Insights into editing in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East : what does documented evidence tell us about the transmission of authoritative texts? / Reinhard Müller and Juha Pakkala (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Müller, Reinhard, editor.

Pakkala, Juha, editor.

Series:

Contributions to biblical exegesis and theology ; 84.

Contributions to biblical exegesis and theology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, Redaction.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, Textual.

Bible. Old Testament.

Criticism, Textual.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

vi, 381 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leuven : Peeters, 2017.

Summary:

Documented evidence has shown that the Hebrew Bible was edited by successive scribes for centuries, and the impact of editing on the resulting text has proven to be crucial. A better understanding of any issue in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Israel requires a deep understanding of the editorial processes. As a consequence, the editorial processes of the Hebrew Bible have come to the fore in the most recent scholarly debates. Nevertheless, editorial processes in the Hebrew Bible are still poorly understood and a methodological overview is lacking. It is apparent that collaboration between scholars of different fields is needed, and a methodological discussion that takes into account all the editorial techniques witnessed by documented evidence in the Hebrew scriptures and the rest of the ancient Near East is required. This book is a step in this direction. Contributions in this volume by leading scholars approach the issue from various perspectives, including methodology, textual criticism, redaction criticism, Dead Sea Scrolls, Assyriology, and Egyptology.

Notes:

International conference proceedings.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9789042933804

9042933801

OCLC:

972329246

Publisher Number:

9789042933804