2 Baruch and the Syriac Codex Ambrosianus (7a1): Studying Old Testament Pseudepigrapha in Their Manuscript Context

2 Baruch and the Syriac Codex Ambrosianus (7a1): Studying Old Testament Pseudepigrapha in Their Manuscript ContextJournal for the Study of the PseudepigraphaSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/X6MS5V2B/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Liv IngeborgLied2 Baruch and the Syriac Codex Ambrosianus (7a1): Studying Old Testament Pseudepigrapha in Their Manuscript Contexthttp://syriaca.org/cbss/X6MS5V2Bhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/X6MS5V2Bhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/X6MS5V2BJournal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha26:2201667-107This article presents three hypotheses that may shed light on the place of 2 Baruch in the Syriac Codex Ambrosianus, the sixth-/seventh-century Old Testament codex that contains the only known complete copy of 2 Baruch. Whereas scholars of 2 Baruch have generally treated this copy in isolation from the rest of the manuscript, using it primarily as a witness to the (hypothetical) early Jewish text, this essay approaches 2 Baruch as an integral part of the codex, exploring codicological elements, the order and organization of books, as well as paratextual features. Inspired by the perspective of New Philology, this article contributes to the ongoing discussions about the origins, transmission and transformation of the so-called Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, claiming the importance of studying them in the manuscript contexts in which they are copied. The article will also be a contribution to the further study of the Codex Ambrosianus and the engagement with 2 Baruch among Syriac Christians. Lied, Liv Ingeborg. “2 Baruch and the Syriac Codex Ambrosianus (7a1): Studying Old Testament Pseudepigrapha in Their Manuscript Context.” Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha 26:2 (2016): 67–107. Liv Ingeborg Lied, 2 Baruch and the Syriac Codex Ambrosianus (7a1): Studying Old Testament Pseudepigrapha in Their Manuscript Context, Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha 26:2 (2016): 67–107.2 Baruch4 EzraIV-VII CEJosephusOT apocryphaVI CEcodicology