
Rethinking Rewritten Scripture
Composition and Exegesis in the 4QReworked Pentateuch Manuscripts
Molly M. Zahn(Author)
Brill (Publisher)
Published on 14. February 2011
Book
Hardback
296 pages
978-90-04-19390-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Qumran discoveries have demonstrated that much of the earliest interpretation of Hebrew Scripture was accomplished through rewriting: production of revised editions of biblical books, or composition of new works drawing heavily upon Scripture for their organization and content. This study advances our understanding of the nature and purpose of such rewriting of Scripture by examining the compositional methods and interpretive goals of the five Reworked Pentateuch manuscripts from Qumran Cave 4 (4Q158, 364-367). This analysis, along with a comparison of the 4QReworked Pentateuch manuscripts to the Samaritan Pentateuch and the Temple Scroll, provides a clearer picture of how early Jewish communities read, transmitted, and transformed their sacred textual traditions.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
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Cloth
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 256 mm
Width: 172 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
648 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-19390-1 (9789004193901)
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Molly M. Zahn, Ph.D. (2009) in Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity, University of Notre Dame, is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Kansas. She specializes in early interpretation of Scripture, especially within the Qumran scrolls.