Catalog entry in Assemani
Canon criticism is a field of study ripe for research that has the potential to shine light on interpretive traditions. Both Jewish and Christian groups attempted to reconcile "authoritative" teaching with what they saw and experienced in the world around them. The results of such reconciliation were literary works, spanning from the 3rd century BCE into the 7th century CE, attributed to earlier, authoritative figures. Below is a listing of all works extant in Syriac and Arabic (including Garshuni) from Clavis Apocryphorum Veteris Testamenti. Turnhout: Brepols, 1998.. This list does not include apocryphal works commonly found in the manuscripts of the LXX. However, you can find links here for each of these in the Comprehensive Bibliography of Syriac Christianity (Judith, Tobit, I-IV Maccabees, Odes, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus, Baruch, Epistle of Jeremiah, Susanna, Bel and the Dragon).
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Die Schatzhöhle nach dem syrischen Texte der Handschriften zu Berlin, London und Rom nebst einer arabischen Version nach den Handschriften zu Rom, Paris und Oxford [Text], vol. 2, 2 vol. Leipzig: Hinrichs, 1888. From Vat. Arab. 165; BNF Arab. 54; Oxford, Bodleian libr., Huntington arab. 514; Oxford, Bodleian Libr., arab. 294; München, Bayerische Staatsbibl., arab. 243.
,Geschichte der christlichen arabischen Literatur, vol. 1, 5 vol. Rome: Vatican Apostolic Library, 1944.
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