Latin Moses: A Print and Interactive Online Scholarly Edition and Translation of Latin Jubilees and the Testament of Moses

FAIN: RQ-292623-23

St. Mary's University (San Antonio, TX 78228-5433)
Todd Russell Hanneken (Project Director: November 2022 to present)

Preparation for publication of a print and digital edition of two sixth-century Latin texts, the Jubilees and the Testament of Moses, attributed to the Jewish patriarch Moses. (12 months)

This project will provide scholars and the general public with an edition of a collection of books attributed to Moses but excluded from the Jewish Bible. The two books, Jubilees and the Testament of Moses, provide important insight into Jewish thought from two thousand years ago, complementary to insight from the Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament. These texts are concerned with Jewish law and a figure who sacrifices his own life to bring about the kingdom of God. The books are preserved in Latin translation in a single manuscript that was erased and heavily damaged. Advanced multispectral imaging has recently made it possible to read text and observe other features of scribal culture. A stable scholarly edition will be produced, peer-reviewed, printed, and distributed by a major scholarly publisher. The images, transcription, translation, and notes will be linked in a free interactive online edition.