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The so-called Genesis Apocryphon (1Q20) from Qumran Cave 1 has suffered from decades of neglect, due in large part to its poor state of preservation. As part of a resurgent scholarly interest in the Apocryphon, and its prominent position among the Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls, this volume presents a fresh transcription, translation, and exstenive textual notes drawing on close study of the original manuscript, all available photographs, and previous publications. In addition, a detailed analysis of columns 13-15 and their relation to the oft-cited parallel in the Book of Jubilees reveals a number of ways in which the two works differ, thereby highlighting several distinctive features of the Genesis Apocryphon. The result is a reliable text edition and a fuller understanding of the message conveyed by this fragmentary but fascinating retelling of Genesis.
Contents: 1. The backgound and text of the Genesis Apocryphon. The Genesis Apocryphon: issues and objectives -- Text, translation and notes -- 2. The division of the earth in Genesis Apocryphon 16-17: a case study of its relationship to the book of Jubilees. The background of Genesis Apocryphon 16-17 -- A comparative commentary on the earth’s division in Jubilees 8:11-9:15 and Genesis Apocryphon 16-17 -- Conclusions -- Illustrations -- Aramaic concordance|Read More: http://books.google.co.il/books?id=7O4oKMuLeaQC&printsec=frontcover&hl=…