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Michael A. Knibb

British scholar of early Jewish literature, Ethiopic versions and the Septuagint (1938–2023), known for work on Enoch.

The Strand Building of King’s College London on 17 April 2020. The photograph illustrates the university setting associated with Michael Knibb’s work on the Old Testament and Ethiopic literature. He joined the college in 1964 and retired in 2001
The Strand Building of King’s College London on 17 April 2020. The photograph illustrates the university setting associated with Michael Knibb’s work on the Old Testament and Ethiopic literature. He joined the college in 1964 and retired in 2001Shadowssettle / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC BY-SALicense · Related reference · Image source

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MichaelMichael / MīkālTheophoric name asking who is like God; borne by humans and a heavenly figure in Daniel. It establishes no former Canaanite deity.Glossary · Click to read the explanation A. Knibb (1938–2023) taught Old Testament at King’s College London, focusing on Ethiopic literature and the SeptuagintSeptuagintTraditional designation for ancient Greek translations of Jewish scriptures, whose readings sometimes differ from the Hebrew Masoretic Text.Glossary · Click to read the explanation. [1]

His two-volume The Ethiopic Book of Enoch (1978) examines the Ethiopic text in light of the AramaicAramaicA group of Northwest Semitic language varieties with a long history across the Near East.Glossary · Click to read the explanation Dead SeaDead SeaThe Dead Sea is a salt lake in the Jordan Rift Valley, near sites where ancient manuscripts were foundGlossary · Click to read the explanation fragments. [1]

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