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The Testaments of the twelve patriarchs

The metadata below describe the original scanning. Follow the "All Files: HTTP" link in the "View the book" box to the left to find XML files that contain more metadata about the original images and the derived formats (OCR results, PDF etc.). See also the What is the directory structure for the texts? FAQ for information about file content and naming conventions. · "The Testaments of the twelve patriarchs were written in Hebrew in the later years of John Hyrcanus ... between 109 and 106 ... The reappearance ... was due to the great Bishop of Lincoln, Robert Grosseteste, in the thirteen century, who procured from Greece the ms. of this book, which is now in the University library of Cambridge ... Grosseteste translated the book into Latin."--Introd · Contains bibliographies

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