Discoveries in the Judaean Desert: Volume XXIX. Poetical and Liturgical Texts, Part 2

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.

Summary

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, and the largest groups of texts are those of Hodayot (4Q427433, 433a, 440) and Barkhi Nafshi (4Q434438).

Additional text

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.

Product details

• Assisted by: Esther Chazon (Editor), Torleif Elgvin (Editor), Esther Eshel (Editor), Bilhah Nitzan (Editor), Bilhah (Department of Bible Nitzan (Editor), Nitzan Bilhah (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9780198270058
• ISBN: 978-0-19-827005-8
• Dimensions: 239 mm x 322 mm x 34 mm
• Weight: 1995 g
• Illustrations: 28 pp illustrations + 5 fold-out plates
• Series: Discoveries in the Judaean Desert; Discoveries in the Judaean Desert; Discoveries in the Judaean Des
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general); RELIGION / Judaism / General, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / World, General & world history, Judaism, Ancient World, Sacred texts, Ancient History, General and world history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Sacred texts, scriptures and revered writings