Scribal Practices and Approaches Reflected in the Texts Found in the Judean Desert [Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah, Volume 54]

Tov, Emanuel

ISBN 10: 9004140018 / ISBN 13: 9789004140011

Published by Brill, 2004

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Hardcover, no dust jacket. Slight wear on upper and lower edges of text. Otherwise pristine 398 pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Scribal Practices and Approaches Reflected in the Texts Found in the Judean Desert [Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah, Volume 54]
• Publisher: Brill
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004140018
• ISBN 13: 9789004140011
• Binding: Hardcover

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Synopsis

This handbook describes the scribal features of the Dead Sea Scrolls written in Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic. The findings have major implications for the study of the scrolls and the understanding of their relationship to scribal traditions in Israel and elsewhere.

About the Author

Emanuel Tov, Ph.D. (1973) in Biblical Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is J.L. Magnes Professor of Bible at the Hebrew University. He is the editor-in-chief of the Dead Sea Scrolls publication project and the author of two handbooks on textual criticism and co-author of The Dead Sea Scrolls Reader (Brill, 2004).