal for the Study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic & Roman Periods JSOT Journal for the Study of the Old Testament JSP Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha JSPSup Supplements to the Journal for the Study of the Pseude- pigrapha JTS Journal of Theological Studies NS New Series Jub. Liber Jubilaeorum Kgs Kings Xll ABBREVIATIONS Kon. Konige Kor. Korintherbrief Lat. Latin (Life of Adam and Eve] Lev Leviticus LXX Septuagint m mishnah Makk. Makkabaerbuch Mat or Matt. Gospel of Matthew MNAW.L N.R. Mededelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afd.Letter- kunde. Nieuwe Reeks MT Massoretic Text MVAW.L Mededelingen van de Koninklijke Vlaamse Academic voor wetenschappen, letteren en schone kunsten van Belgie. Klasse der letteren Neh. Nehemia NHS Nag Hammadi Studies 7VT61 New Testament Studies Num Numbers NumenSup Supplements to Numen Or. Man. Oratio Manasse Origen, comm. In Gen Commentary on Genesis OTP J.H. Charlesworth (ed.), The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha Pes Rab Pesikta Rabbati PG Patrologia Graeca Prov. Proverbs Ps Psalm Ps. Sal. Psalmen Salomos PsVTG Pseudepigrapha Veteris Testamenti graece PTS Patristische Texte und Studien PVTG Pseudepigrapha Veteris Testamenti graece PW Paulys Realencyclopadw der classischen Altertumswissen- schqft, neue Bearbeitung, begonnen von Georg Wissowa Rev. Revelation Rez. Rezension RGRW Religions in the Graeco-Roman World Rom. Romans RSV Revised Standard Version ABBREVIATIONS Xlll Sap. Sal. Sapientia Salomonis SBLMS Society of Biblical Literature Monograph Series SBLSCS Society of Biblical Literature Septuagint and Cognate Studies Series SC Sources Chretiennes Sir. Sirach SPB Studia Post-Biblica STDJ Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah SupVT Supplements to Vetus Testamentum SVT Supplements to Vetus Testamentum SVTP Studia in Veteris Testamenti pseudepigrapha T. Iss. Testament Issachar T. Ps. Jon Targum Pseudo-Jonathan TDNT Theological Dictionary of the New Testament Test. Ruben Testament Ruben Tim. Timothy TRE Theologische Realenzyklopadie TSAJ Texte und Studien zum antiken Judentum TU Texte und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der altchrist- lichen Literatur VC Vigiliae christianae Vit. Ad. Vita Adae (— Latin Life of Adam and Eve) Wis. Wisdom of Solomon WMANT Wissenschaftliche Monographien zum Alten und Neuen Testament ^eitschrift fiir die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft This page intentionally left blank STUDIES IN THE BOOKS OF ADAM AND EVE Edited by Gary Anderson and Michael Stone This page intentionally left blank THE PENITENCE NARRATIVE IN THE LIFE OF ADAM AND EVE Gary A. Anderson The study of the Life of Adam and Eve (hereafter, Vita] is undergoing a remarkable renaissance. This document, which used to be known only by its Latin, Greek, and Slavonic versions,1 is now known to have had two other important witnesses in Armenian and Georgian (and Coptic fragments).2 The addition of the Armenian and the Georgian texts has opened new avenues of research into the nature of the origins and development of this important literary work. But the addition of these two new texts is not the only complicating factor in the recent study of this material. We would also have to include the burgeoning secondary literature devoted to the text-critical problems which attend both the Greek and Latin versions.3 This would include the magisterial work of Nagel on the thorny problem of how to understand the manuscript problem within the Greek tra- dition and the continuing work on the problem of recovering a Urtext of the Latin version.
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