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Pseudepigrapha Isaiah_A: An Enigma?


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I have opened a new topic about Pseudepigrapha Isaiah_A, even if someone before asked already about it, because I have checked the bibliography noted in the help file and I've found some irregularities and perplexities. First the help file contents:

 

Martyrdom and Ascension of Isaiah A/B [isaiah_A, Isaiah_B] 

R. H. Charles (ed.), The Ascension of Isaiah (London: A. & C. Black, 1900) 84-95 +

B. P. Grenfell and A. S. Hunt (eds.), The Amherst Papyri . . . Part 1. The Ascension of Isaiah and Other Theological Fragments (London: H. Frowde, 1900) 4-10.

Recension A Accordance 1.1-3.9

Recension B Accordance 2.4-2.11

 

1. Both works (the pdf files can be found in Archives.org) do not contain the greek text indicated in Accordance as Isaiah_A or, at least, I could not find it. If it is my mistake, I would be glad to acknowledge it and any help will be most welcome.

 

2. Both works contain a text that corresponds to the so call Isaiah_B in Accordance module, but the text is incomplete. In Accordance, it only gets until 2,11...

 

So, two questions again:

 

1. What is Isaiah_A?

I'm really interested because I found in it a reference related to my research but I cannot quote it.

 

2. Why is the greek text not completed?

That is not what it was supposed when I ordered the module. Will it be ever completed?

 

Thanks for any comment and/or help.

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I have asked our Greek experts to comment. In the meantime I see that the PSEUD-E seems to translate Isaiah_B but it runs in parallel with Isaiah_A.

 

However a Google search of the beginning phrase turned up this interesting webpage.

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Thanks Helen.

I have found the greek text as an Appendix of Charles' Work: https://archive.org/stream/cu31924014590529#page/n220/mode/1up, p. 141 (p. 221 in the pdf). I think it should be indicated in the help file or elsewhere about the text bibliographic information. It is still not clear why is it called Isaiah_A, while the regarded main text, 'Isaiah_B'. It will be interesting to hear from the experts.

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  • 2 weeks later...

Any news about the 'experts'?

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I'm afraid I did not get helpful information yet.

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