Formation and reformulation : : the redaction of the book of Joshua in the light of the oldest textual witnesses / / by Michaël N. van der Meer.

• Superior document: Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, Formation and interpretation of Old Testament literature ; v. 102. 4
• Author: Meer, Michaël N. van der.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2004.
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Language: English
• Series: Vetus Testamentum, Supplements 102.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiv, 571 pages) :; illustrations.
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Other title: Preliminary material /; General Introduction /; The Septuacint of Joshua /; The Qumran Scrolls of Joshua /; The Redaction of the Book of Joshua /; Textual and Literary Criticism /; Joshua 1: MT-LXX /; Joshua 5:2-12: MT-4Qjoshuaa-CD-LXX /; Joshua 8: 1-29 MT -4Qjoshuaa-LXX /; Joshua 8:30-35: MT-4Qjoshuaa-LXX /; General Conclusions /; Select Bibliography /; Index of Classical Sources /; Index of Modern Authors /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [537]-549) and indexes.
• ISBN: 9047412923
• ISSN: 0083-5889
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Michaël N. van der Meer.

This volume offers a critical examination of recent theories concerning the growth of biblical literature in the light of the oldest textual witnesses (the Qumran biblical scrolls and the Septuagint). On the basis of a fresh examination of a selection of passages in the book of Joshua, it is shown that these witnesses do not reflect a stage in the literary formation of the book prior to the standardised (Masoretic) text, but a reinterpretation and reformulation of its contents. The study presents a new literary-critical solution to the intricate problems of Joshua 8 and a detailed exegesis of the Greek version of Joshua 1 and 5. Of special interest for Qumran scholars is the new reconstruction of 4QJoshuaª.