of Journal internetional history religion, JE W I S; F I ancient to scholarly past and by the Oxford ST U D I E S rwice yearln rveileble in both Onlhc covers the searchableT able is freely available Edited by GEZA vERMES and secwa srERN rnx, Editor; ANBT VERMES, Reviews editor ; STBPHEN CHARLOTTE HEMPEL cditor. University; ceo ; ISAIAH gAUPTMAN, NHAN, Cambridge STER SCHAFER, Institute, for Hebrew and j rPY; telephone Centre for Hebrew be reproduced, d in any form or by or otherwise, for the Addirionally agreement. vol,. LXrr No. r SPRTNG2o rr I I rJ8 IJoURNAL oF JEwrsH sruDrES all these are reclacrional pro-Maccabean which would have brought together tl additions. He therefore assigns the body results ofthis study and its contributic of the Apocalyp-rct o pre-Maccabean rimes Finally, it is regrettable that the (pp. 4z-6) and concludes it is not 'a work Qgnrranic Apocryphon ofJ eremiah C, of pro-Maccabean military propaganda' close ro the Animal Aporclypsein many (p. :lr).Signi{rcantly, all three insrances respecrs,w as not exploited to clarify belong to the description o[ the 6nal various aspects o( the Apr'ulypse. Beside eschatological events, by nature general a few sentences (on p. r94) surnmarizinr and not always clear. They have been the what I said in my D/D 3o edition of object of various interpretations during this cornposition, rhe Apocryphoni snot the last centurv. But as oointed out mentioned bv Assefa. : l: :-.:: !: ;'i..'.-': , :: t:,,;.',.1::.;,; .t t ,:1J,: t p'ltl t t r,tr'r ;','ir r/r/@ '',1, .\.: : :.: - :,:-- ).:. : : :.z -.J :: ,.,- ]. - . r. :.t2.. ,: ; :.:: ,.:-, .-a J a;a: a. :- . a -::r" ,?Zt7<rcA, aAmE i literature fronr Qnrran. In any case,r he i nteresting observationso n variout 'retlactional' character of these instances of the Apocalypspeu t forwardi n thir is not always established. volume. Whoever wishes to investi The entire volume wouid have the Anhral Apocalypswei ll havet o benetrted from a proper conclusion, Assefa'sv olume. -. :l i -... S1 -:.\\-t::'-_ -.,r:i\:,\ \s- ------ 158 l;ouRNAL or JEwrsH sruDrES all these are redactional pro-Maccabean which would have brought together the additions. He therefore assigns the body results ofthis study and its contributions. of the Apocalypsct o pre-Maccabean times Finallv, it is regrettable that the (pp. 4z-6) and cor.rcludesi t is not 'a work Qgmranic Apocryphon ofJereniah C, of pro-Maccabean military propaganda' close to the Animal Apocalypsei n manv (p. ZZt).Significantly, all three insrances respects.w as not exploited ro clarify belong to the description ofthe linal various aspects ofthe Apocalypse.B esides eschatological events, by nature general a few sentences (on p. ry4) summarizing and not aiways clear. They have been the what I said in my DJD 3o edition of object of various interpretations during this composition, the Apocryphon is not the last century. But as pointed out mentioned by Assefa. above, the various details may now be The present short review cannot better understood in light ofthe sectarian do justice to the numerous correct and literature from Qgmran. In any case, the interesting observations on various details 'redactional' character of these instances of the Apocalypse put forward in this is not always established. volume. Whoever wishes to investigate The entire volunre would have the Animal Apocalypsew ill have to consult benefited frorn a proper conclusion, Assefa's volume. DEVORAH DIMANT UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA Andrei Orlov, SclectedS tudiesi n the SlavonicP seudepigraphaB.r ill, Leiden, zoo9. xvi, 44o pp.€146.oo. r snn 978 go o4 t7879 3. Professor Orlov has graced us the excellent general pseudepigrapha with several works on the Slavonic bibliography by Lorenzo DiTommaso pseudepigrapha, taking up the banner (A Bibliography of PseudepigraphaR esearch carried in the last generation by 1850-1999,S hefiield: She{Iield Academic ;E mi.lre -Turdeanu. The present work Press,z oor). complenrents and supplements his book The first part ofthe book contains From Apocalypticism to Merkabah Llysticism: ten essays.O f them, all but two have Studies on the Slauonic Pseudepigrapha been published or are in press. This (Leiden, Brill, zooT) reviewed in this is no reason for condemnation, and Journalrl/S 59 (zoo8),p p. r4o-r43. We their gathering together iets them anticipate more stimulating insights frorn 'talk' with one another, and provides l';. n.-;^ r!'