Scribes writing scripture : doublets, textual divination, and the formation of the Book of Jeremiah / Justus Theodore Ghormley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ghormley, Justus T., author.

Series:

Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 189.

Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, 0083-5889 ; volume 189

Standardized Title:

Inspired scribes

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Jeremiah--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Jeremiah.

Scribes, Jewish--History.

Scribes, Jewish.

Bible. Jeremiah--Authorship.

Authorship.

History.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 225 pages : 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

Summary:

"The biblical book of Jeremiah was frequently expanded and revised through duplication by anonymous scribes in ancient Judea. Who were these scribes? What gave them the authority to revise divinatory texts like Jeremiah? And when creating duplicates, what did they think they were doing? In Scribes Writing Scripture: Doublets, Textual Divination, and the Formation of Jeremiah, Justus Theodore Ghormley explores possible answers to these questions. The scribes who revised Jeremiah are textual diviners akin to divining scribal scholars of ancient Near Eastern royal courts; and their practice of expanding Jeremiah through duplication involves techniques of textual divination comparable the practice of textual divination utilized in the formation of ancient Near Eastern divinatory texts"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.--University of Notre Dame, 2015) under the title Inspired scribes.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Ghormley, Justus T. Scribes writing scripture

e-book version

ISBN:

9789004472471

9004472479

OCLC:

1256627972

Publisher Number:

9789004472471