Qumran Cave 4: XXIV: 4QInstruction (Sapiential Texts), Part 2 (Discoveries in the Judaean Desert) [Hardcover]

John Strugnell (Editor), Daniel J. Harrington (Editor), Torlief Elgvin (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Discoveries in the Judaean Desert | Publication Date: February 10, 2000

This volume contains six or seven manuscripts of a previously unknown sapiential composition from the Second Temple period (4Q415 ff.), originally dubbed 'Sapiential Work A' and now known as '4QInstruction'. This is the second and final volume in the series of sapiential texts from Cave 4.

Editorial Reviews

Review

`another significant contribution to Qumran scholarship by John Strugnell ... These scholars have collaborated on a volume that is thorough, judicious, and accessible. It is a long-awaited and welcome publication.' Matthew Goff, The Journal of Religion

`The editors are to be congratulated on both their careful work and the speed with which they have produced this fine volume.' International Review of Biblical Studies

About the Author

John Strugnell is at Harvard University. Daniel Harrington is at Weston School of Theology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 632 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (February 10, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 019826982X
• ISBN-13: 978-0198269823
• Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 9.4 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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