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Gleanings from the Caves Dr. Torleif Elgvin (Evangelical Lutheran University College, Oslo, Norway)

Gleanings from the Caves By Dr. Torleif Elgvin (Evangelical Lutheran University College, Oslo, Norway)

Summary

This volume presents ten biblical and five non-biblical fragments from the Judean Desert, more than half of them for the first time. The exciting publication of seven new fragments provides a fully up-do-date picture for scholars and gives the reader a comprehensive picture of texts and artefacts from Qumran seen together.

Gleanings from the Caves Summary

Gleanings from the Caves: Dead Sea Scrolls and Artefacts from the Schyen Collection by Dr. Torleif Elgvin (Evangelical Lutheran University College, Oslo, Norway)

This special edition large format LSTS volume presents, over half of them for the first time, ten biblical and five non-biblical fragments from the Judean Desert. The text features 42 photographs of the fragments. The publication of seven new fragments from the Judean Desert will supplement the Discoveries in the Judean Desert series and bring new material to scholars regarding the full textual situation. Two of the new biblical fragments suggest the preservation of substantial textual variants. The new Aramaic fragment reveals the use of interesting linguistic forms. The book includes a 10 page essay by Martin Schoyen about how he has tracked down and acquired Judean Desert fragments and artifacts since 1994. The collection of images, photographs of the fragments, and scholarly commentary from some of the leading experts in the field gives the reader a comprehensive picture of the artifacts from Qumran. The fragments included are: 4QLeviticusi, 4QSamueld, 4QDeuteronomy, and 4Q Twelve prophets; New (additional) fragments of 4QPsalmsq and 4QExodusc; improved version of XJudges frg 3, 4QJoshuac, 1QDanielb, and 4QJoshuac; Apochryphal fragments - 4QTobita and 1QapocrGenesis; and, Other fragments - 1QSb (Rule of Blessings, reedition), 11QTemplea, and 4QAramaic frg.

About Dr. Torleif Elgvin (Evangelical Lutheran University College, Oslo, Norway)

Torleif Elgvin received a Ph.D. from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem for his work in Qumran studies. Since 1992 he has been a member of the international team responsible for publishing the Dead Sea Scrolls. He teaches Bible and Jewish Studies at Evangelical Lutheran University College, Oslo. Kipp Davis is a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Agder in Kristiansand, Norway. Michael Langlois is editor of Semitica, the publication of the Institute of Semitic Studies, College de France, France.

Table of Contents

List of Figures List of Tables Contributors Foreword Abbreviations and Sigla Part I: Overview 1. Acquisition and Ownership History: A Personal Reflection Martin Schoyen II. The Fate of Scrolls and Fragments: A Survey from 1946 to the Present Hanan Eschel III. Texts and Artefacts from the Judaean Desert in the Schoyen Collection: An Overview Torleif Elgvin IV: Material Analysis of the Fragments

Additional information

NPB9780567113009
9780567113009
0567113000
Gleanings from the Caves: Dead Sea Scrolls and Artefacts from the Schyen Collection by Dr. Torleif Elgvin (Evangelical Lutheran University College, Oslo, Norway)
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Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2016-07-14
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