Formation and Reformulation: The Redaction of the Book of Joshua in the Light of the Oldest Textual Witnesses (Supplements to the Vetus Testamentum)

Van Dermeer, Michael, Meer, M N Van Der, Meer, Michael N Van Der

ISBN 10: 9004131256 / ISBN 13: 9789004131255

Verlag: Brill, 2004

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Inhaltsangabe:

This volume offers a critical examination of recent theories concerning the growth of biblical literature in the light of the oldest textual witnesses (the Qumran biblical scrolls and the Septuagint). On the basis of a fresh examination of a selection of passages in the book of Joshua, it is shown that these witnesses do not reflect a stage in the literary formation of the book prior to the standardised (Masoretic) text, but a reinterpretation and reformulation of its contents. The study presents a new literary-critical solution to the intricate problems of Joshua 8 and a detailed exegesis of the Greek version of Joshua 1 and 5. Of special interest for Qumran scholars is the new reconstruction of 4QJoshuaa.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Michaël N. van der Meer, Ph.D. (2001) in Theology at Leiden University, currently teaches religion at a secondary school in Amstelveen and publishes articles in the field of textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Formation and Reformulation: The Redaction ...
Verlag: Brill
Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Fine