Name: The Dead Sea Scrolls
ISBN: 978-3-031-53176-7

Overview

Editors:

Alex P. Jassen⁰,
Lawrence H. Schiffman¹

Alex P. Jassen
1. New York University, New York, USA
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Lawrence H. Schiffman
1. New York University, New York, USA
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Engages with the latest trends in intersecting fields of Dead Sea Scrolls scholarship
Brings together articles from internationally recognized scholars in Dead Sea Scrolls studies
Accessible to scholars outside the field and to the general public

Part of the book series: The New Antiquity (NANT)

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Keywords

Literature and Cultural Studies
Literature and Religion
Archaeology
Ancient History
Digital Technology

About this book

This volume draws readers into the exciting world of the Dead Sea Scrolls – around 930 manuscripts which were discovered in caves near the ancient settlement of Qumran between 1947 and 1956, and which transformed scholarship of the Bible, Judaism and Christianity. Ten scholars working at the forefront of their field address big-picture issues in relation to the scroll fragments, including their preservation and conservation; their availability electronically; and their relation to Rabbinic literature. The book also looks at the archaeology of Qumran, and the history and identity of the community; ancient writing systems; the scrolls in relation to the wider world of the time – the practice of magic and demonology, prayer, and colonial violence and power – as well as representations of them in popular media. The volume situates Dead Sea Scrolls scholarship within broader conversations in the study of the ancient world: Biblical Studies, Religious Studies, Classics, Archaeology, Jewish Studies, and Ancient History.

Editors and Affiliations

New York University, New York, USA

Alex P. Jassen, Lawrence H. Schiffman

About the editors

Alex P. Jassen is Ethel and Irvin Edelman Associate Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University, USA. He is the author of Mediating the Divine (2007), winner of the 2009 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise, and Scripture and Law in the Dead Sea Scrolls (2014).

Lawrence H. Schiffman is the Judge Abraham Lieberman Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University, USA, and Director of the Global Institute for Advanced Research in Jewish Studies. He has authored numerous books and articles on the Dead Sea Scrolls, Judaism in Late Antiquity, the history of Jewish law, and Talmudic literature.

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: The Dead Sea Scrolls
Book Subtitle: New Insights on Ancient Texts
Editors: Alex P. Jassen, Lawrence H. Schiffman
Series Title: The New Antiquity
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-53176-7Due: 08 July 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-53179-8Due: 08 July 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-53177-4Due: 08 July 2024
Series ISSN: 2946-3017
Series E-ISSN: 2946-3025
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 317
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations

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