Scribes and Scrolls (1998 Davies), book
Scribes and Scrolls: the Canonization of the Hebrew Scriptures (1998) is a book by Philip R. Davies.
Abstract
"Philip R. Davies investigates the ways that the ancient world produced canons and textual collections, with special attention to the social practices embodied by scribes, schools, archives, and libraries. The result is a constructive proposal for how the Old Testament arose in its many parts and grew to status as an accepted document, even as a religious object. This book is a significant contribution to the understanding of scribal activity and its effect on Israel's texts, and it is sure to be as controversial as it is elucidating."--Publisher description.
Editions and translations
1. The Dimensions of Canon -- 2. Canons in the Ancient World -- 3. Canon, Canonizing, and Canonical Criticism: Approaches to Jewish Canonizing -- 4. A Sketch of Israelite and Judean History -- 5. Judean Scribes, Schools, Archives, and Libraries -- 6. The Mosaic Canon -- 7. The Canonizing of Prophets -- 8. Canons of David and Solomon -- 9. Serious Entertainment -- 10. Canons and the Dead Sea Scrolls -- 11. Holy Books.