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5 - The Book of Isaiah at Qumran

from Part I - The Book of Isaiah Through History

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 November 2024

By
Jesper Høgenhaven
Edited by
Christopher B. Hays
Christopher B. Hays
Affiliation:
Fuller Theological Seminary, California
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Summary

In “The Book of Isaiah at Qumran,” Jesper Høgenhaven offers a concise overview of the texts related to Isaiah that were discovered among the Dead Sea Scrolls. The book’s importance for the Qumran community is attested not only by the large number of copies that survived, but also by various other genres of sectarian literature that drew from and reflected on the book, including the pesher commentaries and even the Community Rule (1QS). The Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsaa) is the longest biblical scroll found at Qumran. It is an important witness for reconstructing the oldest text of the book, and also subtly reflects some of the earliest interpretive decisions about it.

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Dead Sea ScrollsQumranPesherEarly InterpretationCommunity RuleTextual HistoryGreat Isaiah ScrollSectarian
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The Cambridge Companion to the Book of Isaiah , pp. 68 - 80
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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Allegro, John M. “Further Messianic References in Qumran Literature.” JBL 75 (1956): 174–87.Google Scholar
Baumgarten, Joseph L., and Schwartz, Daniel R.. “Damascus Document (CD),” Pages 4–57 in The Dead Sea Scrolls: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek Texts with English Translations. Vol. 2: Damascus Document, War Scroll, and Related Literature. Edited by Charlesworth, James H.. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck; Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 1995.Google Scholar
Brooke, George J. “4Q500 1 and the Use of Scripture in the Parable of the Vineyard.” DSD 2 (1995): 268–94.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Brooke, George J. “Isaiah in the Pesharim and Other Qumran Texts.” Pages 609–32 in Writing and Reading the Scroll of Isaiah: Studies of an Interpretive Tradition. Vol. 2. Edited by Broyles, Craig C. and Evans, Craig A.. VTSup 70/2. Leiden: Brill, 1997.Google Scholar
Flint, Peter W. “The Book of Isaiah in the Dead Sea Scrolls.” Pages 229–51 in The Bible as Book: The Hebrew Bible and the Judaean Desert Discoveries. Edited by Herbert, Edward D. and Tov, Emanuel. London: The British Library; New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2002.Google Scholar
García Martínez, Florentino, and Tigchelaar, Eibert J. C., The Dead Sea Scrolls Study Edition. Vol. 1–2. Leiden: Brill, 1997–1998.Google Scholar
Høgenhaven, Jesper. “4QTanhumim between Exegesis and Treatise.” Pages 151–67 in The Mermaid and the Partridge: Essays from the Copenhagen Conference on Revising Texts from Cave Four. Edited by Brooke, George J. and Høgenhaven, Jesper. STDJ 96. Leiden: Brill, 2011.Google Scholar
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Jassen, Alex P. “Re-Reading 4QPesher Isaiah A (4Q161).” Pages 57–90 in The Mermaid and the Partridge: Essays from the Copenhagen Conference on Revising Texts from Cave Four. Edited by Brooke, George J. and Høgenhaven, Jesper. STDJ 96. Leiden: Brill, 2011.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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Tov, Emanuel. “The Text of Isaiah at Qumran.” Pages 491–511 in Writing and Reading the Scroll of Isaiah: Studies of an Interpretive Tradition. Vol. 2. Edited by Broyles, Craig C. and Evans, Craig A.. VTSup 70/2. Leiden: Brill, 1997.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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