Assumption of Moses

The Assumption of Moses, lat Assumptio Moses, a preserved in Latin, originally a lost Greek version possibly going back to an Aramaic or Hebrew original version of apocalyptic writing in the 1st century AD It is revealed by the dying Moses, Joshua, the future history of Israel down to the time of Herod's sons. Almost all introductory questions such as the origin of the author, the date of composition and the original language are controversial.

The book consists of 12 chapters.

Text output

  • Latin Text: Johannes Tromp: The Assumption of Moses: a critical edition with commentary. Leiden, New York, Cologne, 1993 ( Studia in Veteris Testamenti Pseudepigrapha 10). ISBN 90-04-09779-1
  • English translation: John Priest: Testament of Moses, in: Charlesworth, James Hamilton ( ed.): The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha. Vol 1: Apocalyptic Literature and Testaments. Garden City, New York 1983, 919-934.
  • German Translations: Egon Brandenburger: Ascension of Moses, in: Jewish writings of the Hellenistic-Roman Period 5, 1976, 57 - 84 / Emil Kautzsch: The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament, Vol 2, Tübingen ( Mohr ) 1900.
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