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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817156203321

Autore

Falk Daniel K.

Titolo

Parabiblical texts : strategies for extending the scripture among the Dead Sea scrolls / / Daniel K. Falk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : T&T Clark, , 2007

ISBN

1-283-20028-7

9786613200280

0-567-51988-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 p.)

Collana

Library of Second Temple studies ; ; 63

Companion to the Qumran scrolls ; ; 8

Disciplina

220.9505

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 THE GENESIS APOCRYPHON; Chapter 3 REWORKED PENTATEUCH; Chapter 4 4QCOMMENTARY ON GENESIS A-D; Chapter 5 SYNTHESIS; Bibliography; Index of Ancient Sources; Index of Names and Subjects

Sommario/riassunto

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 re