4QSamuela and the text of Samuel / / by Jason K. Driesbach.

• Superior document: Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, volume 171
• VerfasserIn: Driesbach, Jason K.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English; Hebrew
• Series: Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 171.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (365 pages).
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; 1 The Problem: Unresolved Issues Regarding Corrections to the Masoretic Text of Samuel /; 2 Research on Early non-mt Witnesses to the Text of Samuel /; 3 Method and Presentation of This Study: A Novel Approach towards 4QSamuela /; 4 Textual Error /; 5 Linguistic Exegesis /; 6 Harmonizations /; 7 Clarifying Exegesis /; 8 Content Exegesis /; 9 The Character and Interrelationship of 4QSamuela, mt, and G /; 10 The Place of 4QSamuela in Text-Critical Studies of Samuel /; Appendix 1: Readings of Equal Value /; Appendix 2: Some Details Pertaining to the Readings Exhibiting Literary Development /; Bibliography /; Index 1: Readings Listed by Inventory Number /; Index 2: Scripture References in 1–2 Samuel /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• ISBN: 9789004324206; 9004322507; 9004324208
• ISSN: 0083-5889
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Jason K. Driesbach.

In 4QSamuelᵃ and the Text of Samuel, Jason Driesbach offers a thorough analysis of secondary readings in 4QSamuelᵃ (4Q51) along with those in other major witnesses to Samuel (MT, Gᴮ, Gᴸ), leading to a nuanced characterization of the scribal features and textual affiliation of 4QSamuelᵃ, with implications for understanding its place in text-critical studies and literary analyses of the books of Samuel. 4QSamuelᵃ has been regarded by some scholars as an untrustworthy witness to the text of Samuel and by other scholars as a crucial witness, sometimes containing lost readings. Further, some regard this scroll as a non-biblical work based on Samuel. Driesbach’s analysis offers an evaluation of these views based on a sound and thorough consideration of the scroll.