Reading the present in the Qumran library : the perception of the contemporary by means of scriptural interpretations

Author(s)

• De Troyer, Kristin
• Lange, Armin

Bibliographic Information

Reading the present in the Qumran library : the perception of the contemporary by means of scriptural interpretations

edited by Kristin De Troyer and Armin Lange ; with the assistance of Katie M. Goetz and Susan Bond

（Symposium series / Society of Biblical Literature, no. 30）

Brill, 2005

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-217) and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

How did ancient scribes interpret their own reality by means of scriptural exegesis? The essays in this volume explore this question from various perspectives by examining the earliest known exegetical texts of Jewish origin, namely, the exegetical texts from the Qumran library. Scholars have debated the precise nature of the exegetical techniques used in the Qumran texts. To bring clarity to the discussion, this book analyzes the phenomenon of reading the present in the Qumran library and asks how far comparable phenomena can be observed in authoritative literature in ancient Israel and Judah, in the textual tradition of the Hebrew and Greek Bible, in ancient Judaism, and in early Christian literature. Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org)

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA79155321
• ISBN:
  • 9004137610
• LCCN: 2005016876
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Leiden ; Boston
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 236 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BM487
  • DC22 : 221.6/09/01
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Dead Sea scrolls
  • LCSH : Bible. O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish
  • LCSH : Bible. O.T. -- Influence
  • LCSH : Bible. O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
  • LCSH : Contemporary, The
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA28428245