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This volume presents a critical text edition of the Hebrew manuscripts (4Q521-8, 4Q576-9) from Cave 4 at Qumran originally allotted to P¿ Jean Starcky, mainly comprising parabiblical and pseudepigraphic compositions reflecting the interest in biblical themes and liturgy characteristic of the Second Temple period. Professor Puech's edition of the Aramaic texts from this allotment will also appear in Discoveries in the Judaean Desert (Volume XXXI).
List of contents
- Table des Figures et Planches; Foreword; Préface; Abréviations; Textes; Concordance des Mots; Index des Signes; Planches (Table of Plates; Foreword; Introduction; Abbreviations; Texts; Concordances; Plates)
About the author
Emile Puech is Director of Research, Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique, and is currently at the École Biblique et Archéologique Française, Jerusalem
Summary
In the spring of 1956, a comprehensive inventory of the manuscripts from Qumran Cave 4 was prepared which established the manuscript assignments for each of the members of the first editorial team. The manuscripts numbered 4Q521-4Q579 were assigned to Jean Starcky. Unfortunately Père Starcky died before publishing his allotment, which included primarily parabiblical and pseudepigraphic compositions in Hebrew or Aramaic. Though quite amorphous in character, the group reflects the interest in biblical themes and liturgy characteristic of Second Temple period Judaism. In this volume, Émile Puech presents a critical text edition of the Hebrew manuscripts from this corpus. His edition of the Aramaic texts is scheduled to appear as Discoveries in the Judaean Desert Volume XXXI.
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The appearance of each new volume is a thrill to the small but ardent community involved in Qumran and cognate studies, revealing yet another concealed treasure for scholars to enjoy and study
