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966: 29: 604:, none of which were continuations of the eight previously printed, but an independent collection. These are numbered XI to XIV in later editions. Several fragments of oracles taken from the works of Theophilus and Lactantius, printed in the later editions, show that even more Sibylline oracles formerly existed. In the course of the 19th century, better texts also became available for the parts previously published. 935: 246:, which had been kept in temples in Rome. The original oracular books, kept in Rome, were accidentally destroyed in a fire in 83 BC, which resulted in an attempt in 76 BC to recollect them when the Roman senate sent envoys throughout the world to discover copies. This official copy existed until at least AD 405, but little is known of their contents. 459:
The text has been transmitted in fourteen "books", preserved in two distinct manuscript traditions, one containing books 1–8, the other 9–14. However, "book 9" consists of material from books 1–8 and "book 10" is identical to "book 4", so that the edition by Collins (1983) contains
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in their existing form are a chaotic medley. They consist of 12 books (or 14) of various authorship, date, and religious conception. The final arrangement, thought to be due to an unknown editor of the 6th century AD (Alexandre), does not determine identity of authorship, time, or religious belief;
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an edition based on manuscript P, and the next year a version set in Latin verse appeared. Better manuscripts were used by Johannes Opsopaeus, whose edition appeared at Paris in 1599. Later editions include those by Servaas Galle (Servatius: Amsterdam 1689) and by
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All the oracles seem to have undergone later revision, enrichment, and adaptation by editors and authors of different religions, who added similar texts, all in the interests of their respective religions. The Sibylline oracles are therefore a
390:), all knew various versions of the pseudo-Sibylline collections, quoted them or referred to them in paraphrase, and were willing to Christianize them, by as simple means as inserting "Son of God" into a passage, as Lactantius: 76:, prophetesses who uttered divine revelations in a frenzied state. Fourteen books and eight fragments of Sibylline Oracles survive, in an edition of the 6th or 7th century AD. They are not to be confused with the original 162:('sibyl-mongers' or 'believers in sibyls') because of prophecies preached among them, especially those in the book of Revelation. The preservation of the entire collection is due to Christian writers. 440:
states, "Through the decline and disappearance of paganism, however, interest in them gradually diminished and they ceased to be widely read or circulated, though they were known and used during the
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characterizes the Oracles as an eclectic mixture of texts of unclear origin and largely middling quality. Its speculations on the most likely provenances of the various books are as follows:
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These oracles were anonymous in origin and as such were apt to modification and enlargement at pleasure by Hellenistic Jews and by Christians for missionary purposes.
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in the 4th century AD. Instead, the text is an "odd pastiche" of Hellenistic and Roman mythology interspersed with Jewish, Gnostic and early Christian legend.
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Some fragmentary verses that do not appear in the collections that survive are only known because they were quoted by a Church Father.
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That the use of the Sibylline Oracles was not always exclusive to Christians is shown by an extract from Book III concerning the
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in both the East and the West." Thus, a student may find echoes of their imagery and style in much early medieval literature.
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The content of the individual books is probably of different age, dated to anywhere between the 1st and 7th centuries AD.
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Folia ventis turbata – Sibyllinische Orakel und der Gott Apollon zwischen später Republik und augusteischem Principat
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Collins, J. J. (1983). "Sibylline Oracles (Second Century B.C.–Seventh Century A.D)". In Charlesworth (ed.).
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only books 1–8 and 11–14. The main manuscripts date to the 14th to 16th centuries (Collins 1983:321):
1472: 1457: 1365: 879: 233:, as well as many allusions to the events of the later Roman Empire, often portraying Rome in a negative light. 1179: 1462: 346:
themselves, and the so-called Sibylline oracles, were often referred to by other early Church fathers;
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The oldest of the surviving Sibylline oracles seem to be books 3–5, which were composed partly by
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Sybilline Oracles (Second Century B.C.-Seventh Century A.D.). A New Translation and Introduction
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To this may be added the ample quotations found in the writings of the early Church Fathers.
