Hempel, Charlotte editor. Brooke, George J. editor. text bibliography enk London New York Oxford New Delhi Sydney T&T Clark 2019 monographic eng

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xii, 657 pages, 2 leaves of plates : illustrations (1 color), map, portrait ; 24 cm. This companion provides the ideal resource for those seriously engaging with the Dead Sea Scrolls. In 30 concise articles all of the key texts and documents are examined. A section on the complex methods used in anaylzing the scrolls then follows before the focus moves to consideration of the scrolls in their various contexts; political, religious, cultural, economic, historical. The genres ascribed to groups of texts within the scrolls are examined in the next section with due attention given to both past and present scholarship. The main body of the companion then concludes with crucial issues and topics discussed by leading scholars. The book finishes with appendices and indexes giving: timelines, lists of kings, family trees of the Seleucids, Ptolemies, Hasmoneans, lists of places and scrolls, information on electronic resources and classified bibliographies. The volume is illustrated throughout with some 60 images enabling readers to consider key texts from the scrolls not only in transcription but simultaneously with photographs. edited by George J. Brooke and Charlotte Hempel ; with the assistance of Michael DeVries and Drew Longacre. T&T Clark is an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd. Actually published in 2018. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. BM487 .T2 2019 9780567352057 (hpb) 0567352056 2019285700 ERASA 200127 20250312110733.0 21204824 eng