Qumran Cave 4: XV: The Sapiential Texts, Part 1 (Discoveries in the Judaean Desert) (Vol 15) [Hardcover]

Torleif Elgvin (Author), Menachem Kister (Author), Timothy Lim (Author), Bilhah Nitzan (Author), Stephen Pfann (Author), Elisha Qimron (Author), Lawrence H. Schiffman (Author), Annette Steudel (Author), Joseph A. Fitzmyer (Contributor)

Book Description

Series: Discoveries in the Judaean Desert | Publication Date: November 13, 1997

This volume contains a collection of previously unknown compositions from the Second Temple period found in Cave 4 at Qumran. The specialized terminology used in these works allows them to be classified as sapiential (or instructional) literature. As such, they are part of the larger genre of wisdom literature, common in the Ancient Near East. These compositions, including work such as Mysteries, Ways of Righteousness, and Admonitory Parable, enhance our understanding of the keen interest in theological and ethical issues both of the Qumran community specifically and of Second Temple period Judaism in general.

Editorial Reviews

Review

`We are grateful to the editors who have prepared these small and often frustrating fragments. The material presented here, especially when it is combined with what is still to appear in DJD 34, offers new resources for the study of "wisdom" in Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity.' Eileen M. Schuller, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly

`it is good to have these important texts in one volume. The thorough treatment given to the texts in this series makes it an invaluable addition to any library ... The book is beautifully presented with plates of each scroll and a helpful concordance.' Katherine J Dell, Journal of Theological Studies 50:2 October 1999

`This volume will delight all those participating in the ongoing study of the Dead Sea Scrolls.' International Review of Biblical Studies.

About the Author

Joseph Fitzmyer is at Georgetown University, Washington DC.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 280 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (November 13, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198269382
• ISBN-13: 978-0198269380
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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