Discoveries in the Judaean Desert: Volume XXXI. Qumrân Grotte 4.XXII Textes Araméens, première partie

Volume XXXI contains the editio princeps of the first group of Aramaic texts (4Q529-549) from Cave 4 which were originally assigned to P¿ Jean Starcky. They are primarily parabiblical and pseudepigraphical compositions reflecting the interest in biblical themes characteristic of Second Temple Judaism. The commentary is in French.

About the author

Emile Puech is Director of Research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and works at the Ecole Biblique et Archaeologique Francaise, Jerusalem.

Summary

Volume XXXI contains the editio princeps of the first group of Aramaic texts (4Q529-549) from Cave 4 which were originally assigned to Père Jean Starcky. They are primarily parabiblical and pseudepigraphical compositions reflecting the interest in biblical themes characteristic of Second Temple Judaism. The commentary is in French.

Additional text

It is impossible in a review of this nature to do justice to the phenomenal amount of effort and insight that has gone into a work like this in simply arranging the fragments and deciphering them, except to acknowledge this immense achievement and the debt of gratitude which we owe the editor.

Product details

• Assisted by: ^D'Emile ( Puech (Editor), Emile Puech (Editor), Émile Puech (Editor), Emile ( Puech (Editor), Emile (Director of Research Puech (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9780198270263
• ISBN: 978-0-19-827026-3
• Dimensions: 242 mm x 322 mm x 39 mm
• Weight: 1936 g
• Illustrations: 22 halftone plates
• Series: Discoveries in the Judaean Desert; Discoveries in the Judaean Desert; Discoveries in the Judaean Des
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Judaism / General, BIBLES / General, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Judaism / History, RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, RELIGION / Christianity / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, Christianity, Ancient / Biblical Israel, History of Religion, Classical texts, Judaism, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Biblical Archaeology, Old Testaments