Rethinking the Textual Value of 4Q11 (4QpaleoGen-Exodl)
This paper focuses on a fragmentary copy of Exodus from Qumran that has not so far received sufficient attention—4Q11 (4QpaleoGen-Exodl). The paper proposes a material reconstruction of the scroll and discusses its contribution to the textual classification of the scroll. Although 4Q11 apparently re...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2021
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Textus
Year: 2021, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 105-129 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran Scrolls
/ Exodus
/ Text history
/ Classification
/ Bible. Pentateuch (Pentateuch der Samaritaner)
B Genesis |
RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism HB Old Testament |
Further subjects: | B
material philology
B 4QpaleoGen-Exodl B pre-Samaritan tradition B 4Q11 B Pentateuchal scrolls B exegetical readings B scribal approach |
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Summary: | This paper focuses on a fragmentary copy of Exodus from Qumran that has not so far received sufficient attention—4Q11 (4QpaleoGen-Exodl). The paper proposes a material reconstruction of the scroll and discusses its contribution to the textual classification of the scroll. Although 4Q11 apparently reflects the short literary form of MT and LXX Exodus, which does not include the major expansions characteristic of the pre-Samaritan tradition, an examination of individual readings reveals that the scroll includes some minor exegetical variants. Thus, 4Q11 demonstrates the necessity of exploring the scribal approach reflected in scriptural Qumran scrolls, in addition to their classification into textual traditions. Only such a holistic investigation can allow for an improved understanding of the text and processes that took place during its transmission. |
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ISSN: | 2589-255X |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Textus
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/2589255X-bja10017 |