Description
| Product ID: | 9780567685872 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | The Library of Second Temple Studies |
| Title: | Gleanings from the Caves |
| Subtitle: | Dead Sea Scrolls and Artefacts from the Schøyen Collection |
| Authors: | Author: Dr. Torleif Elgvin, Michael Langlois, Kipp Davis |
| Page Count: | 508 |
| Subjects: | Nature and existence of God and of the Divine, None |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This volume presents ten biblical and five non-biblical fragments from the Judean Desert, more than half of them for the first time. The exciting publication of seven new fragments provides a fully up-do-date picture for scholars and gives the reader a comprehensive picture of texts and artefacts from Qumran seen together. This special edition large format LSTS volume presents, over half of them for the first time, ten biblical and five non-biblical fragments from the Judean Desert. The text features 42 photographs of the fragments. The publication of seven new fragments from the Judean Desert will supplement the Discoveries in the Judean Desert series and bring new material to scholars regarding the full textual situation. Two of the new biblical fragments suggest the preservation of substantial textual variants. The new Aramaic fragment reveals the use of interesting linguistic forms. The book includes a 10 page essay by Martin Schoyen about how he has tracked down and acquired Judean Desert fragments and artifacts since 1994. The collection of images, photographs of the fragments, and scholarly commentary from some of the leading experts in the field gives the reader a comprehensive picture of the artifacts from Qumran. The fragments included are: 4QLeviticusi, 4QSamueld, 4QDeuteronomy, and 4Q Twelve prophets; New (additional) fragments of 4QPsalmsq and 4QExodusc; improved version of XJudges frg 3, 4QJoshuac, 1QDanielb, and 4QJoshuac; Apochryphal fragments - 4QTobita and 1QapocrGenesis; and, Other fragments - 1QSb (Rule of Blessings, reedition), 11QTemplea, and 4QAramaic frg. |
| Imprint Name: | T.& T.Clark Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-12-27 |