by hadassah | Apr 14, 2008 | Biblical Interpretation
Retelling the Bible, Lawrence H. Schiffman, Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia 1994. The previous chapter detailed certain apocryphal-type texts that involve retelling the Bible. Now we look at some of this material from...
by hadassah | Apr 14, 2008 | Biblical Interpretation
Plain Sense Commentary, Lawrence H. Schiffman, Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia 1994. One text, the Genesis Commentary, also termed Pesher Genesis or Genesis Florilegium, represents a form of interpretation very close to...
by hadassah | Apr 14, 2008 | Biblical Interpretation
Harmonizing Interpretation, Lawrence H. Schiffman, Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia 1994. Another type of interpretation common in Qumran writings, this time in both the presectarian and sectarian compositions, is...
by hadassah | Apr 14, 2008 | Biblical Interpretation
Halakhic Midrash, Lawrence H. Schiffman, Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia 1994. Halakhah, Jewish law, has always used a technique of midrashic interpretation that figures prominently in the scrolls as well. For our...
by hadassah | Apr 14, 2008 | Biblical Interpretation
Biblical Interpretation, Lawrence H. Schiffman, Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia 1994. In nearly all of its ancient manifestations, the Jewish tradition was significantly grounded in the interpretation of a set of...
by hadassah | Apr 14, 2008 | Biblical Interpretation
The Dead Sea Scrolls Interpretation of the Bible, or exegesis, is an ancient Jewish tradition which began during the biblical period. Exegesis of earlier biblical accounts was used in order to derive laws as well as for didactic purposes. Exegesis of the Bible...
