The land to the elect and justice for all : : reading Psalms in the Dead Sea Scrolls in light of 4Q381 / / Mika S. Pajunen.

• Superior document: Journal of ancient Judaism. Supplements ; volume 14
• Author: Pajunen, Mika S.
• Place / Publishing House: Göttingen : : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht,, [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: German
• Series: Journal of ancient Judaism. Supplements ; v. 14.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (422 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Mika S. Pajunen contributes both to the understanding of manuscript 4Q381 from the Dead Sea Scrolls and to broader issues related to the reconstruction of damaged scrolls and to the reading of psalms in late Second Temple Judaism. The author focuses especially on the collection of "apocryphal&q...

Table of Contents

• 1.3.2 4QNon-Canonical Psalms A (4Q380)1.3.3 4QBarkhi Nafshi (4Q434-438); 1.3.4 4QSongs of the Sagea+b (4Q510-511); 1.3.5 Hodayot; 1.3.6 The Psalms of Solomon; 1.3.7 Principles of Compilation; 2. Material Reconstruction of Manuscript 4Q381; 2.1 Specific Problems for Reconstructing 4Q381; 2.1.1 The Ambiguity of the Column Dimensions; 2.1.2 The Appearance of the Fragments; 2.2 Useful Characteristics for Reconstructing 4Q381; 2.2.1 Fragment Shapes and Damage Patterns; 2.2.2 Scroll Manufacture and Scribal Practices; 2.2.3 Distinct Content; 2.3 A Column by Column Presentation of the Reconstruction
• 2.3.1 Column I (Fragments 1 and 14+5)2.3.2 Column II (Fragments 10 and 76-77); 2.3.3 Column III (Fragment 69); 2.3.4 Column IV (Fragments 13, 46a+b and 78); 2.3.5 Column V (Fragments 19i, 24a+b and 44); 2.3.6 Column VI (Fragments 19ii, 28, 29 and 48); 2.3.7 Column VII (Fragments 17, 33a+b, 35 and 50); 2.3.8 Column VIII (Fragments 15, 45a+b and 47); 2.3.9 Column IX (Fragments 31 and 79); 2.4 The Reconstructed Scroll; 3. Analysis of the Individual Psalms in 4Q381; 3.1 Humankind: the Pinnacle of Creation; 3.1.1 The Extent of the Psalm; 3.1.2 Hebrew Text; 3.1.3 Textual Notes
• 3.1.4 English Translation3.1.5 Basic Content of the Psalm; 3.1.6 Short Comments; 3.1.7 Direct Links with Other Texts; 3.1.8 The Psalm as a Whole; 3.2 Israel: the Elect Nation; 3.2.1 The Extent of the Psalm; 3.2.2 Hebrew Text; 3.2.3 Textual Notes; 3.2.4 English Translation; 3.2.5 Basic Content of the Psalm; 3.2.6 Short Comments; 3.2.7 Direct Links with Other Texts; 3.2.8 The Psalm as a Whole; 3.3 The Author''s Movement: the Chosen Group; 3.3.1 The Extent of the Psalm; 3.3.2 Hebrew Text; 3.3.3 Textual Notes; 3.3.4 English Translation; 3.3.5 Basic Content of the Psalm; 3.3.6 Short Comments
• 3.3.7 Direct Links with Other Texts3.3.8 The Psalm as a Whole; 3.4 Davidic line of Kings as Chosen: Praise of the Man of God (David); 3.4.1 The Extent of the Psalm; 3.4.2 Hebrew Text; 3.4.3 Textual Notes; 3.4.4 English Translation; 3.4.5 Basic Content of the Psalm; 3.4.6 Short Comments; 3.4.7 Direct Links with Other Texts; 3.4.8 The Psalm as a Whole; 3.5 Davidic line of Kings as Chosen: Praise of Hezekiah; 3.5.1 The Extent of the Psalm; 3.5.2 Hebrew text; 3.5.3 Textual Notes; 3.5.4 English Translation; 3.5.5 Basic Content of the Psalm; 3.5.6 Short Comments; 3.5.7 Direct Links with Other Texts
• 3.5.8 Identity of the Pseudepigraphic Figure