Archaeology of the books of Samuel : the entangling of the textual and literary history / / edited by Philippe Hugo and Adrian Schenker.

• Superior document: Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, v. 132.
• TeilnehmendeR: Hugo, Philippe.; Schenker, Adrian, 1939-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2010.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 132.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (324 pages)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The books of Samuel are a key link in the history of the biblical text in so much as they are found at a crossroad where different textual traditions encounter each other (MT, LXX, Qumran). Recent research tends to consider that the textual criticism has to take into account the literary aspects which characterise the most ancient transmission of the text. This assessment asks a variety of new exegetical questions considered in this volume: Does the comparative analysis of the textual witnesses permit proving the existence of distinct literary editions? Which are the criteria to deem the literary nature of the variants? Which ideological and theological motives governed the modifications of a previous text? Is it possible to establish a relative chronology between the putative editions? The study of the most ancient history of the text opens an archeology of the monument that are the books of Samuel. The search for their ancient foundations and the bringing to light of later modifications, the consideration both of the restorations and of the ruins of the textual edifice all throw new light on the final construct and its theological significance.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / P. Hugo and A. Schenker -- Text History Of The Books Of Samuel: An Assessment Of The Recent Research / Philippe Hugo -- Hannah’s Psalm in 4QSama / Anneli Aejmelaeus -- 4QSama (2 Sam 24:16–22). Its Reading, Where It Stands in the History of the Text and its Use in Bible Translations / Innocent Himbaza -- Hannah In The Presence Of The Lord / Donald W. Parry -- Midrashic Traits In 4Q51 (so-called 4QSama) / Alexander Rofé -- Textformen und Bearbeitungen. Kriterien zur Frage der ältesten Textgestalt, insbesondere des Septuagintatextes, anhand von 2 Sam 12 / Siegfried Kreuzer -- Imag[in]ing Editions Of Samuel: The Chronicler’s Contribution / Graeme Auld -- Doch ein Text hinter den Texten? Vorläufige textkritische Einsichten eines Samuel-Kommentators / Walter Dietrich -- L’archéologie textuelle du temple de Jérusalem. Étude textuelle et littéraire du motif théologique du temple en 2 Samuel / Philippe Hugo -- Theologische Textänderungen im Massoretischen Text und in der Septuaginta von 1–2 Sam / Jürg Hutzli -- Textgeschichte von 1 Sam 5:1–6 im Vergleich zwischen dem hebräischen Text der Massoreten und der ältesten griechischen Bibel / Adrian Schenker -- Textual Criticism And The Composition History Of Samuel. Connections Between Pericopes In 1 Samuel 1–4 / Julio Trebolle -- Index Of Authors / P. Hugo and A. Schenker -- Index Of Biblical References / P. Hugo and A. Schenker -- Index Of Other Sources / P. Hugo and A. Schenker.