The Date of the Parables of Enoch: A Critical Review
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Amongst the many incidental issues raised by J. T. Milik in his edition of the Aramaic fragments of Enoch from Qumran1 that of the date of the Parables of Enoch is perhaps one of the most important. Although there has never been anything approaching a consensus as to the exact date of this work, I would think it fair to say that many scholars in this century, if not the majority, have taken the view that the Parables are Jewish in origin; many have also argued that they date from before A.D. 70.2 Milik's view that the Parables are Christian and date from around A.D. 270 has such enormous implications for our understanding of the development of intertestamental Judaism and of the use of the term ‘Son of Man’ in the gospels that it demands very careful consideration. It also suggests that the evidence on which the Jewish origin and pre-A.D. 70 dating has been based needs to be re-examined.
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A recently published Croatian Glagolitic fragment probably bears witness to a very early stage of transmission in the Glagolitic alphabet and corresponds most closely to readings preserved in R, providing support for Sokolov's judgment.
“Although his judgements have been criticized, a recently published Croatian Glagolitic fragment of the work, which probably bears witness to a very early stage of transmission in the Glagolitic alphabet, has provided a measure of support, corresponding most closely to readings preserved in R. 23”
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- Authors
- KNIBB, M. A.
- Corresponding author
- KNIBB, M. A.
- Venue
- New Testament Studies
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 1979-04
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 345-359
- ISSN
- 0028-6885 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-8145
- OpenAlex
- W2123014322
- Cited by
- 42
- References
- 9
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 21.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- New Testament Studies (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Historical and Linguistic Studies
- Keywords
- Enoch, Qumran, intertestamental Judaism, Son of Man, Jewish origins
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