by hadassah | May 1, 2016 | Biblical Literature
The Oldest Bible in the World Until the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest known Bible dated to the ninth or tenth century. What do you want to know? Ask our AI widget and get answers from this website Create Account Contact...
by hadassah | Jan 29, 2009 | Biblical Literature
Biblical Literature The Biblical Canon The term “canon” is borrowed from debates which took place in the fourth century on the subject of which books should be included in the New Testament. It is a Greek word, derived from Sumerian, meaning “reed” or “rod;” in...
by hadassah | Dec 4, 2008 | Biblical Literature, Literary Prophecy
The Beginning of the Isaiah Scroll “The vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.” חזון ישעיהו בן-אמוץ אשר חזה על-יהודה וירושלם בימי עזיהו יותם אחז...
by hadassah | Nov 24, 2008 | Biblical Literature
Isaiah Scroll, The, Francolino J. Goncalves, Anchor Bible Dictionary (ed. David Noel Freedman), Doubleday, New York 1992. ISAIAH SCROLL, THE (1QIsaa) Nineteen copies of the book of Isaiah have been found among the Qumran biblical mss. Most of these are very...
by hadassah | Nov 13, 2008 | Biblical Literature
The Isaiah Scroll 1QIsaa was among the first mss first discovered by the bedouin at the end of 1946 or the beginning of 1947. It was also the first to be identified. Physically, the scroll is made up of seventeen sheepskin sheets, sewn together by a linen...
by hadassah | Nov 10, 2008 | Biblical Literature, Maccabean Period
Paleo-Exodus, c. 100 BCE The Paleo-Exodus Scroll is quite interesting because it is both a proto-Samaritan manuscript and is written in the old Hebrew script. This text is well preserved, with fragments of forty-three or forty-five consecutive columns...
