Lim, The Earliest Commentary on the Prophecy of Habakkuk (OUP)

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The Earliest Commentary on the Prophecy of Habakkuk

Timothy H. Lim

Oxford Commentary on the Dead Sea Scrolls

• The first major commentary on Pesher Habakkuk for forty years
• A detailed and perspicuous discussion of the scroll, from the minutiae to broad historical and theological themes
• Provides scholarship of the highest level based on the best digitized images and readings

Description

This is the first major commentary in English on Pesher Habakkuk for forty years. It elucidates the nature of 1QpHab as the earliest commentary on the prophecy of Habakkuk by a detailed study of the biblical quotation and sectarian interpretation. This commentary provides a new edition of the scroll, including new readings, and detailed palaeographical, philological, exegetical and historical notes and discussion. It shows that the pesherist imitates the allusive style of the oracles of Habakkuk and also draws on lexemes, phrases, and themes from other biblical texts and Jewish sources. It shows that the pesherist identified the Kittim with the Romans who conquered Judaea in 63 BCE, and suggests that the scroll refers to several righteous and wicked figures, including the last Hasmonean high priests.

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Published: 09 April 2020
208 Pages
234x156mm
ISBN: 9780198714118

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