RT Book T1 Before the Bible: the liturgical body and the formation of scriptures in early Judaism A1 Newman, Judith H. 1961- LA English PP New York, NY PB Oxford University Press YR 2018 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1051409683 AB This text reveals the landscape of scripture in an era prior to the crystallization of the Tanakh, the Jewish Bible, and before the canonization of the Christian Bible. Most accounts of the formation of the Hebrew Bible trace the origins of scripture through source-critical excavation of the archaeological 'tell' of the Bible or the text-critical analysis of the scribal hand on manuscripts, but the discoveries in the Dead Sea Scrolls have transformed our understanding of scripture formation NO Includes bibliographical references and index NO Previously issued in print: 2018 NO Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized CN BS1135 SN 9780190212230 K1 Bible : Old Testament : Canon K1 Prayer : Judaism K1 Bible ; Old Testament ; Canon K1 Prayer ; Judaism K1 Bible DO 10.1093/oso/9780190212216.001.0001