Sefer ha-Razim I und II – Das Buch der Geheimnisse I und II

Band 1: Edition

Edited by Bill Rebiger Edited by Peter Schäfer

Book cover: Sefer ha-Razim I und II – Das Buch der Geheimnisse I und II

Extent: 272 pages

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Subjects: Ancient Near East, Jewish Studies

Series: Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism

Language: German

Hardback (Published)

(January 2009)

ISBN: 9783161497810

10.79 x 12.91 inches

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Two macroforms dating back to late antiquity are known under the Hebrew title Sefer ha-Razim (The Book of Secrets). The present edition considers this rather complex history of redaction and reception by presenting the different versions synoptically. This is the first publication of Sefer ha-Razim II. A translation of the standard version of both macroforms into German as well as a detailed commentary are included.

English summary: Two macroforms dating back to late antiquity are known under the Hebrew title Sefer ha-Razim (The Book of Secrets). Both are closely related in their history of tradition and redaction. Sefer ha-Razim I is a magical manual consisting of an introduction and seven chapters composed according to the cosmological scheme of seven heavens. Sefer ha-Razim II consists mainly of angelogical lists of names corresponding to the twelve months that are used for magical purposes. Both texts were repeatedly redacted and translated and widely received in Judaism as well as in Christianity. The present edition considers this rather complex history of redaction and reception by presenting the different versions synoptically. This is the first publication of Sefer ha-Razim II . A translation of the standard version of both macroforms into German as well as a detailed commentary are included. German description: Unter dem hebraischen Titel Sefer ha-Razim (Das Buch der Geheimnisse) sind zwei bis in die Spatantike zuruckreichende Schriften bekannt, die uberlieferungs- und redaktionsgeschichtlich eng mit einander verwandt sind. Beim Sefer ha-Razim I handelt es sich um ein magisches Handbuch, das eminent magisches Material in das traditionelle kosmologische Schema der sieben Himmel eingearbeitet hat. Die Erstedition durch Mordecai Margalioth (Jerusalem 1966) wurde heftig kritisiert, weil sie einen eklektischen Kunsttext kreierte, der die Grenzen zwischen den verschiedenen redaktionellen Bearbeitungen und ihren handschriftlichen Reprasentanten nivelliert. Charakteristisch fur die Traditionsgeschichte des Sefer ha-Razim I ist aber gerade die wiederholte redaktionelle Neustrukturierung des uberlieferten Materials, die zu verschiedenen Versionen fuhrte. Die Grundlage der vorliegenden Edition konnte gegenuber der von Margalioth durch zahlreiche neu verifizierte Fragmente aus der Kairoer Geniza und Sammelhandschriften sowie durch die Einbeziehung judisch-arabischer und lateinischer Textzeugen erheblich erweitert werden.Der hier erstmals edierte Sefer ha-Razim II ist aus der Polemik der Karaer auch als Sefer Adam (Buch des Adam) bekannt. In ihm dominieren angelologische Namenlisten, die den zwolf Monaten zugeordnet sind und fur magische Zwecke verwendet werden sollen. Die verschiedenen Versionen bzw. Textzeugen von Sefer ha-Razim I und II werden in einer Spaltensynopse mit Variantenapparat und die Geniza-Fragmente zusatzlich separat ediert. Die Standardversion beider Makroformen wird jeweils ubersetzt und ausfuhrlich kommentiert.

Edited by Bill Rebiger
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