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Discoveries in the Judaean Desert
´Emile Puech
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Description for Discoveries in the Judaean Desert
Hardcover. A critical text edition of the Hebrew manuscripts, 4Q521-8, and 49576-9, which were found in Cave 4 at Qumran, and originally allotted to Pere Jean Starcky. This is volume 25 in the DISCOVERIES IN THE JUDAEAN DESERT series and mainly comprises of parabiblical and pseudepigraphic compositions reflecting the interests of the Second Temple period. Series: Discoveries in the Judaean Desert. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 black and white plates. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 2CSA; 2CSJ; DNF; HDD; HRJ; HRLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 320 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1247.
In the spring of 1956, a comprehensive inventory of the manuscripts from Qumran Cave 4 was prepared which established the manuscript assignments for each of the members of the first editorial team. The manuscripts numbered 4Q521-4Q579 were assigned to Jean Starcky. Unfortunately Père Starcky died before publishing his allotment, which included primarily parabiblical and pseudepigraphic compositions in Hebrew or Aramaic. Though quite amorphous in character, the group reflects the interest in biblical themes and liturgy characteristic of Second Temple period Judaism. In this volume, Émile Puech presents a critical text edition of the Hebrew manuscripts from this corpus. His edition ... Read more
In the spring of 1956, a comprehensive inventory of the manuscripts from Qumran Cave 4 was prepared which established the manuscript assignments for each of the members of the first editorial team. The manuscripts numbered 4Q521-4Q579 were assigned to Jean Starcky. Unfortunately Père Starcky died before publishing his allotment, which included primarily parabiblical and pseudepigraphic compositions in Hebrew or Aramaic. Though quite amorphous in character, the group reflects the interest in biblical themes and liturgy characteristic of Second Temple period Judaism. In this volume, Émile Puech presents a critical text edition of the Hebrew manuscripts from this corpus. His edition ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
Discoveries in the Judaean Desert
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198269489
SKU
V9780198269489
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About ´Emile Puech
Emile Puech is Director of Research, Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique, and is currently at the École Biblique et Archéologique Française, Jerusalem
Reviews for Discoveries in the Judaean Desert
The amount of work invested in this volume is immense and encompasses many fields of research
Journal of the American Oriental Society
The appearance of each new volume is a thrill to the small but ardent community involved in Qumran and cognate studies, revealing yet another concealed treasure for scholars to enjoy and study
Journal of the ... Read more
Journal of the American Oriental Society
The appearance of each new volume is a thrill to the small but ardent community involved in Qumran and cognate studies, revealing yet another concealed treasure for scholars to enjoy and study
Journal of the ... Read more