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Classifying the Aramaic Texts from Qumran: A Statistical Analysis of Linguistic Features (The Library of Second Temple Studies) - Softcover

Starr, John

 
9780567683137: Classifying the Aramaic Texts from Qumran: A Statistical Analysis of Linguistic Features (The Library of Second Temple Studies)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0567683133 ISBN 13: 9780567683137
Publisher: T&T Clark, 2018

Synopsis

Analysis of the scroll fragments of the Qumran Aramaic scrolls has been plentiful to date. Their shared characteristics of being written in Aramaic, the common language of the region, not focused on the Qumran Community, and dating from the 3rd century BCE to the 1st century CE have enabled the creation of a shared identity, distinguishing them from other fragments found in the same place at the same time. This classification, however, could yet be too simplistic as here, for the first time, John Starr applies sophisticated statistical analyses to newly available electronic versions of these fragments. In so doing, Starr presents a potential new classification which comprises six different text types which bear distinctive textual features, and thus is able to narrow down the classification both temporally and geographically.

Starr's re-visited classification presents fresh insights into the Aramaic texts at Qumran, with important implications for our understanding of the many strands that made up Judaism in the period leading to the writing of the New Testament.

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About the Author

John Starr holds a PhD in Hebrew and Old Testament Studies from the University of Edinburgh. He is Professor of Health and Aging at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

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Publisher
T&T Clark
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0567683133
ISBN 13 
9780567683137
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
376