Genesis Apocryphon
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Genesis Apocryphon is an ancient Jewish text from the Dead Sea Scrolls that retells and expands stories from the Book of Genesis, particularly focusing on figures like Noah and Abraham.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Genesis Apocryphon canonical | 3 |
| Old Testament pseudepigrapha | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aramaic text
ⓘ
Dead Sea Scroll ⓘ ancient Jewish text ⓘ pseudepigraphal work ⓘ rewritten Bible text ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1Q20
ⓘ
1QapGen ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Essenes
ⓘ
surface form:
Qumran community
|
| basedOn | Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| cityOfCurrentLocation | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| condition | fragmentary ⓘ |
| contains |
autobiographical first-person narratives
ⓘ
dreams and visions ⓘ expansions of Genesis stories ⓘ interpretations of dreams ⓘ legendary material about patriarchs ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 3rd century BCE to early 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| describes |
Abraham’s relationship with Sarah
ⓘ
Abraham’s stay in Egypt ⓘ Noah’s birth and extraordinary appearance ⓘ journeys of Abraham ⓘ |
| discoveredInYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Abraham
ⓘ
Enochic traditions ⓘ Lamech ⓘ Noah ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Qumran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qumran Cave 1
|
| genre |
biblical paraphrase
ⓘ
midrashic narrative ⓘ |
| language | Aramaic ⓘ |
| lengthOriginal | approximately 22 columns ⓘ |
| literaryRelation |
1 Enoch
ⓘ
Jubilees ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Jubilees
Testament of Levi ⓘ |
| location | Israel Museum ⓘ |
| manuscriptMaterial | parchment ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective |
first-person account of Abraham
ⓘ
first-person account of Lamech ⓘ first-person account of Noah ⓘ |
| partOf | Dead Sea Scrolls ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| scholarlySignificance |
important witness to Second Temple Jewish exegesis of Genesis
ⓘ
source for study of Aramaic in the Second Temple period ⓘ |
| script |
Aramaic script
ⓘ
surface form:
Herodian Hebrew script
|
| theme |
divine revelation
ⓘ
interpretation of omens and dreams ⓘ protection of Abraham and Sarah ⓘ righteousness of the patriarchs ⓘ |
| title | Genesis Apocryphon self-link ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Old Testament pseudepigrapha