The Dead Sea scrolls in ancient media culture / edited by Travis B. Williams, Chris Keith, Loren T. Stuckenbruck.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Williams, Travis B., editor.

Keith, Chris, editor.

Stuckenbruck, Loren T., editor.

Series:

Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah ; Volume 144.

Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah Series ; Volume 144

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dead Sea scrolls.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (542 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, [2023]

Summary:

"Media studies is an emerging discipline that is quickly making an impact within the wider field of biblical scholarship. This volume is designed to evaluate the status quaestionis of the Dead Sea Scrolls as products of an ancient media culture, with leading scholars in the Dead Sea Scrolls and related disciplines reviewing how scholarship has addressed issues of ancient media in the past, assessing the use of media criticism in current research, and outlining potential directions for future discussions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Figures

Notes on Contributors

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Studies in Ancient Media Culture: An Overview

Part 1 Past Perspectives on the Dead Sea Scrolls and Ancient Media

Chapter 3 Textuality and the Dead Sea Scrolls: An Examination of Modern Approaches and Recent Trends

Chapter 4 Is There a Spoken Voice in This Cave? Orality and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Chapter 5 Ritual Studies and the Dead Sea Scrolls: A Review

Part 2 Present Perspectives on the Dead Sea Scrolls and Ancient Media

Chapter 6 Book Production and Circulation in Ancient Judaea: Evidenced by Writing Quality and Skills in the Dead Sea Scrolls Isaiah and Serekh Manuscripts

Chapter 7 4Q169 (Pesher Nahum) in Its Ancient Media Context

Chapter 8 The Copper Scroll: The Medium, the Context and the Archaeology

Chapter 9 Curated Communities: Refracted Realities at Qumran and on Social Media

Chapter 10 Orality and Written-ness in the Dead Sea Scrolls: Where Have We Got to and Where Are We Going?

Chapter 11 Rituals as Media: Shared, Embodied, and Extended Knowledge Mediation in Rituals

Chapter 12 Rations, Refreshments, Reading, and Revelation: The Multifunction of the Common Meal in the Qumran Movement

Part 3 Future Perspectives on the Dead Sea Scrolls and Ancient Media

Chapter 13 Mediated Textuality: Ambient Orality and the Dead Sea Scrolls

The Dead Sea Scrolls: A View from New Testament Studies

Chapter 14 The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Classicist's View

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Ancient Sources.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Williams, Travis B. The Dead Sea Scrolls in Ancient Media Culture

ISBN:

9789004537804

OCLC:

1370495610