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{en} Daniel A. Machiela. A Handbook of the Aramaic Scrolls from the Qumran Caves: Manuscripts, Language, and Scribal Practices. Leiden: Brill, 2023.

Abstract

"This book provides the first comprehensive treatment of the Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls from the caves of Qumran. These nearly one hundred scrolls open a window onto a vibrant period of Jewish history for which we previously had few historical sources. Scholars and advanced students will find a general introduction to the corpus, detailed, richly-illustrated profiles of individual scrolls, and up-to-date studies of their Aramaic language and scribal practices. The goal of the book is to foster and support further study of these scrolls against the historical backdrop of early Judaism and ancient Mediterranean scribal cultures"--Publisher description.

Contents

Introduction. The Aramaic scrolls from the Qumran caves and the parameters of this study -- The current state of research: the Aramaic scrolls in the context of the Qumran library and Second Temple Judaism -- Delineating the corpus -- Introduction to the manuscripts profiles -- [Part II]. Manuscript profiles -- From Enoch through Abram -- From Jacob through Aaron and his family -- The Assyrian to Persian exiles -- Translations or possible translations -- Miscellaneous texts -- [Part III]. Language -- Yehezkel Kutscher and the typological method of dating Aramaic texts -- Responses to the typological method -- Scribal preferences and textual transmission I: the evidence for scribal change -- Scribal preferences and textual transmission II: archaisms, archaizing, and lessons from Elephantine and Arsacid Elymais -- A descriptive overview of Qumran Aramaic with reference to bordering Aramaic dialects -- Biblical Aramaic, Qumran Aramaic, and the problem of terminology -- Summary and conclusions: Early Jewish Literary Aramaic (EJLA) -- [Part IV]. Manuscript features and scribal practices -- Introduction: The historical context of manuscript production and scribal practice at Qumran -- Manuscript features -- Scribal habits -- Concluding observations.

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