The Dead Sea scrolls : transmission of traditions and production of texts / / edited by Sarianna Metso, Hindy Najman, and Eileen Schuller ; editorial assistance, Nicole Hilton ... [et al.].

• Superior document: Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah, v. 92
• TeilnehmendeR: Metso, Sarianna.; Najman, Hindy.; Schuller, Eileen M., 1946-
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah ; v. 92.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Notes: "This volume originated at a co-organized conference in November of 2009 in Toronto, Ontario. This was in conjunction with the exhibit 'Words that Changed the World' held at the Royal Ontario Museum and co-sponsored by the Israel Antiquities Authority"--Introd., p. xii.

How were Jewish texts produced and transmitted in late antiquity? What role did scribal practices play in the shaping of both scriptural and interpretive traditions, which are—as the Scrolls show so decisively—intimately intertwined? How were texts assembled from a variety of earlier sources, both oral and written? Why were they often attributed to pseudonymous authors from the remote past such as Moses and David? How did the composers of these texts understand the enterprise in which they were engaged? This volume furthers current debates about Qumran Scribal Practice and the transmission of traditions in Jewish Antiquity. It is published with the conviction that the transmission of traditions and the details of scribal practices—so often treated separately—should be considered in conversation with each other.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / S. Metso , H. Najman and E. Schuller -- Tradition And Innovation In The Dead Sea Scrolls / John J. Collins -- Moses Trumping Moses: Making The Book Of Jubilees / James C. VanderKam -- Some Translation And Copying Mistakes From The Original Hebrew Of The Testaments Of The Twelve Patriarchs / James L. Kugel -- Why Nabonidus? Excavating Traditions From Qumran, The Hebrew Bible, And Neo-Babylonian Sources / Carol A. Newsom -- The Emergence Of Aramaic And Hebrew Scholarly Texts: Transmission And Translation Of Alien Wisdom / Mladen Popović -- Shared Traditions: Points Of Contact Between S And D / Charlotte Hempel -- Aspects Of The Physical And Scribal Features Of Some Cave 4 \'Continuous\' Pesharim / George J. Brooke -- Some Thoughts About The Diffusion Of Biblical Manuscripts In Antiquity / Emanuel Tov -- Assessing Emanuel Tov’s \'Qumran Scribal Practice\' / Eibert J. C. Tigchelaar -- The Evolutionary Production And Transmission Of The Scriptural Books / Eugene Ulrich -- Beyond The Sectarian Divide: The \'Voice Of The Teacher\' As An Authority-Conferring Strategy In Some Qumran Texts / Florentino García Martínez -- Index Of Modern Authors / S. Metso , H. Najman and E. Schuller -- Index Of Primary Texts / S. Metso , H. Najman and E. Schuller -- Subject Index / S. Metso , H. Najman and E. Schuller.