Copper scroll studies [[electronic resource] /] / edited by George J. Brooke and Philip R. Davies

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461345603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : T&T Clark International, 2004, c2002
• ISBN: 1-283-20120-8; 9786613201201; 0-567-61831-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (361 p.)
• Collana: Academic paperbacks
• Altri autori (Persone): BrookeGeorge J; DaviesPhilip R
• Disciplina: 296.155
• Soggetti: Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published in 2002 by Sheffield Academic Press in the JSPS series.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Opening, restoring and reading the copper scroll -- pt. 2. Archaeological and linguistic studies -- pt. 3. Interpreting the copper scroll.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book contains the papers delivered at the 1996 Copper Scroll Symposium which was organized by the Manchester-Sheffield Centre for Dead Sea Scrolls Research to mark the 40th Anniversary of the opening of this enigmatic scroll in Manchester. The papers cover the history of the Scroll's interpretation (P. Muchowski, P. Davies, B. Segal, M. Wise); how it should be conserved, restored and read (N. Cacoudre, M. Lundberg, E. Puech); how it was produced (P. Kyle McCarter); the meaning of its technical terms (J.F. Elwolde, A. Lange, J. Lefkovits, J. Lubbe, L. Schiffman); its genre (M. Bar-Ilan, R.