The dismembered Bible : cutting and pasting scripture in antiquity / Idan Dershowitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dershowitz, Idan, 1982- author.

Series:

Forschungen zum Alten Testament ; 143.

Forschungen zum Alten Testament, 0940-4155 ; 143

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, Redaction.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament.

Physical Description:

viii, 180 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, [2021]

Summary:

"It is often presumed that biblical redaction was invariably done using conventional scribal methods, meaning that when editors sought to modify or compile existing texts, they would do so in the process of rewriting them upon new scrolls. There is, however, substantial evidence pointing to an alternative scenario: Various sections of the Hebrew Bible appear to have been created through a process of material redaction. In some cases, ancient editors simply appended new sheets to existing scrolls. Other times, they literally cut and pasted their sources, carving out patches of text from multiple manuscripts and then gluing them together like a collage. Idan Dershowitz shows how this surprising technique left behind telltale traces in the biblical text - especially when the editors made mistakes - allowing us to reconstruct their modus operandi. Material evidence from the ancient Near East and elsewhere further supports his hypothesis." --Provided by publisher

Notes:

Thesis (doctoral)-- Hebrew University Jerusalem.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-168) and indexes.

Other Format:

e-book version

ISBN:

9783161598609

3161598601

OCLC:

1235742036

Publisher Number:

9783161598609