The Bible as book : the Hebrew Bible and the Judaean desert discoveries

Folger bibliographic ID: 264355
Folger call number: BM487 .B519 2002
Folger holdings ID: 349965
Accession Number: 269668

The fourth in the series The Bible as Book, this volume charts the extraordinary developments witnessed over the last fifty years, since the chance discovery in 1947 of biblical scrolls in a cave in the vicinity of the Dead Sea. This collection of articles represents cutting-edge research by an international team of scholars. Together, they chart the findings and controversies sparked off by the discovery and publication of some 900 scrolls which have transformed our understanding of the state of the biblical text at the turn of the last millennium. With subjects encompassing 'rewritten' scriptures, canonical development, and the ramifications of the Qumran discoveries for modern textual criticism and the Bible today, this accessible volume holds something for both scholar and lay person alike, and marks a major contribution to the field of Qumran studies

General notes

Papers from a conference at Hampton Court, Herefordshire, England, June 2000 Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-326) and indexes

Contents

Part I: Canonical Development -- Shemaryahu Talmon -- The Crystallization of the 'Canon of Hebrew Scriptures' in the Light of Biblical Scrolls from Qumran Part IV: Text and Textual Criticism in the Light of the Qumran Discoveries -- Emanuel Tov -- The Biblical Texts from the Judaean Desert -- an Overview and Analysis of the Published Texts

Extended title: The Bible as book : the Hebrew Bible and the Judaean desert discoveries / edited by Edward D. Herbert and Emanuel Tov

Dead Sea scrolls Bible Judaea, Wilderness of

associated with: Herbert, Edward D
associated with: Tov, Emanuel
publisher: British Library
publisher: Oak Knoll Press