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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461849403321

Autore

Campbell Jonathan G (Jonathan Goodson), <1964->

Titolo

The exegetical texts [[electronic resource] /] / Jonathan G. Campbell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : T&T Clark, 2004

ISBN

1-283-20073-2

9786613200730

0-567-57329-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (149 p.)

Collana

Companion to the Qumran scrolls ; ; 4

T & T Clark biblical studies

Disciplina

296.1/55

296.155

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Scripture and interpretation -- 4QFlorilegium (4Q174) -- 4QCatenae A-B (4Q177, 182) -- 11QMelchizedek (11Q13) -- 4QAges of creation A-B (4Q180-181) -- 4QTanhumim (4Q176) -- 4QTestinomia (4Q175) -- Scripture and interpretation in the exegetical texts.

Sommario/riassunto

Jonathan G. Campbell provides an introduction to eight sectarian manuscripts from among the Qumran Dead Sea Scrolls that can loosely be called the 'Exegetical Texts'. He examines their contents, background, genre, and significance and he provides a history of the relevant research. The Exegetical Texts constitute a particularly diverse strand of sectarian compositions among the Qumran Dead Sea Scrolls. For this reason, the eight documents are treated in turn in more or less equal measure, with two introductory chapters to set the scene and a conclusion drawing the discussion to a close. Each c