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Old Testament Legends: From a Greek Poem on Genesis and Exodus by Georgios Chumnos

Editat de F. H. Marshall
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 feb 2016
First published in 1925, this book provides a selection from a previously unpublished work on Genesis and Exodus by the Medieval Greek poet Georgios Chumnos. The selection was taken from a British Museum manuscript, and illustrations from this manuscript are included. The text is presented in the original Greek, alongside a facing-page English metrical translation. A detailed editorial introduction, notes and a glossary are also provided. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Medieval Greek poetry and European literature.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781316509630
ISBN-10: 131650963X
Pagini: 204
Dimensiuni: 128 x 203 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Introduction; 1. Adam and Eve expelled from paradise. They sign a bond for the devil and take refuge in the cave of Nevron; 2. Cain's act of murder detected. The curse laid upon him. The burial of Abel; 3. Cain shot by the blind Lamech; 4. Promise of the oil of mercy. Seth's journey to paradise in quest thereof. Death of Adam; 5. Enoch inscribes the story of the creation on marble tablets; 6. The conversion of Abram; 7. Abraham, Sarah and the king of Canaan; 8. How Abraham was sent to Melchisedek; 9. Abraham entertains the three young travellers. Miracle of the calf; 10. The assault upon Lot's house. The miracle of the flame. The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah; 11. The purification of Lot; 12. Joseph sold to the Ishmaelites. He throws himself on his mother Rachel's tomb; 13. Birth of Moses. His ordeal before Pharaoh; 14. Death of Moses and his burial on Sinai; Notes on the Greek text; Glossary.

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First published in 1925, this book provides a selection from a previously unpublished work on Genesis and Exodus by the Medieval Greek poet Georgios Chumnos.