Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The Dead Sea Scrolls are an invaluable source of information about Jewish biblical interpretation in antiquity. This volume by preeminent scholars in the field examines central aspects of scriptural interpretation as it was practiced at Qumran and discusses their implications for understanding the biblical tradition.
While many of the forms of biblical interpretation found in the Scrolls have parallels elsewhere in Jewish literature, other kinds are original to the Scrolls and were unknown prior to the discovery of the caves. These chapters explore examples of biblical interpretation unique to Qumran, including legal exegesis and the Pesher. Readers will also find discussion of such fascinating subjects as the "rewritten Bible," views on the creation of humanity, the "Pseudo-Ezekiel" texts, the pesharim, and the prophet David.
Contributors:
Moshe J. Bernstein
Shani Berrin
Monica Brady
George J. Brooke
John J. Collins
Peter W. Flint
Matthias Henze
Shlomo A. Koyfman
Michael Segal
James C. VanderKam
Table of Contents
Between Bible and rewritten Bible / Michael Segal -- Interpretations of the creation of humanity in the Dead Sea scrolls / John J. Collins -- Sinai revisited / James C. VanderKam -- The interpretation of Biblical law in the Dead Sea scrolls : forms and methods / Moshe J. Bernstein and Shlomo A. Koyfman -- Biblical interpretation in the "Pseudo-Ezekiel" fragments (4Q383-391) from Cave four / Monica Brady -- Qumran pesharim / Shani Berrin -- Thematic commentaries on prophetic scripture / George J. Brooke -- The prophet David at Qumran / Peter W. Flint -- Psalm 91 in premodern interpretation and at Qumran / Matthias Henze.