Scribes writing scripture: doublets, textual divination, and the formation of the Book of Jeremiah

"The biblical book of Jeremiah was frequently expanded and revised through duplication by anonymous scribes in ancient Judea. Who were these scribes? What gave them the authority to revise divinatory texts like Jeremiah? And when creating duplicates, what did they think they were doing? In Scri...

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Published in:Vetus Testamentum / Supplements
Main Author: Ghormley, Justus Theodore (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2022]
In: Vetus Testamentum / Supplements (volume 189)
Series/Journal:Vetus Testamentum / Supplements volume 189
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jeremiah / Authorship
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Scribes, Jewish History
B Bible. Jeremiah Authorship
B Bible. Jeremiah Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Summary:"The biblical book of Jeremiah was frequently expanded and revised through duplication by anonymous scribes in ancient Judea. Who were these scribes? What gave them the authority to revise divinatory texts like Jeremiah? And when creating duplicates, what did they think they were doing? In Scribes Writing Scripture: Doublets, Textual Divination, and the Formation of Jeremiah, Justus Theodore Ghormley explores possible answers to these questions. The scribes who revised Jeremiah are textual diviners akin to divining scribal scholars of ancient Near Eastern royal courts; and their practice of expanding Jeremiah through duplication involves techniques of textual divination comparable the practice of textual divination utilized in the formation of ancient Near Eastern divinatory texts"--
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis Seite 195-216
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ISBN:9004472479