The “Sons of Seth”: A New Interpretation of 4Q417 1 i 14–16
This article is focussed on the question how to interpret the phrase בני שית in 4Q417 1 i 15. The analysis is based on a novel reconstruction of the preceding word, which is only poorly preserved. The common reconstructions (namely עולות, עו(ו)נות or עלילות) have a negative meaning. Hence, the בני...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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Dead Sea discoveries
Year: 2018, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-14 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
4Q417
/ Seth Biblical character
/ Son
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| IxTheo Classification: | HD Early Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Dead Sea Scrolls
4QInstruction
palaeography
“sons of Seth”
Sethites
“Book of Remembrance”
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| Summary: | This article is focussed on the question how to interpret the phrase בני שית in 4Q417 1 i 15. The analysis is based on a novel reconstruction of the preceding word, which is only poorly preserved. The common reconstructions (namely עולות, עו(ו)נות or עלילות) have a negative meaning. Hence, the בני שית are understood as a group that will be punished by God due to their sins. However, it is also possible to reconstruct עבודת in 4Q417 1 i 15. In contrast to the other suggestions this word not only fits the gap properly, but is also attested several times throughout 4QInstruction. Following this reconstruction, 4Q417 1 i 15f. indicates that the reward for the “ser[vic]e of the sons of Seth” has already been determined. Consequently, 4QInstruction uses the term בני שית in a positive way to denote the elect and builds on a tradition that praises Seth as well as his offspring. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5179 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Dead Sea discoveries
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685179-12341448 |