Apocryphon of jannes and jambres the magicians

The focus of this volume is the editio princeps of Papyrus Chester Beatty XVIThe Apocryphon of Jannes and Jambres composed in Greek perhaps as early asthe first... » 

The focus of this volume is the editio princeps of Papyrus Chester Beatty XVIThe Apocryphon of Jannes and Jambres composed in Greek perhaps as early asthe first century C.E. A full commentary accompanies the edited text.An introductory section discusses the numerous references to the two magicianswho appear in Jewish Christian and Pagan literatures as Moses craftyopponents at the time of Israels exodus from Egypt. Their exploits arerecounted in over half a dozen languages from the Syriac east to the Latinwest and from Egypts deserts to King Alfreds court.The Apocryphon is placed in its GraecoRoman context but is also discussed asa backdrop for the Faust saga of European literature. A basic book for anyoneinterested in biblical and related literatures. «