4QDeut - A Text That Has Undergone Harmonistic Editing

This article provides a full apparatus of 4QDeutn, containing all the parallel texts of the scroll, which are the Hebrew texts and ancient translations. It includes a discussion of the textual character of the scroll, distinguishes between unintentional variants including morphology and synonymous r...

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Main Author: Eshel, Ester (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: College 1991
In: Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion
Year: 1991, Volume: 62, Pages: 117-154
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
HD Early Judaism
Further subjects:B Dead Sea Scrolls
B Bible
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Summary:This article provides a full apparatus of 4QDeutn, containing all the parallel texts of the scroll, which are the Hebrew texts and ancient translations. It includes a discussion of the textual character of the scroll, distinguishes between unintentional variants including morphology and synonymous reading, and intentional changes such as exegetical corrections and harmonizations. The focus of this article is on the last category, because from the point of view of the textual character of 4QDeutn, it belongs to a group of texts named 'Harmonistic text' (previously called 'Proto-Samaritan text'). The main phenomenon of these texts is the harmonization found in them. These texts were divided into three groups: I. Biblical scrolls, such as 4QPaleoExodm; II. Biblical texts with apocryphal additions, such as 4QTestimonia; and III. Tefillin and Mezuzot found in Qumran. The Nash Papyrus was added to the group of Harmonistic texts, since it includes a text of the Decalogue taken from Deuteronomy, and a number of harmonizations based on the parallel text of Exodus. It is suggested that 4QDeutn was used for liturgical purposes.
ISSN:0360-9049
Contains:In: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion