I have read some of the Apocrypha and also books from the DSS in Hebrew at the Hebrew University library (the main library on Mt. Scopus - Har Hatzofim: as you well know there are many other libraries within the HUJ in their main campus as well as branches). They have one of the best collection I have ever seen.
By the way, some of you may be able to help me with a research I am doing on the canonization of the Tanakh's books. Within all the books I have read I did not find any list of criteria used by the Rabbis who concluded which books to recognize orwhich books to set aside for further studies, or to reject. Rabbi Arye Kaplan has some details on inspiration but he does not give a list of criteria neither. Does anyone know of a book (s) that may include an accurate criteria used by the actual Rabbis who closed the canon? The Mishna and the Gemara use some "figure of speech" in relation to some of the books and the way they quoted these books may give an idea of how they view their inspiration, but never give a concise criteria. My understanding is that such criteria is no longer available. If any of you can help me with any information, please contact me at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] It can be in Hebrew, Aramaic, Spanish, Judaeo-Arabic, Greek, Russian, French, German, Ladino, or any Romance language. It can also be in English. Hag sameach! Frantz ________________________________________________________________ =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 at osu.edu AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
