Material and Digital Reconstruction of Fragmentary Dead Sea Scrolls: The Case of 4Q418a (Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah, #136)

by Jonathan Ben-Dov, Asaf Gayer, and Eshbal Ratzon

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Scholars working with ancient scrolls seek ways to extract maximum information from the multitude of fragments. Various methods were applied to that end on the Dead Sea Scrolls as well as on other ancient texts. The present book augments these methods to a full-scale protocol, while adapting them to a new computerized environment. Fundamental methodological issues are illuminated as part of the discussion, and the potential margin of error is provided on an empirical basis, as practiced in the sciences. The method is then exemplified with regard to the scroll 4Q418a, a copy of a wisdom composition from Qumran.
  • ISBN13 9789004473041
  • Publish Date 20 July 2022
  • Publish Status Forthcoming
  • Publish Country NL
  • Imprint Brill