Chronicles of Jerahmeel
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The Chronicles of Jerahmeel is a voluminous work that draws largely on
deuterocanonical books in the Septuagint
.
The Chronicles were published in English as The Chronicles of Jerahmeel Or, the Hebrew Bible Historiale by the
Royal Asiatic Society, translated by Moses Gaster, 1899. Gaster stated in his extensive preface his view (p. xx) that the Chronicles were compiled from several Hebrew sources, some quite ancient and others more recent.[1]
The actual compiler of the chronicles identifies himself as "Eleasar ben Asher the Levite" who, according to Gaster, lived in the
Eliezer ben Hyrcanus
.
Gaster explained that he chose to title it "Chronicles of Jerahmeel" instead of "Chronicles of Eleasar" because of his analysis that Eleasar was merely a compiler, while the enigmatic "Jeraḥmeel" is the source most extensively reproduced, following the Sons of Noah.
See also
- The Asatir
- Jerahmeel
- Samaritan Chronicle
- Tolidah
References
- ^ Gaster, Moses (1899). The Chronicles of Jerahmeel. London: The Royal Asiatic society.
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