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These books, in spite of their pagan content, have sometimes been described as part of the
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Some have suggested that the surviving texts may include some fragments or remnants of the
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Il secolo della Sibilla. Momenti della tradizione cinquecentesca degli «Oracoli Sibillini»
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Higher Criticism Ancient and Modern: The Lamentable Death of Hermes and the Sibyls
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many of the books are merely arbitrary groupings of unrelated fragments.
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describes the phenomenon of pretended oracles written after the event.
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repeats this list but identifies the Persian Sibyl with the Hebrew.
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Hellénisme et prophétie. Les Oracles sibyllins juifs et chrétiens
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writings; thinly veiled references to historical figures such as
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Books 11–14 were edited only in the 19th century. In 1817
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passages scattered throughout seem to foreshadow themes of the
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Z: Codex Hierosolymitanus Sabaiticus 419 (late 14th century)
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Sebastiano Castellione e l'edizione dei Sibyllina Oracula
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Book III of the Sibylline Oracles and Its Social Setting
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Sweet breath implanted, and made God the guide of all.
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A: Codex Vindobonensis hist gr. XCVI 6 (15th century)
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Sibyls and Sibylline Prophecy in Classical Antiquity
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Group φ: books 1–8 with an anonymous prologue
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Archived from the original on 2002-06-06. 717: 595: 574: 505:R: Codex Parisinus 2851 (late 15th century) 495:Group ψ: books 1–8, without prologue 454: 1187: 1173: 1078: 1020:The Sibylline Oracles of Egyptian Judaism 913: 893: 27: 778: 680:: Christian revision of Jewish original 638:: Christian revision of Jewish original 632:: Christian revision of Jewish original 1450: 939: 201:; Judeo-Christian legends such as the 1168: 974: 877:; Black, J. Sutherland, eds. (1899). 856: 751: 612:The Sibylline Oracles are written in 544:V: Codex Vaticanus 743 (14th century) 242:with a legendary provenance from the 1194: 644:: the oldest text; completely Jewish 420:), if he is truly the author of the 321:, and Tiburtine. The list omits the 1253:Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 13: 991: 847:(Vol. 2). Here cited vol. 1 p. 317 547:H: Codex Monacensis gr. 312 (1541) 402:All-nourishing Creator, who in all 253:as quoted by the Jewish historian 14: 1489: 1098: 1068:, Bari, edizioni di Pagina, 2005. 1008:, Firenze, La Nuova Italia, 1942. 979:". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). 829:The Old Testament Pseudoepigrapha 686:: Christian, at least in revision 16:Collection of oracular utterances 964: 933: 1366:Additions to the Book of Esther 975:Healy, Patrick Joseph (1912). " 656:: Christian; likely 3rd century 166:Sources for the Sibylline texts 139: 1110:(complete text, at Elfinspell) 745: 508:L: Codex Parisinus 2850 (1475) 257:, in the late 1st century AD. 1: 1437:Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum 1061:, Leiden-Boston, Brill, 2003. 733: 516: 414: 384: 373: 362: 351: 273: 40: 1468:Old Testament pseudepigrapha 943:; et al., eds. (1905). 781:Old Testament Pseudepigrapha 738: 482:Codex Bodleianus Baroccianus 7: 1079:Lafontaine, Xavier (2023). 696: 607: 105:and early first millennium 10: 1494: 1040:, London, Routledge, 1988. 1001:, Leipzig, Hinrichs, 1902. 866: 576:Bibliotheca Veterum Patrum 556:In 1545 Xystus Betuleius ( 527:Group Ω: books 9–14 502:plut. XI 17 (15th century) 158: 18: 1384: 1320: 1281: 1202: 900:"Sibylline Oracles"  423:Exhortation to the Greeks 266:A Plea for the Christians 455:Manuscripts and editions 260:The Christian apologist 66:pseudo-Sibylline Oracles 19:Not to be confused with 1015:, Paris, La Haye, 1970. 950:The Jewish Encyclopedia 926:Encyclopædia Britannica 906:Encyclopædia Britannica 797:Cheyne & Black 1899 534:E64 sup. (15th century) 484:103 (late 15th century) 293:enumerated ten Sibyls: 64:; sometimes called the 1473:Apocalyptic literature 1458:Ancient Roman religion 718: 596: 579:(Venice, 1765, 1788). 575: 430:is quoted here at the 407: 193:, employing motifs of 127:apocalyptic literature 61: 47: 1263:Apocalypse of Abraham 1157:The Sibylline Oracles 1124:The Sibylline oracles 1116:The sibylline oracles 1107:The Sibylline Oracles 1083:. Turnhout: Brepols. 999:Die Oracula Sibyllina 982:Catholic Encyclopedia 886:Encyclopaedia Biblica 825:James H. 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Index

Sibylline Books

Domenichino
Latin
Greek hexameters
Sibyls
Sibylline Books
Etruscans
Romans
Flavius Stilicho
classical mythology
Gnostic
Hellenistic Jewish
Christian
apocalyptic
Book of Revelation
apocalyptic literature
acrostic
Celsus
Jews in Alexandria
Ptolemy VI Philometor
pastiche
pagan
mythology
Homer
Hesiod
Garden of Eden
Noah
Tower of Babel
Gnostic

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