Rewriting Scripture in Second Temple Times (Studies in the Dead Sea Scrolls & Related Literature) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Rewriting Scripture in Second Temple Times The biblical manuscripts found at Qumran, contends Sidnie White Crawford, reflect a spectrum of text movement from authoritative scriptural traditions to completely new compositions. Treating six major groups of texts, she shows how differences in the texts result from a particular understanding of the work of the scribe - not merely to copy but also to interpret, update, and make relevant the Scr...
Full description- Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
- Published: 25 June 2008
- Format: Paperback 144 pages
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- Categories: History Of Religion | Biblical Studies & Exegesis | Judaism | Judaism: Sacred Texts
- ISBN 13: 9780802847409 ISBN 10: 0802847404
- Sales rank: 466,839
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Full description for Rewriting Scripture in Second Temple Times
The biblical manuscripts found at Qumran, contends Sidnie White Crawford, reflect a spectrum of text movement from authoritative scriptural traditions to completely new compositions. Treating six major groups of texts, she shows how differences in the texts result from a particular understanding of the work of the scribe - not merely to copy but also to interpret, update, and make relevant the Scripture for the contemporary Jewish community of the time. This scribal practice led to texts that were "rewritten" or "reworked" and considered no less important or accurate than the originals. Propounding a new theory of how these texts cohere as a group, Crawford offers an original and provocative work for readers interested in the Second Temple period.
