Commentary on the Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament

by Robert Henry Charles

Publisher:

Clarendon Press

, 1913

Overview

This Logos Bible Software edition contains the text of R.H. Charles' notes and commentary on the Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament. The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament, edited by R.H. Charles (1913 edition), is a collection of Jewish religious writings, mainly from the centuries leading up to the New Testament events. They are arguably the most important non-biblical documents for the historical and cultural background studies of popular religion in New Testament times. Charles' work was originally published in two print volumes. One print volume contains the text, commentary, and critical notes for the Apocrypha. The other print volume contains the text, commentary, and critical notes Pseudepigrapha. The Logos Bible Software edition of Charles' work has been split into seven volumes: • The Apocrypha of the Old Testament • Commentary on the Apocrypha of the Old Testament • Apocrypha of the Old Testament (Apparatuses) • The Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament • Commentary on the Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament • Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament (Apparatuses) • Index to the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament

Contents

Top Highlights

“The Messiah in the Parables is (1) Judge of the world, (2) Revealer of all things, (3) Champion and Ruler of the righteous. As (1) Judge he has righteousness (38:2, 39:6, 53:6, and here. Cf. Ps. 45:4–7, 72; Isa. 11:3–5), wisdom (49:1, 3, 51:3), and power (49:3, 62:6). As (2) Revealer He will bring to light the invisible worlds of righteousness and sin, 46:3, 49:2, 4, and raise the dead, 51:1, 61:5, and judge all, 51:2, 55:4, 61:8, 62:2, 3, 69:27. As (3) Champion he upholds, vindicates, and rewards the righteous, 39:7, 48:4, 7, 51:5, 53:6, 62:7, 8, 14, 15.” (Volume 2, Page 214)

“Edna, 1 En. 85:3, cf. Jubilees 4:19, where these Dream-Visions are referred to. Note that 83–90 are only dreams, whereas in the other sections Enoch has open intercourse with the angels, and is translated bodily. Yet on ascetic grounds one would expect the bodily translation before marriage, and the dream-visions after.” (Volume 2, Page 248)

“these monsters are to be the food of the righteous in the Messianic age” (Volume 2, Page 224)

“The ‘seventy shepherds’ raise the most vexed question in Enoch.” (Volume 2, Page 255)

“this is the teacher of Paul, and the Gamaliel of Acts 5:34” (Volume 2, Page 693)

Product Details

• Title: Commentary on the Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament
• Author: Robert Henry Charles
• Series: Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha Commentaries (Charles)
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Print Publication Date: 1913
• Logos Release Date: 2004
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Pseudepigrapha › Commentaries
• Resource ID: LLS:29.5.13
• Resource Type: Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-09-24T16:08:20Z

About Robert Henry Charles

R. H. Charles (1865–1943) is recognized as one of the leading figures in Enoch scholarship, and his masterly translation remains the standard edition of the text in English. An authority on apocalyptic literature, he became canon at Westminster Abbey in 1913 and an archdeacon in 1919. Charles is also the author of A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Revelation of St. John, vols. 1 and 2, and The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament.