Qumran Cave 4: XX: Poetical and Liturgical Texts, Part 2 (Discoveries in the Judaean Desert) [Hardcover]

Esther Chazon (Editor), Torleif Elgvin (Editor), Esther Eshel (Editor), Daniel Falk (Editor), Bilhah Nitzan (Editor), Elisha Qimron (Editor), Eileen Schuller (Editor), David Seely (Editor), Eibert Tigchelaar (Editor), James Vanderkam (Contributor), Monice Brady (Contributor), John Strugnell (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0198270054 | ISBN-13: 978-0198270058

This collection includes hymns, prayers, blessings, and other liturgical texts illuminating the poetry and worship experience of ancient Israel and especially of the community at Qumran. It is the second volume containing poetical and liturgical texts from Cave 4.

Editorial Reviews

Review

`These volumes illuminate two important areas in the history of Judaism, the early development of prayer and halakha. They will provide grist for the mills of scholarship for years to come.' John J.Collins, The Journal of Religion

About the Author

Bilhah Nitzan is in the Department of Bible Studies at University of Tel Aviv. Eileen Schuller is Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 528 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (March 2, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198270054
• ISBN-13: 978-0198270058
• Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 9.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,691,105 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)