Understanding the text of the bible 65 years after the discovery of the dead sea scrolls

Emanuel Tov

doi:10.2478/opth-2014-0007

Understanding the text of the bible 65 years after the discovery of the dead sea scrolls

Emanuel Tov^*

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Department of Biblical Studies

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Abstract

The focus of this study is the biblical Dead Sea Scrolls, 65 years after their discovery near the Dead Sea, with the purpose of improving our understanding of the text of Hebrew Scripture. The Qumran finds (more than 200 fragmentary scrolls) reflect textual plurality, and all the biblical texts were probably considered authoritative. At the same time, the 25 Scripture scrolls from sites in the Judean Desert outside Qumran are virtually identical to the medieval MT.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	89-96
Number of pages	8
Journal	Open Theology
Volume	1
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2478/opth-2014-0007
State	Published - Jan 2015

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© 2014 Emanuel Tov, licensee De Gruyter Open.

Keywords

Biblical scrolls
Judean Desert
Masoretic Text
Qumran
Textual criticism

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