UID:
almahu_9949161016602882
Format:
1 online resource (205 pages).
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780191823251 (ebook) :
Series Statement:
The Oxford commentary on the Dead Sea scrolls
Uniform Title:
Damascus document. Hebrew.
Content:
The Damascus Document is an ancient Hebrew text that is one of the longest, oldest, & most important of the ancient scrolls usually referred to collectively as the Dead Sea Scrolls. Its oldest parts originate in the mid- to late 2nd century BCE. While the earliest discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls occurred in 1947, the Qumran Damascus Document fragments were discovered in 1952 (but not published in full until 1996), mainly in what is designated as Qumran Cave Four. However, it is unique in that two manuscripts (MS A & MS B) containing parts & variations of the same text were discovered much earlier, in 1896, among the discarded texts of the Cairo Geniza, the latter being written in the 10th-11th centuries CE. Together, the manuscripts of the Damascus Document, both ancient & medieval, are an invaluable source for understanding many aspects of ancient Jewish (& before that Israelite) history, theology, and much more.
Note:
This edition also issued in print: 2021.
,
Text in Hebrew with English translation, notes and commentary.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9780198734338
Language:
English
URL:
Oxford scholarship online
