The Exegetical Texts

Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-567-04528-7
Verlag: Continnuum-3PL

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 234 g

Reihe: Companion to the Qumran Scrolls

An introduction to eight so-called ’exegetical texts‘ found among the scrolls at Qumran.
- Part of the Companion to the Qumran Scrolls Series
- An essential text for students of the Dead Sea Scrolls now available in paperback

Jonathan G. Campbell provides an introduction to eight sectarian manuscripts from among the Qumran Dead Sea Scrolls that can loosely be called the 'Exegetical Texts'. He examines their contents, background, genre, and significance and he provides a history of the relevant research. The Exegetical Texts constitute a particularly diverse strand of sectarian compositions among the Qumran Dead Sea Scrolls. For this reason, the eight documents are treated in turn in more or less equal measure, with two introductory chapters to set the scene and a conclusion drawing the discussion to a close. Each chapter can be read either alone in its own right or together with the others to gain a broader picture. In order to encourage the reader to encounter the relevant Qumran documents firsthand extensive listings of editions in Hebrew and English are provided. The contributors to the Companion to the Qumran Scrolls series take account of a wide range of relevant and recently published texts and provide extensive bibliographies. The books in the series are authoritatively written in accessible language and are ideal for students and non-specialist scholars.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Upper Level Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Campbell, Jonathan G.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Glaubensrichtungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Heilige & Traditionstexte: Torah, Talmud, Mischna, Halacha

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Abbreviations
Editions, Translations, and Bibliographies
I. Introduction
II. Scripture and Interpretation
III. 4QFlorilegium (4Q174)
IV. 4QCatenae A-B (4Q177, 182)
V. 11QMelchizedek (11Q13)
VI. 4QAges of Creation A-B (4Q180-181)
VII. 4QTanhumim (4Q176)
VIII. 4QTestimonia (4Q175)
IX. Scripture and Interpretation in the Exegetical Texts
Bibliography
Index of References
Index of Authors

Über Autor(innen)

Jonathan G. Campbell is Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies and Early Judaism at the University of Bristol.