The Apocryphon of Jannes and Jambres the magicians : : P. Chester Beatty XVI (with new editions of Papyrus Vindobonensis Greek inv. 29456+29828 verso and British Library Cotton Tiberius B. v f. 87) / / edited, with introduction, translation, and commentary with full facsimile of all three texts by Albert Pietersma.

• Superior document: Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, volume 119
• TeilnehmendeR: Pietersma, Albert,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, New York : : E.J. Brill,, 1994.
• Year of Publication: 1994
• Idioma: English; Ancient Greek; Latin
• Series: Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; v. 119.
• Descrición Física: 1 online resource (369 pages) :; illustrations.
• Notas: Greek and Latin versions of the legend with English translations.

The focus of this volume is the editio princeps of Papyrus Chester Beatty XVI: The Apocryphon of Jannes and Jambres, composed in Greek, perhaps as early as the first century C.E. A full commentary accompanies the edited text. An introductory section discusses the numerous references to the two magic...