Northern lights on the Dead Sea scrolls : proceedings of the Nordic Qumran Network 2003-2006 / / edited by Anders Klostergaard Petersen ... [et al.].

• Superior document: Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah, v. 80
• TeilnehmendeR: Petersen, Anders Klostergaard.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah ; v. 80.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (328 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: From Bible to midrash : approaches to biblical interpretation in the Dead Sea scrolls by modern interpreters /; Anatomy of a scene : Noah's covenant in Genesis Apocryphon XI /; The dream visions in the Noah story of the Genesis Apocryphon and related texts /; Selection, election, and rejection : interpretation of Genesis in 4Q252 /; Geography and ideology in the Copper Scroll (3Q15) from Qumran /; The two historical layers of Pesher Habakkuk /; Who are the "fools" in 4QNarrative and Poetic Composition[superscript a-c]? /; The question of scribal exegesis at Qumran /; Reading the human body and discerning zodiacal spirits : a proposal for the use of physiognomics in the Dead Sea scrolls /; A brotherhood at Qumran? Metaphorical familial language in the Dead Sea scrolls /; The reconstruction of 4QMMT : a methodological critique /; 4QMMT : some new readings /; How to reconstruct a fragmented scroll : the puzzle of 4Q422 /; A villain and the VIPs : Josephus on Judas the Galilean and the Essenes /; The songs of the sabbath sacrifice and the heavenly scene of the book of Revelation /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-288) and indexes.
• ISBN: 1282400460; 9786612400469; 9047424956
• ISSN: 0169-9962
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Anders Klostergaard Petersen ... [et al.].

Structured by four important themes, the book discusses various aspects pertaining to the interpretation of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The first theme is comprised by a number of essays that deal with different aspects of textual interpretation of particular Qumran writings. The second theme centers on the question of historical referentiality. How can the purported referentiality of particular Qumran writings be used in order to reconstruct an underlying historical reality? The third theme includes essays that pertain to different dimensions concerning the methodology of interpretation. The fourth theme focuses on problems relating to the textual reconstruction of specific Qumran texts. In the final section of the book, the perspective is widened to other writings outside the more specific Qumran context.