Rediscovering the Dead Sea Scrolls : an assessment of old and new approaches and methods / edited by Maxine L. Grossman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grossman, Maxine L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dead Sea scrolls.

Physical Description:

xiii, 318 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub., 2010.

Contents:

Introduction: Tools for our work

When the evidence does not fit: method, theory, and the Dead Sea scrolls / Sarianna Metso

Constructing, deconstructing and reconstructing fragmentary manuscripts: illustrated by a study of 4Q184 (4Qwiles of the wicked woman) / Eibert Tigchelaar

The linguistic analysis of the Dead Sea scrolls: more than (initially) meets the eye / Martin G. Abegg, Jr.

The dynamics of change in the computer imaging of the Dead Sea scrolls and other ancient inscriptions / Bruce Zuckerman

Methods and theories in the archaeology of Qumran / Jodi Magness

Dead Sea scrolls and the historiography of ancient Judaism / Hayim Lapin

Counterfactual history and the Dead Sea scrolls / James R. Davila

Methodological reflections on determining scriptural status in first century Judaism / Eugene Ulrich

Sources and redaction in the Dead Sea scrolls: the growth of ancient texts / Charlotte Hempel

Sociological models for understanding the scribal practices in the biblical Dead Sea scrolls / Steve Delamarter

Rhetorical criticism and the Dead Sea scrolls / Carol A. Newsom

Of calendars, community rules, and common knowledge: understanding 4QSe-4QOtot with help from ritual studies / Robert Kugler

Women and men in the rule of the congregation: a feminist critical assessment / Maxine L. Grossman

Social-scientific approaches to the Dead Sea scrolls / Jutta Jokiranta

The Dead Sea scrolls, the Essenes, and the study of religious belief: determinism and freedom of choice / Jonathan Klawans.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780802840097

0802840094

OCLC:

522429329

Publisher Number:

99942112999