Leviticus at Qumran : text and interpretation / by Robert A. Kugler and Kyung S. Baek ; with contributions by Eugene Ulrich (transcriptions as in The biblical Qumran scrolls), Peter W. Flint (list of variant readings by chapter and verse).
Bible. Leviticus. Hebrew. Dead Sea scrolls. Bible. Leviticus. Selections. Hebrew. Dead Sea scrolls.
Notes:
Chapter 1 describes the manuscripts and gives a summary overview of their contents. Chapter 2 presents transcriptions of all of the Hebrew and Greek fragments of Leviticus from Qumran caves 1, 2, 4, 6, and 11. Chapter 3 presents variant readings. Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-110) and indexes.
Contents:
1. Discovery and description of the Leviticus scrolls and some related texts -- 2. Transcription of the Leviticus scrolls with variant readings -- 3. Variant readings in order by chapter and verse -- 4. The use of Leviticus in the scrolls by chapter and verse -- 5. The use of Leviticus in the scrolls by scroll -- 6. Leviticus at Qumran: concluding thoughts on text and interpretation.
Summary:
"In 'Leviticus at Qumran: Text and Interpretation' Robert A. Kugler and Kyung S. Baek provide an indispensable reference work for understanding how the Book of Leviticus shaped the people of Qumran and their texts. Focusing on issues central to the Qumran community's identity - sacrifice, priesthood, purity, and holiness - Leviticus played a pivotal role in the group's self-understanding. The volume presents all of the texts of Leviticus from Qumran with their variants (with contributions from Eugene Ulrich and Peter Flint), lists over three hundred and fifty uses of Leviticus in the scrolls from Qumran, and provides brief summaries of each of those uses. It provides all the data necessary to explore how Leviticus shaped the people of the scrolls"--Provided by publisher.
Series:
The text of the Bible at Qumran 0083-5889 ; volume 173. The text of the Bible at Qumran
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