The Copper Scroll - 3Q15 : a Reevaluation / Judah K. Lefkovits.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Lefkovits, Judah K., author.

Series:

Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah ; Volume 25.

Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah Series ; Volume 25

Standardized Title:

Copper scroll. English & Hebrew.

מגלות גנוזות. מגלת הנחשת. לידן.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Treasure troves.

Copper scroll.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 592 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill NV, [1999]

Language Note:

Text in Hebrew and English; commentary in English.

Summary:

This volume deals with the Copper Scroll, an almost two thousand year old cryptic proto-Mishnaic Hebrew Dead Sea document. It is the largest known ancient text to have ever been recorded on metal. The Introduction covers the nature and site of the discovery, opening of the two brittle oxidized copper rolls, deciphering the text, controversy about genuineness of the content, et cetera The in-depth study presents the primary major studies, and offers a new reading, translation, and interpretation, including alternatives, as well as detailed studies of some unique aspects. The analysis is based on Rabbinical Jewish sources originating largely in the same historical era. This results into a more reliable interpretation of the Copper Scroll which probably originates from the Priestly leaders of Jerusalem, and contains a list of the hidden treasures of the Second Temple before its destruction by the Romans.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ABBREVIATIONS

RABBINICAL SOURCES

INTRODUCTION

TEXT AND COMMENTARY

DISCUSSION

APPENDICES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

WORD INDEX OF THE COPPER SCROLL

STUDIES ON THE TEXTS OF THE DESERT OF JUDAH.

Notes:

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--New York University, 1993.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 555-586) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Contains:

Copper scroll. English & Hebrew.

ISBN:

90-04-35026-8

OCLC:

42937578

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004350267 DOI