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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      June 2020
      June 2020
      ISBN:
      9781108769983
      9781108477581
      9781108725750
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108769983
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.52kg, 278 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.425kg, 278 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Judaism, Biblical Studies - Old Testament, Hebrew Bible, Religion
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    In this book, Molly Zahn investigates how early Jewish scribes rewrote their authoritative traditions in the course of transmitting them, from minor edits in the course of copying to whole new compositions based on prior works. Scholars have detected evidence for rewriting in a wide variety of textual contexts, but Zahn's is the first book to map manuscripts and translations of biblical books, so-called 'parabiblical' compositions, and the sectarian literature from Qumran in relation to one another. She introduces a new, adaptable set of terms for talking about rewriting, using the idea of genre as a tool to compare and contrast different cases. Although rewriting has generally been understood as a vehicle for biblical interpretation, Zahn moves beyond that framework to demonstrate that rewriting was a pervasive textual strategy in the Second Temple period. Her book contributes to a powerful new model of early Jewish textuality, illuminating the rich and diverse culture out of which both rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity eventually emerged.

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    ‘… 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 Source: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

    ‘Leading us expertly through the labyrinth of 'rewriting,' Zahn analyses short texts/study cases as carefully and cleverly as she does broad, over-arching questions. One of her greatest achievements thus lies in allowing readers to see the forest and the trees alike. Adopting a variety of theoretical 'lenses' and discussing a variety of corpora (Dead Sea Scrolls, OG/LXX, Targumim) under 'one umbrella,' she hereby reveals that the “rewriting forest” is a dynamic, fascinating locus in which diverse species thrive.’

    Atar L. Ivneh Source: Revue de Qumrân

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