Exploring the Dead Sea Scrolls: Archaeology and Literature of the Qumran Caves

Hanan Eshel

ISBN 10: 3525550960 / ISBN 13: 9783525550960

Published by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Exploring the Dead Sea Scrolls: Archaeology and Literature of the Qumran Caves
• Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3525550960
• ISBN 13: 9783525550960
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The eighteen essays in this collection were chosen by Prof. Hanan Eshel (1958 2010) shortly before his untimely death, to serve as a legacy of his rich contributions to Dead Sea Scrolls scholarship, particularly in the integration of archaeological and textual analysis. The Qumran texts that stand at the center of these articles are correlated with archaeological and geographic information and with a variety of textual sources including epigraphic evidence. The book includes essays that have been co-authored with Esther Eshel, Shlomit Kendi-Harel, Zeev Safrai, and John Strugnell.

About the Author

Hanan Eshel was an Israeli archaeologist and historian, well known in the field of Dead Sea Scrolls studies, although he did research in the Hasmonean and Bar Kokhba periods as well. With Magen Broshi he discovered a number of residential caves in the near vicinity of Qumran and co-published a number of historically significant documents from Qumran. Dr. Shani Tzoref, an acclaimed specialist in the Dead Sea Scrolls, has been involved in Jewish Studies for over 20 years. Before moving to Israel in August 2007, she was the coordinator of the biblical studies program at the University of Sydney, Australia, where she helped pilot a textbook for Early Biblical Hebrew. Shani has taught Bible and Biblical Hebrew at the undergraduate and graduate levels at a number of universities, including Hebrew University, NYU, and Yeshiva University. Barnea Levi Selavan is an MA Candidate in Ancient Israel Studies at Tel Aviv University, having earned a BA and fulfilled the Israel Antiquities Authority requirements to become an archaeologist. He works at TAU and independently as a copy-editor and proofreader for academic, business, and popular publications. Barnea is a licensed educator and guide, and co-director of an educational organization using archaeology to enrich textual and historical understanding.