Der Midrasch Zur Eschatologie Aus Der Qumrangemeinde (4qmidreschat A.B): Materielle Rekonstruktion, Textbestand, Gattung Und Traditionsgeschichtliche

Erscheinungsjahr 1993
ISBN: 978-90-04-09763-6
Verlag: BRILL ACADEMIC PUB

Buch, Deutsch, Band 13, 237 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 652 g

Reihe: Studies on the Texts of the De

This volume deals with one of the oldest midrashim, the Eschatological Midrash from Qumran Cave 4. 4QMidrEschat, previously unknown, is preserved in at least two copies (4QFlorilegium, 4QCatena A) found at Qumran.

A reconstruction of 4QFlorilegium and 4QCatena A is given in the first part of the book. The second part is a comparative analysis which shows that both manuscripts are copies of the same former work, 4QMidrEschat. The third part deals with the other exegetical Qumran texts, a definition of 4QMidrEschat's genre, its position among the Qumran literature, and its dating.

4QMidrEschat provides valuable information on Bible interpretation and eschatology among the Essenes in the first century BCE. 4QMidrEschat is of special significance because, according to recent studies, the Essenes are no longer to be regarded as a "sect", but as one of the most important Jewish groups of that time.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Steudel, Annette

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Annette Steudel Doctorate (1991) in Ev. Theology, University of Göttingen, teaches in the Theology Faculty at the University of Göttingen.