Essays include the papers of a conference hosted by the Program in Jewish Studies at Rice University, Houston, Tex., in Feb. 2009.
Includes selections from the text of the Gabriel revelation and abbreviated annotated English translations.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-188) and indexes.
Contents:
The Jeselsohn Stone: discovery and publication / David Jeselsohn
A Hebrew prophetic text on stone from the early Herodian period: a preliminary report / Ada Yardeni and Binyamin Elizur
Notes on the so-called "Gabriel vision" inscription / Elisha Qimron and Alexey (Eliyahu) Yuditsky
The apocalyptic and messianic dimensions of the Gabriel revelation in their historical context / Israel Knohl
Hazon Gabriel: a grammatical sketch / Gary A. Rendsburg
Response to Israel Knohl, Messiahs and resurrection in the Gabriel revelation / Adela Yarbro Collins
Gabriel and David: some reflections on an enigmatic text / John J. Collins
Some observations on the Hazon Gabriel / Matthias Henze
Hosts, holy ones, and the words of Gabriel: the angelology of Hazon Gabriel in the context of Second Temple and late antique literature / Kelley Coblentz Bautch
The use of Daniel in the Gabriel revelation / Daewoong Kim
"Jerusalem" in the Gabriel revelation and the revelation of John / David Capes.