Pesher and Hypomnema: A Comparison of Two Commentary Traditions from the Hellenistic-Roman Period
In Pesher and Hypomnema Pieter B. Hartog compares ancient Jewish commentaries on the Hebrew Bible with papyrus commentaries on the Iliad. Hartog shows that members of the Qumran movement adopted classical commentary writing and adapted it to their own needs.
Plates
Preliminary Material
Introduction
The Hypomnemata and the Pesharim as Expressions of Intellectual Culture
Textual Scholarship and the Physicality of the Hypomnemata
Textual Scholarship and the Physicality of the Pesharim
A Bifold Structure
Structure and Scholarship in the Hypomnemata
Structure and Interpretation in the Pesharim
Describing Hermeneutics
A Hermeneutical Profile of the Hypomnemata
A Hermeneutical Profile of the Pesharim
Conclusion: Pesher and Hypomnema