| Discoveries in the Judaean Desert XXXVII: Qumran Grotte 4.XXVII Textes En Araméen, Deuxième Partie Contributor(s): Puech, Émile (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0199550042 ISBN-13: 9780199550043 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $323.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: This volume (in French) contains the editio princeps of the second part (4Q550-583) of the Aramaic texts from Cave 4 at Qumran which were originally assigned to Pere Jean Starcky (4Q521-578). The first part of the Aramaic texts were published in volume XXXI of the Discoveries in the Judaean Desert series, while the Hebrew texts were published in volume XXV. These Aramaic and Hebrew texts include primarily parabiblical and pseudoepigraphical compositions, often named "Apocryphon," "Testament," "Pseudo-," or "Visions." They reflect the interest in biblical themes characteristic of Second Temple period Judaism, and exhibited in many of the Qumran compositions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Egypt - Bibles - Literary Criticism | Jewish |
| Dewey: 221.44 |
| LCCN: 71356658 |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 9.3" W x 12.4" (4.70 lbs) 592 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - North Africa - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume (in French) contains the editio princeps of the second part (4Q550-583) of the Aramaic texts from Cave 4 at Qumran which were originally assigned to Pere Jean Starcky (4Q521-578). The first part of the Aramaic texts were published in volume XXXI of the Discoveries in the Judaean Desert series, while the Hebrew texts were published in volume XXV. These Aramaic and Hebrew texts include primarily parabiblical and pseudoepigraphical compositions, often named Apocryphon, Testament, Pseudo-, or Visions. They reflect the interest in biblical themes characteristic of Second Temple period Judaism, and exhibited in many of the Qumran compositions. |
