Insights into editing in the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East : what does documented evidence tell us about the transmission of authoritative texts? /
Documented evidence has shown that the Hebrew Bible was edited by successive scribes for centuries, and the impact of editing on the resulting text has proven to be crucial. A better understanding of any issue in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Israel requires a deep understanding of the editorial proc...
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Hebrew |
| Language Notes: | Text predominantly in English with some text in Hebrew. |
| Published: |
Leuven, Belgium ; Bristol, Connecticut :
Peeters,
[2017].
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| Series: | Contributions to biblical exegesis and theology ;
84. |
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| Summary: | Documented evidence has shown that the Hebrew Bible was edited by successive scribes for centuries, and the impact of editing on the resulting text has proven to be crucial. A better understanding of any issue in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Israel requires a deep understanding of the editorial processes. As a consequence, the editorial processes of the Hebrew Bible have come to the fore in the most recent scholarly debates. Nevertheless, editorial processes in the Hebrew Bible are still poorly understood and a methodological overview is lacking. It is apparent that collaboration between scholars of different fields is needed, and a methodological discussion that takes into account all the editorial techniques witnessed by documented evidence in the Hebrew scriptures and the rest of the ancient Near East is required. This book is a step in this direction. Contributions in this volume by leading scholars approach the issue from various perspectives, including methodology, textual criticism, redaction criticism, Dead Sea Scrolls, Assyriology and Egyptology. |
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| Item Description: | "The present volume collects papers of the international workshop "Insights into Editing in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East," held at the University of Munich, March 14-17, 2013"--Foreword. |
| Physical Description: | vi, 381 pages : illustrations; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [321]-360) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789042933804 9042933801 |