Book Summary
This volume offers a critical examination of recent theories concerning the growth of biblical literature in the light of the oldest textual witnesses (the Qumran biblical scrolls and the Septuagint). On the basis of a fresh examination of a selection of passages in the book of Joshua, it is shown that these witnesses do not reflect a stage in the literary formation of the book prior to the standardised (Masoretic) text, but a reinterpretation and reformulation of its contents. The study presents a new literary-critical solution to the intricate problems of Joshua 8 and a detailed exegesis of the Greek version of Joshua 1 and 5. Of special interest for Qumran scholars is the new reconstruction of 4QJoshua*.
Book Details
| Book Name | Formation And Reformulation: The Redaction Of The Book Of Joshua In The Light Of The Oldest Textual Witnesses |
| Author | Michael N. Van Der Meer, M. N. Van Der Meer, Michael Van Dermeer |
| Publisher | Brill Academic Publishers (Feb 2004) |
| ISBN | 9789004131255 |
| Pages | 576 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 11299 |