. F't"'. a very good conrplement to the earlier Part III of the present work is a work, and also to his 6ne book Tle select bibliography of the transmission Enoch-Metatron Tradition (-zoo5). The of theJewish Pseudepigrapha in the application ofsustained study to the Slavic milieux, and scholars of the field Slavonic pseudepigrapha is, of course, wili be very thankful to Andrei Orlov most significant. Studies on Apocalypse for this important and rich resource, oJA brahan, The Apocalypse of Baruch extending frorn page zo5 to 434. This and z Enoch are to be welcorned by all is an extremely valuable tool for us all, scholarso f ancientJudaism, but also of to supplement his own earlier list and the development of Slavic cultures, on S REVrEws lr59 would have brought together the which these works, presumably originally This book, then, is another stage in the ofthis study and its contributions. Jewish, have had sustainedi nfuence. building ofthe structure ofthe type ,ally, it is regrettable that the Orlov has developed a number of ofJudaism the fruits of which were anic Apocryphon oJJ cremiah C, directior.rs of interest tl.rat run through preserved in the Slavonic tradition. o the Animal Apocalypse in many much of his writing. He is convinced, This last remark takes us to a final ts, was not exploited to clarify basically correctly, of the lines of con- observation oi the present review. s aspectso f dte Apocdlypse.B esides nection that run from the earlier Jewish beyond tbe recommendation that those sentence(so n p. t94) summarizing apocalyptic and vision;rry texts including irrterestedi n ancient Judaism cannot said in my DJD 3o edition of the apocalypses,i nto visionary material afford to miss this book. The preservation mposiriorr,t he Apocryphoni s not preserved in Hechalot and Merkabah of this particular collocation of texts rned by Assefa. mystical texts. He shows a consistently in Slavonic is striking. It would be 3 present short review cannot broad acquaintace with a considerable exrrenrely irrteresting to have a profile ;ice to the numerous correct and range ofJewish and Christian visionary ofthe corpus ofJewish apocalyptic and ting observationso n various details nraterial, and he is not timid about visionary texts preserved in Slavonic. Apocolypspeu t forward in this positing connections and continuities. It Fronr this profile, which is quite different e. Whoev er wishes tt.ri nvestigate is striking that in this line ofdescent, the from the prolile of the material preserved imal Apocalypsew ill have to consult rexts preserved in Old Church Siavonic in Greek (from which the Slavonic w:rs 's volume. lrave a very central place. The Apocalypse most likely translated), we may learn o;fB aruch (t Baruch), z Enoch, Apocalypse something about channels of transmission AH DIMANT of Abraham and Ladder ofJacob all are and cultivation ofthese texts in the lirst RSITY OF IIAIFA permeated with this particular type of millennium CE. We may also learn nraterial (absent or little represented, something about the nature of early plra.B rill. Lei.len. zoo9. xvi. for example, in Syriat Baruch or 4 Ezra). Slavonic Christianity and its willingrress Of course, this is a generalization to accept and transmit works of this cellent general pseudepigrapha and exceptions can be found, but it is general character. Ofcourse, I know that Sraphyb y Lorenzo DiTommaso nonethesss triking that the works narned the preservation of this material could be liography,tf Pseudepigrapha Research do share these characteristrcs. pure happenstance,b ut the results ofthat ;99, Shefiield: Sheffield Academic He has also had a great interest over 'happenstance'are so striking that the zoor). the years in the Divine or Heavenly issue ofthe Byzantine ancl early Slavonic e first parr oi the book contains Face, and goes back in his researcht o transrrission is raised sharply. ays. Of them, all but two have the Exagogeo f Ezekiel the Tragedian and In conclusjon, my leeling is thar it ublishedo r are in press.T his Prayer ofJ osepht o illustrate this theme is high time we saw new commentaries easonf or condemnation, and ofthe heavenly or angelic counterp:rrts on all these writings. We already athering together lets them of earthly patriarchs. This is another have Alexander Kulik's Iine works on pith one another, and provides trajectory of ancient Jewish religious Apocalypse of Abraham and Apocalypse ttf good complement to the earlier beliefthat he has fruitfully explored, also Baruch (seeA . Kulik, RetrouertingS lauonic and also to his fine book The in the present volume. Pseudepigrapha:T owards the Lost Original of Metatron Tradition( zoo5). The A third, rich lode that he has been the Apocalyltseo f Abrahan, Atlanta: SBL, rtion ofsustained stucly to the mining is the implication of different zoo4 and z edn Leiden: Brill, zoo5; and ic pseudepigraphais , of course, attitudes to Adam and to Enoch and idem, j Baruch: Greek-Slauonic Apocalypse of ignificant. Studies on Apocalypse Noah in the texts as indicators of Baruch. Berlin: de Gruyter, zoro). Perhaps ham, The Apocalypst of Baruth differing attitudes to these patriarchs they should be joined by a commerrtary inoch are to be welcorned by all and Orlov often speaks of such attitudes on z Enoch by Andrei Orlov. 's of ancientJudaism, but also of as being polemical. representing thc MICHAEL E. STONE relopmento f Slavic cultures, on interests of one group against another. HEBRE\v UNIVERSITY, .JERUSALEM