The Dead Sea scrolls and the origins of the Bible /

Ulrich, Eugene, 1938-

The Dead Sea scrolls and the origins of the Bible / Eugene Ulrich. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans, 1999. - xviii, 309 p. ; 24 cm. - Studies in the Dead Sea scrolls and related literature. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. The scroll and the Hebrew Bible --
pt. 2. The scrolls, the septuagint, and the old Latin. I. The scrolls and the Hebrew Bible --
The community of Israel and the composition of the Scriptures --
The Bible in the making: the scriptures at Qumran --
Double literary editions of Biblical narratives and reflections on determining the form to be translated --
The canonical process, textual criticism, and latter stages in the composition of the Bible --
Pluriformity in the Biblical text, text groups, and questions of Canon --
Multiple literary editions: reflections toward a theory of the history of the Biblical text --
The Palaeo-Hebrew Biblical manuscripts from Qumran Cave 4 --
Orthography and text in 4QDan and 4QDan and in the received Masoretic text. II. The scroll, the Septuagint, and the old Latin --
The Septuagint manuscripts from Qumran: A Reappraisal of their value --
Josephus's Biblical Text for the books of Samuel --
Origen's Old Testament text: The transmission history of the Septuagint to the third century C.E. --
The relevance of the Dead Sea Scrolls for Hexaplaric Studies --
The Old Latin Translation of the LXX and the Hebrew scrolls from Qumran --
Characteristics and limitations of the Old Latin Translation of the Septuagint.

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Dead Sea scrolls.
Bible. O.T. --Crticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. O.T. Greek--Septuagint--Versions
Bible. O.T. Latin--Old Latin--Versions

BM487 / .U47 1999