Holy Scripture in the Qumran commentaries and Pauline letters
What was the ancient exegetes' attitude to the biblical texts? Did they consider them 'sacred' in the sense that the words were the inviolable utterances of God? Or did they when necessary modify and adapt holy writ for their own purposes? This book examines the question of exegetical...
Summary: | What was the ancient exegetes' attitude to the biblical texts? Did they consider them 'sacred' in the sense that the words were the inviolable utterances of God? Or did they when necessary modify and adapt holy writ for their own purposes? This book examines the question of exegetical modifications from the post-Qumran perspective of textual pluriformity of literalism that runs through ancient exegeses and translations |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 0191682292 |
Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198262060.001.0001 |