Formation and Reformulation: The Redaction of the Book of Joshua in the Light of the Oldest Textual Witnesses: 102 (Vetus Testamentum, Supplements, 102) - Hardcover

Meer, Michaël Van Der

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004131256 ISBN 13: 9789004131255

Publisher: Brill, 2004

Synopsis

This volume offers a critical examination of recent theories concerning the growth of biblical literature in the light of the oldest textual witnesses (the Qumran biblical scrolls and the Septuagint). On the basis of a fresh examination of a selection of passages in the book of Joshua, it is shown that these witnesses do not reflect a stage in the literary formation of the book prior to the standardised (Masoretic) text, but a reinterpretation and reformulation of its contents. The study presents a new literary-critical solution to the intricate problems of Joshua 8 and a detailed exegesis of the Greek version of Joshua 1 and 5. Of special interest for Qumran scholars is the new reconstruction of 4QJoshuaª.

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About the Author

Michaël N. van der Meer, Ph.D. (2001) in Theology at Leiden University, currently teaches religion at a secondary school in Amstelveen and publishes articles in the field of textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible

Edition details

• Publisher: Brill
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004131256
• ISBN 13: 9789004131255
• Binding: Leather Bound
• Number of pages: 600