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The Parabiblical Texts : Strategies for Extending the Scriptures among the Dead Sea Scrolls.

This book introduces the reader to a fascinating genre of writings that retell biblical narratives in various ways. They reflect the concerns and methods of early Jewish interpreters of Scripture. Daniel Falk surveys the content and major scholarly issues of three key examples: Genesis Apocryphon (1...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Falk, Daniel K.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2007.
Series:Library of Second Temple studies.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; 1. Classification and Genre; 2. Scripture and Canon; 3. Extension and Interpretation of Scripture; Chapter 2 THE GENESIS APOCRYPHON; 1. Description of the Manuscript; 2. Date and Provenance; 3. Contents; 4. Genre; 5. Noah Motifs; 6. Abraham Motifs; 7. Relationship to Genesis; 8. Relationship to Other Ancient Texts and Traditions; 9. Methods; 10. The Genesis Apocryphon as a Book; 11. Summary; Chapter 3 REWORKED PENTATEUCH; 1. Description of the Manuscripts; 2. Date and Provenance; 3. Content and Genre.
  • 4. Nature of the Scriptural Source5. Interpretative Traditions; 6. Summary; Chapter 4 4QCOMMENTARY ON GENESIS A-D; 1. Description of the Manuscripts; 2. Date and Provenance; 3. Contents; 4. Genre; 5. The Text of Genesis; 6. Interpretative Traditions; 7. Thematic Unity and Tendency; 8. Summary; Chapter 5 SYNTHESIS; Bibliography; Index of Ancient Sources; Index of Names and Subjects; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.