The Hebrew Bible in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments 239, Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments 239

Armin Lange/Kristin De Troyer/Shani Tzoref et al

Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Until recently, most non-biblical manuscripts attested in the Qumran library were regarded as copies of texts that were composed after the books of the Hebrew Bible were written. Students of the Hebrew Bible found the Dead Sea Scrolls therefore mostly of interest for the textual and interpretative histories of these books. The present collection confirms the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls for both areas, by showing that they have revolutionized our understanding of how the text of the biblical books developed, how they were interpreted and how they illustrate ancient Jewish life and law.