Qumran Cave 4: XVI: Psalms to Chronicles (Discoveries in the Judaean Desert) [Hardcover]

Eugene Ulrich (Author), Frank Moore Cross (Author), Joseph A. Fitsmyer (Author), Peter W. Flint (Author), Sarianna Metso (Author), Catherine M. Murphy (Author), Curt Niccum (Author), the late Patrick W. Skehan (Author), Emanuel Tov (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 11, 2001 | Series: Discoveries in the Judaean Desert

This volume continues the publication of the series of biblical Dead Sea Scrolls that were discovered in Cave 4 at Qumran. It contains forty-two manuscripts of the Writings or Wisdom Books, from Psalms to Chronicles. These Hebrew texts antedate by a millennium what had previously been considered the earliest surviving biblical manuscripts in the original language. They document a pluriformity that characterized the ancient biblical textual tradition before the text became uniform later in the Rabbinic period. The Book of Psalms was the most widely copied book at Qumran, and the manuscripts display some alternate arrangements.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Since the present volume concludes the publication of all the biblical fragments found in cave 4, the editors are to be congratulated for their careful work. International Review of Biblical Studies As we have come to expect from the series, Psalms to Chronicles has been produced with extraordinary care and erudition and it will be of fundamental importance for future study of these biblical books. Journal of Theological Studies

Language Notes

Text: English, French

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 360 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (January 11, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198269439
• ISBN-13: 978-0198269434
• Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 9.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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