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Discoveries in the Judaean Desert
Eugene Ulrich
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Description for Discoveries in the Judaean Desert
Hardcover. This volume continues the publication of the series of biblical Dead Sea Scrolls that were discovered in Cave 4 at Qumran. It contains 42 manuscripts of the Writings or Wisdom Books, from Psalms to Chronicles. Series: Discoveries in the Judaean Desert. Num Pages: 320 pages, 38pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRCG9; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 320 x 239 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1580.
This volume continues the publication of the series of biblical Dead Sea Scrolls that were discovered in Cave 4 at Qumran. It contains forty-two manuscripts of the Writings or Wisdom Books, from Psalms to Chronicles. These Hebrew texts antedate by a millennium what had previously been considered the earliest surviving biblical manuscripts in the original language. They document a pluriformity that characterized the ancient biblical textual tradition before the text became uniform later in the Rabbinic period. The Book of Psalms was the most widely copied book at Qumran, and the manuscripts display some alternate arrangements. The Song of Songs ... Read more
This volume continues the publication of the series of biblical Dead Sea Scrolls that were discovered in Cave 4 at Qumran. It contains forty-two manuscripts of the Writings or Wisdom Books, from Psalms to Chronicles. These Hebrew texts antedate by a millennium what had previously been considered the earliest surviving biblical manuscripts in the original language. They document a pluriformity that characterized the ancient biblical textual tradition before the text became uniform later in the Rabbinic period. The Book of Psalms was the most widely copied book at Qumran, and the manuscripts display some alternate arrangements. The Song of Songs ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
Series
Discoveries in the Judaean Desert
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198269434
SKU
V9780198269434
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About Eugene Ulrich
Eugene Ulrich is chief editor of the other biblical manuscripts in the DJD series (vols. IX, XII, XIV, XV)
Reviews for Discoveries in the Judaean Desert
Since the present volume concludes the publication of all the biblical fragments found in cave 4, the editors are to be congratulated for their careful work.
International Review of Biblical Studies
As we have come to expect from the series, Psalms to Chronicles has been produced with extraordinary care and erudition and it will be of fundamental importance ... Read more
International Review of Biblical Studies
As we have come to expect from the series, Psalms to Chronicles has been produced with extraordinary care and erudition and it will be of fundamental importance ... Read more