The Dead Sea Psalms Scrolls and the Book of Psalms (Studies of the Texts of Thedesert of Judah) [Hardcover]

Peter W. Flint (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1997 | ISBN-10: 9004103414 | ISBN-13: 978-9004103412

Among the Dead Sea Scrolls, psalms are found in no less than 39 manuscripts. This volume provides a study of these scrolls, by presenting primary data and investigating the main issues that arise. The first part provides information such as descriptions of the manuscripts, listings of variant readings, a synopsis of superscriptions and indices of contents of all the Psalms scrolls. The second part investigates the issues, some of which are relevant to the "Book of Psalms" itself (such as stabilization in two distinct stages), while others focus upon IIQPsa, the largest Psalms scroll (for example, part of an edition of the "Book of Psalms"), and one examines the relation of these manuscripts to the Septuagint Psalter.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'..".an indispensable tool and work of reference...for all those who want to participate in this interesting and ongoing discussion.'
Michakl N. van der Meer, "Journal for the Study of Judaism, 1999.
'"All in all, this is a fascinating and thought-provoking volume...he is to be thanked for providing this gold mine of textual information...'
Brent A. Strawn, "Koinonia.
'"Peter Flint has put us all in his debt with this imposing study.'
James A. Sanders, "Dead Sea Discoveries, 1999.
'..".it contributes most significantly to the study of the textual history of the Hebrew Bible altogether.'
Shemaryahu Talmon, "Journal of Biblical Literature.
'"Flint's major study of the Psalms at Qumran will be a standard reference work and a focus of discussion for a long time to come. All interpreters of the Psalms are indebted to him.'
Patrick D. Miller, "The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2000.
'"a much needed treatment of the corpus of Dead Sea Psalms Scrollsthe first comprehensive study of this subject'
Johann Cook, "Journal of Northwest Semitic Languages, 2001.

Language Notes

Text: English, Hebrew, Greek

Product Details

• Hardcover: 250 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub (July 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004103414
• ISBN-13: 978-9004103412
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,505,013 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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