Biblical Interpretation at Qumran (2005 Henze), edited volume

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Biblical Interpretation at Qumran (2005) is a volume edited by Matthias Henze.

Abstract

Proceedings of the Conference The Dead Sea Scrolls: The Bible and Biblical Interpretation at Qumran (Rice University, 10 February 2001).

"The Dead Sea Scrolls are an invaluable source of information about Jewish biblical interpretation in antiquity. This volume by preeminent scholars in the field examines central aspects of scriptural interpretation as it was practiced at Qumran and discusses their implications for understanding the biblical tradition. While many of the forms of biblical interpretation found in the Scrolls have parallels elsewhere in Jewish literature, other kinds are original to the Scrolls and were unknown prior to the discovery of the caves. These chapters explore examples of biblical interpretation unique to Qumran, including legal exegesis and the Pesher. Readers will also find discussion of such fascinating subjects as the "rewritten Bible," views on the creation of humanity, the "Pseudo-Ezekiel" texts, the pesharim, and the prophet David."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2005.

Contents

• Introduction / Matthias Henze
• Between Bible and Rewritten Bible / Michael Segal
• Interpretation of the Creation of Humanity in the Dead Sea Scrolls / John J. Collins
• Sinai Revisited / James C. VanderKam
• The Interpretation of Biblical Law in the Dead Sea Scrolls: Forms and Methods / Moshe J. Berstein and Shlomo A. Koyfmann
• Biblical Interpretation in the "Pseudo-Ezekiel" Fragments (4Q383-391) from Cave Four / Monica Brady
• Qumran Pesharim / Shani Berrin
• Thematic Commentaries on Prophetic Scriptures / George J. Brooke
• The Prophet David at Qumran / Peter W. Flint
• Psalm 91 in Premodern Interpretation and at Qumran / Matthias Henze