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Rewriting Scripture in Second Temple Times

Rewriting Scripture in Second Temple Times

Crawford, Sidnie White

Paperback

Series: Studies in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature (Sdss)Ature

Religion General JudaismBible Studies

Publisher Price: $26.99

ISBN10: 0802847404
ISBN13: 9780802847409
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: Apr 14 2008
Pages: 172
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.42 Width: 6.33 Depth: 9.18
Language: English

The biblical manuscripts found at Qumran, contends Sidnie White Crawford, reflect a spectrum of text movement from authoritative scriptural traditions to completely new compositions. Treating six major groups of texts, she shows how differences in the texts result from a particular understanding of the work of the scribe -- not merely to copy but also to interpret, update, and make relevant the Scripture for the contemporary Jewish community of the time. Thisáscribal practice led to texts that were rewritten or reworked and considered no less important or accurate than the originals.

Propounding a new theory of how these texts cohere as a group, Crawford offers an original and provocative work for readers interested in the Second Temple period.

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