A handbook of the Aramaic scrolls from the Qumran caves : manuscripts, language, and scribal practices / by Daniel Machiela.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Machiela, Daniel A., author.

Series:

Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah ; v. 140.

Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah, 0169-9962 ; volume 140

Language:

Aramaic

English

Subjects (All):

Dead Sea scrolls.

Scribes, Jewish.

Manuscripts, Aramaic.

Physical Description:

xv, 461 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.

Other Title:

Aramaic scrolls from the Qumran caves

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]

Language Note:

Text in English with samples of Aramaic script.

Summary:

This book provides the first comprehensive treatment of the Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls from the caves of Qumran. These nearly one hundred scrolls open a window onto a vibrant period of Jewish history for which we previously had few historical sources. Scholars and advanced students will find a general introduction to the corpus, detailed, richly-illustrated profiles of individual scrolls, and up-to-date studies of their Aramaic language and scribal practices. The goal of the book is to foster and support further study of these scrolls against the historical backdrop of early Judaism and ancient Mediterranean scribal cultures. --Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction. The Aramaic scrolls from the Qumran caves and the parameters of this study

The current state of research: the Aramaic scrolls in the context of the Qumran library and Second Temple Judaism

Delineating the corpus

Introduction to the manuscripts profiles

[Part II]. Manuscript profiles

From Enoch through Abram

From Jacob through Aaron and his family

The Assyrian to Persian exiles

Translations or possible translations

Miscellaneous texts

[Part III]. Language

Yehezkel Kutscher and the typological method of dating Aramaic texts

Responses to the typological method

Scribal preferences and textual transmission I: the evidence for scribal change

Scribal preferences and textual transmission II: archaisms, archaizing, and lessons from Elephantine and Arsacid Elymais

A descriptive overview of Qumran Aramaic with reference to bordering Aramaic dialects

Biblical Aramaic, Qumran Aramaic, and the problem of terminology

Summary and conclusions: Early Jewish Literary Aramaic (EJLA)

[Part IV]. Manuscript features and scribal practices

Introduction: The historical context of manuscript production and scribal practice at Qumran

Manuscript features

Scribal habits

Concluding observations.

Notes:

Also available in Open Access.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Machiela, Daniel A. Handbook of the Aramaic scrolls from the Qumran caves

ISBN:

9789004513785

9004513787

OCLC:

1327843976

Publisher Number:

99994104977