Copper Scroll - 3q15: A Reevaluation: A New Reading, Translation, and Commentary [Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judea]

Lefkovits, Judah K.

ISBN 10: 9004106855 / ISBN 13: 9789004106857

Published by Brill, 1999

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594pp. 8vo, black cloth, gilt stamped lettering. Exceedingly clean and sharp; DJ with just some trivial rubbing to tips. 'The Copper Scroll is an almost two thousand year old cryptic proto-Mishnaic Hebrew Dead Sea document. It is the largest known ancient text to have ever been recorded on metal. The Introduction covers the nature and site of the discovery, opening of the two brittle oxidized copper rolls, deciphering the text, controversy about genuineness of the content, etc. The in-depth study presents the primary major studies, and offers a new reading, translation, and interpretation, including alternatives, as well as detailed studies of some unique aspects. The analysis is based on Rabbinical Jewish sources originating largely in the same historical era. This results into a more reliable interpretation of the Copper Scroll which probably originates from the Priestly leaders of Jerusalem, and contains a list of the hidden treasures of the Second Temple before its destruction by the Romans.' [Dead Sea Scrolls; Qumran].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Copper Scroll - 3q15: A Reevaluation: A New Reading, Translation, and Commentary [Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judea]
• Publisher: Brill
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004106855
• ISBN 13: 9789004106857
• Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
• Condition: FINE
• Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE
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Synopsis

This volume deals with the Copper Scroll, an almost two thousand year old cryptic proto-Mishnaic Hebrew Dead Sea document. It is the largest known ancient text to have ever been recorded on metal. The Introduction covers the nature and site of the discovery, opening of the two brittle oxidized copper rolls, deciphering the text, controversy about genuineness of the content, etc. The in-depth study presents the primary major studies, and offers a new reading, translation, and interpretation, including alternatives, as well as detailed studies of some unique aspects. The analysis is based on Rabbinical Jewish sources originating largely in the same historical era. This results into a more reliable interpretation of the Copper Scroll which probably originates from the Priestly leaders of Jerusalem, and contains a list of the hidden treasures of the Second Temple before its destruction by the Romans.

About the Author

Judah K. Lefkovits, Ph.D. (1993), New York University, has published a number of articles on the Copper Scroll.