Studies in Early Jewish Epigraphy (Arbeiten zur Geschichte des Antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums, 21)

299 Pages·1997·3.72 MB·English

by  Edited by Jan Willem van Henten and Pieter Willem van der Horst

ARBEITEZNU R GESCHICHTE
DESA NTIKENJ UDENTUMS
UND DES
URCHRISTENTUMS
HERAUSEGGEBVEON N
MartiHne nge(lT iibingePne)t,eS rc haf(eBre rlin),
PietWe.r vand erH ors(tU trechMta)r,t iGno odman( Oxford),
DanieRl. S chwar(Jtezr usalem)
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STUDIESI N
EARLYJ EWISHE PIGRAPHY
EDITEBDY
JANW ILLEVMA NH ENTEN
AND
PIETWEIRL LEVMA ND ERH ORST
EJB.R JLL
LEIDEN· NEW YORK · KOLN
1994
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CONTENTS
Pref.a c.e .. ... . .... . ... ..... .. . ... . .... . .. .. . .. .. .. .. ... .. . . .. . .. .. . . .. . . . ..... v .... i . i... . .. . .
Abbreivoi.nas.t...................i.x. ...................................................
Introdbuyc tetidhoiesnt . .o.r.............1. ..................................
WILLIHAoMR BtrRY
JewiIsnhs criapntJdie owniLssirh ta etiunrEe g ypt,
witShp ecRieeafrle ntcoEe c cslieas.t.i.c.u.s....9. ............
jANW ILLEVMA NH ENTEN
AJ ewish iEnapL iittareypTr hea x4tM :a c1e:7 -81.0. ....44 .
JO HANH .M .S TRUBBE
Curses VAigoaliaontftsi htoGe nr aivJnee wiEsphi taphs
formA siMai nor................7.0. .............................................
PIETEWR. VAN DER HoRST
JewiPsohie ctTaolm Ibn scri.p.t.i.o.n.s......1.92 ........................
ALICEj .BI JD EV A ATE
Alph-aIbnestcrifportmJi �owniGssr ha v.e.s.......1.4.8. ...........
DAVINDo v
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GERTL irDERITZ,
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TESSRAAJ AK
InscripCtoinotnRe exaatnd:dti hnJege wish
Catacoofm bRs.o .m.e......................2.2.6. ..............................
GERARMDu ssiES
JewiPsehr soNnaamlei snS omNeo n-rLairtye
Sour.c.e..s.......................2.4.2. ..................................................
Indoefpx a ss.a.g.e.s............... ..2.7.7 .............................................
I Inscriopsttiraoannpcdsaa ,p . y..r..i.........2.7.7 ...............
ll Bib..l..e.................................2.8.3. ......................................
m Anciwernitt. i.n.g.s............2.8.5. .....................................

PREFACE
Thep resveonltuc moen tainpsa penrriesnaa edta c oenrfence
ona nciJeenwtie spihg raoprhgyia ezndb ym embesro ft he
FacuolfTt hye oyla otUg treUcnhvite rsTihteey d.i twohrows e,r e
thceo nveonfte hrsesy mposairguerm a,ut lte oPf rofessor Martin
Heneglfro a greetiopn ugb ltihsvihos l uimnte h see rAiGeJAsU.
Theayl so twoti hsahMn rks G.o nnRiu nieae-nDiwchkos kil­
fullryea fsihonaeldtl h mea nuscirnitcpoat mse rreaa cdoyp y.
Thefyru thoewret hantkoDs r P etSetra pflocerso rrecting the
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ABRBEVITAIONS
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INTRODUCTION
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