The Dead Sea scrolls : transmission of traditions and production of texts / edited by Sarianna Metso, Hindy Najman, and Eileen Schuller ; editorial assistance, Nicole Hilton ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Metso, Sarianna.

Najman, Hindy.

Schuller, Eileen M., 1946-

Series:

Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah ; v. 92.

Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah, 0169-9962 ; v. 92

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dead Sea scrolls--Congresses.

Dead Sea scrolls.

Qumran community--Congresses.

Qumran community.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How were Jewish texts produced and transmitted in late antiquity? What role did scribal practices play in the shaping of both scriptural and interpretive traditions, which are—as the Scrolls show so decisively—intimately intertwined? How were texts assembled from a variety of earlier sources, both oral and written? Why were they often attributed to pseudonymous authors from the remote past such as Moses and David? How did the composers of these texts understand the enterprise in which they were engaged? This volume furthers current debates about Qumran Scribal Practice and the transmission of traditions in Jewish Antiquity. It is published with the conviction that the transmission of traditions and the details of scribal practices—so often treated separately—should be considered in conversation with each other.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / S. Metso , H. Najman and E. Schuller

Tradition And Innovation In The Dead Sea Scrolls / John J. Collins

Moses Trumping Moses: Making The Book Of Jubilees / James C. VanderKam

Some Translation And Copying Mistakes From The Original Hebrew Of The Testaments Of The Twelve Patriarchs / James L. Kugel

Why Nabonidus? Excavating Traditions From Qumran, The Hebrew Bible, And Neo-Babylonian Sources / Carol A. Newsom

The Emergence Of Aramaic And Hebrew Scholarly Texts: Transmission And Translation Of Alien Wisdom / Mladen Popović

Shared Traditions: Points Of Contact Between S And D / Charlotte Hempel

Aspects Of The Physical And Scribal Features Of Some Cave 4 \'Continuous\' Pesharim / George J. Brooke

Some Thoughts About The Diffusion Of Biblical Manuscripts In Antiquity / Emanuel Tov

Assessing Emanuel Tov’s \'Qumran Scribal Practice\' / Eibert J. C. Tigchelaar

The Evolutionary Production And Transmission Of The Scriptural Books / Eugene Ulrich

Beyond The Sectarian Divide: The \'Voice Of The Teacher\' As An Authority-Conferring Strategy In Some Qumran Texts / Florentino García Martínez

Index Of Modern Authors / S. Metso , H. Najman and E. Schuller

Index Of Primary Texts / S. Metso , H. Najman and E. Schuller

Subject Index / S. Metso , H. Najman and E. Schuller.

Notes:

"This volume originated at a co-organized conference in November of 2009 in Toronto, Ontario. This was in conjunction with the exhibit 'Words that Changed the World' held at the Royal Ontario Museum and co-sponsored by the Israel Antiquities Authority"--Introd., p. xii.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-03939-7

9786613039392

90-04-19079-1

90-04-18584-4

OCLC:

714568793

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004185845.i-274 DOI