The Parabiblical Texts: Strategies of Extending the Scriptures among the Dead Sea Scrolls (Library of Second Temple Studies)

Daniel K. Falk

ISBN 10: 1841272426 / ISBN 13: 9781841272429

Verlag: Continuum International Publishing Group - T & T C, 2007

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189 pages. 9.25x6.50x0.75 inches. In Stock. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers x-1841272426

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Titel: The Parabiblical Texts: Strategies of ...

Verlag: Continuum International Publishing Group - T & T C

Erscheinungsdatum: 2007

Einband: Board book

Zustand: Brand New

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Inhaltsangabe:

This book introduces the reader to a fascinating genre of writings that retell biblical narratives in various ways. They reflect the concerns and methods of early Jewish interpreters of Scripture. Daniel Falk surveys the content and major scholarly issues of three key examples: Genesis Apocryphon (1QapGen), Reworked Pentateuch (4Q158, 364-5), and Commentary to Genesis (4Q252-4). Particular attention is paid to exploring why and how the authors interpret the Scriptural text in their distinctive ways. The book traces continuity and discontinuity with other Jewish and Christian traditions, and reflects on the significance of these texts for the status of Scripture and the boundary between Scripture and interpretation. Drawing on the latest research and reconstructions of the texts, and with extensive bibliographies, this is an authoritative guide for the student or the non-specialist scholar.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Daniel K. Falk is Associate Professor of Ancient Judaism and Biblical Studies at the University of Oregon, USA, and author of Daily, Sabbath, and Festival Prayers in the Dead Sea Scrolls (Brill, 1998).