Description
A study of the many different ways ancient Jewish scribes changed, or rewrote, the sacred and authoritative traditions they inherited.
About the Author
Molly M. Zahn is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Kansas. She has published widely on the intersections between composition, transmission, and interpretation in early Jewish texts, especially the Dead Sea Scrolls. She is the author of Rethinking Rewritten Scripture (2011) and co-editor of two essay collections. She currently serves as Executive Editor of the international Qumran journal Dead Sea Discoveries.
Reviews
'... a significant contribution to the study of retelling, biblical hermeneutics, and material philology ... This book moves the conversation about genre and rewriting to a new level as it is both theoretically sophisticated and philologically rigorous.' Hindy Najman, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
Book Information
ISBN 9781108725750
Author Molly M. Zahn
Format Paperback
Page Count 276
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 425g
Dimensions(mm) 227mm * 151mm * 17mm