Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha and Armenian Studies. Collected Papers: Volume II Book

Preface     IX
Acknowledgements     XI
Bibliography of Articles Included     XV
Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha and Dead Sea Scrolls
Transmission History
Categorization and Classification of the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha     3
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Pseudepigrapha     15
Jewish Tradition, the Pseudepigrapha and the Christian West     41
The Axis of History at Qumran     61
The Transmission and Reception of Biblical and Jewish Motifs in the Armenian Tradition     79
The Study of the Armenian Apocrypha     95
The Armenian Apocryphal Literature: Translation and Creation     105
Studies on Texts and Themes
The Bones of Adam and Eve     141
Selection from On the Creation of the World by Yovhannes T'lkuranc'i: Translation and Commentary     147
The Legend of the Cheirograph of Adam     195
Adam, Eve and the Incarnation     213
New Discoveries Relating to the Armenian Adam Books     227
The Document called 'Question'     237
The Genealogy of Bilhah     243
'Why Naphtali?' An Internet Discussion     261
Aramaic Levi Document and Greek Testament of Levi     265
Aramaic Levi in Its Context     275
The Armenian Vision of Ezekiel     295
An Introduction to the Esdras Writings     305
The Concept of the Messiah in IV Ezra     321
On Reading An Apocalypse     339
A Reconsideration of Apocalytic Visions     353
Two New Discoveries Concerning the Uncananonical Ezra Books     367
A New Edition and Translation of the Questions of Ezra     375
Two Armenian Manuscripts and the Historia Sacra     399
Some Armenian Angelological and Unranographical Texts     415
Some Further Armenian Angelological Texts     427
The Months of the Hebrews     437
Apocryphal Notes and Readings     445
An Armenian Epitome of Epiphanius' De gemmis     455
Armenian Manuscripts, Textual Studies and Holy Land
Manuscripts and Printings
The Study of Armenian Manuscripts     467
Colophons in Armenian Manuscripts     477
The Album of Armenian Paleography with Some Pickings from Armenian Colophons     487
A Notice about Patriarch Aimery of Antioch in an Armenian Colophon of 1181     497
The Mixed Erkat'agir-Bolorgir Script in Armenian Manuscripts     503
An Armenian Manuscript in the Sir Isaac Wolfson Collection of Hechal Shlomo, the Chief Rabbinate, Jerusalem     529
An Armenian Psalter in the Library of Northwestern University      545
Two Leaves of Acts in the Perkins Library, Duke University     559
With M.J.L. Young, A Persian-Armenian Manuscript in the Leeds Collection     561
Armenian Printed Bibles in the Collection of the Trask Library, Andover Newton Theological School     569
Textual Studies
Priorities, Problems and Techniques of Text Editions     575
Assessment of Variants in Armenian Manuscripts     579
The Old Armenian Version of Isaiah: Towards the Choice of a Base Text     591
With C.E. Cox, Guidelines for Editions of Armenian Biblical Texts     611
Some New Major Tools for Armenian Studies     619
The Holy Land, Pilgrimage and Inscriptions
The Manuscript Library of the Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem     631
A Reassessment of the Bird and Eustathius Mosaics     655
Holy Land Pilgrimage of Armenians before the Arab Conquest     673
An Armenian Pilgrim to the Holy Land in the Early Byzantine Period     691
With Th.M. van Lint, More Armenian Inscriptions from Sinai     697
The Greek Background of Some Sinai Armenian Pilgrims and Some Other Observations     707
Three Observations on Early Armenian Inscriptions from the Holy Land     717
Linguistic Aspects of the Sinai Inscriptions     725
The New Armenian Inscriptions from Jerusalem      731
The Oldest Armenian Pilgrim Inscription from Jerusalem     737
A Rare Armenian Coin from Jerusalem     749
Three Armenian Objects in Jerusalem     753
An Armenian Copper Bowl in Cambridge, Massachusetts (Inscription J71)     761
Armenian Inscriptions of the Fifth Century from Nazareth     765
With Th.M. van Lint and J. Nazarjan, Further Armenian Inscriptions from Nazareth     783
With Th.M. van Lint, Two Unnoticed Armenian Inscriptions from Noravank'     801
The Armenian Inscription in Awagvank     805
An Armenian Epigraph in Melbourne     809
Further Armenian Inscriptions from Noravank'     813
Bibliography of M.E. Stone     861
Index of Ancient Sources     891
Index of Authors and Persons     911
General Index of Main Topics     929