Rethinking Rewritten Scripture

Molly M. Zahn

ISBN 10: 9004193901 / ISBN 13: 9789004193901

Published by Koninklijke Brill BV Feb 2011, 2011

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Neuware - 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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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rethinking Rewritten Scripture
• Publisher: Koninklijke Brill BV Feb 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004193901
• ISBN 13: 9789004193901
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 256W x 172H x 23D millimeters 256 millimeters width by 172 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 648 grams

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.