van der Schoor, Rewriting Generations of Truth (Brill)

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Rewriting Generations of Truth: The Words of Qahat and Manuscript 4Q542* in Context

Series:
Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah, Volume: 155

Author: Hanneke van der Schoor

Rewriting Generations of Truth takes the text and manuscript evidence of Words of Qahat (4Q542*) as a vantage point to assess editorial methods and textual classification of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Van der Schoor argues for a different distribution of 4Q542 and 4Q547 fragments, employing the resulting manuscript to consider writing and correction practices in scribal communities behind the Scrolls. Based on terminological similarities, she correlates textual traditions beyond linguistic boundaries and alleged provenance. Contextualising Words of Qahat within the Second Temple Period, particularly 4QApocalypse of Weeks, 4QTime of Righteousness and 4QLevi Apocryphon, highlights sapiential and eschatological elements in Words of Qahat.

Copyright Year: 2026

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