Genres of Rewriting in Second Temple Judaism Scribal Composition and Transmission

A study of the many different ways ancient Jewish scribes changed, or rewrote, the sacred and authoritative traditions they inherited.

About the author

Molly M. Zahn is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Kansas. She has published widely on the intersections between composition, transmission, and interpretation in early Jewish texts, especially the Dead Sea Scrolls. She is the author of Rethinking Rewritten Scripture (2011) and co-editor of two essay collections. She currently serves as Executive Editor of the international Qumran journal Dead Sea Discoveries.

Product details

• Authors: Molly M Zahn, Zahn Molly M., Molly M. Zahn
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.08.2020
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism
• EAN: 9781108477581
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47758-1
• Pages: 275
• Subjects: RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament, Religion - Biblical Studies, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament, Jewish Studies, Judaism, Relating to Jewish people and groups, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / General, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings, Judaism: Sacred Texts, Old Testaments