Reconstructing Biblical Dead Sea Scrolls: A New Method Applied to the Reconstruction of 4qsamᵃ

Erscheinungsjahr 1997
ISBN: 978-90-04-10684-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 22, 293 Seiten, Format (B × H): 220 mm x 294 mm, Gewicht: 1129 g

Reihe: Studies on the Texts of the De

The first part of the book develops a battery of scientifically based tools to aid the reconstruction of biblical Dead Sea Scrolls, which, when applied together, substantially improve the quality of reconstruction attainable.
The focus then moves to the important non-masoretic but fragmentary biblical scroll, 4QSama, for which sixty-two new fragment identifications and an analysis of the character of the scroll are presented. Based upon this, a detailed reconstruction of the 4QSama fragments of 2 Samuel is undertaken, revealing 55% more deviations from the Masoretic text than had previously been identified. The effectiveness of the new method is thus demonstrated.
Data concerning the support of key Hebrew and Greek witnesses provides a valuable foundation for the study of the history and development of the biblical text.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Herbert, Edward

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Heilige & Traditionstexte: Torah, Talmud, Mischna, Halacha
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Geschichte des Judentums: Biblische & Klassische Periode
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Literatur des Nahen Ostens & Nordafrikas
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Glaubensrichtungen

Über Autor(innen)

Edward D. Herbert, Ph.D. (1995), University of Cambridge, is Lecturer in Old Testament and Hebrew at Glasgow Bible College, and member of the international Dead Sea Scolls publication team. His published articles relate to Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuaging and textual criticism.