Story of Zosimus

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The Story of Zosimus

There is a history of debate over whether the text is Jewish or Christian in origin, and over its textual history. The Story is divided into 18 chapters, of which chapters 8–10 form a self-contained work conventionally known as the "History of the Rechabites" and chapters 11–16 form a distinct work known as the "Abode of the Blessed". The "History" was once thought to be the original kernel, around which the rest of the text was composed, but this is not generally accepted today. It has even been argued to be a late addition to the text.[5]

The Story is based on the classical legend of the

wearing no clothes
and eating only the luxurious fruits that grow on their fragrant island.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Knights 2014, p. 308.
  2. ^ a b c Minov 2019, p. 120.
  3. ^ McNeil 1978, p. 68.
  4. ^ Knights 2014, p. 307.
  5. ^ Knights 2014, p. 308–309.

References

  • Knights, Chris (1993). "'The Story of Zosimus' or 'The History of the Rechabites'?". Journal for the Study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman Period. 24 (2): 235–245.
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  • Knights, Chris (2014). "The Rechabites Revisited: The History of the Rechabites Twenty-Five Years On". Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha. 23 (4): 307–320. .
  • McNeil, Brian (1978). "The Narration of Zosimus". Journal for the Study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman Period. 9 (1): 68–82. .
  • Minov, Sergey (2019). "Syriac". In Alexander Kulik; Gabriele Boccaccini; Lorenzo DiTommaso; David Hamidovic; Michael Stone (eds.). A Guide to Early Jewish Texts and Traditions in Christian Transmission. Oxford University Press. pp. 95–138.

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