The valediction of Moses: a proto-biblical book

Moses Wilhelm Shapiras berüchtigte Deuteronomium-Manuskripte – welche lange Zeit für Fälschungen gehalten wurden – sind von weitaus größerer Bedeutung, als bisher vermutet wurde. Idan Dershowitz zeigt, dass der in diesen Manuskripten erhaltene Text nicht auf dem Buch Deuteronomium basiert. Tatsächli...

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Main Author: Dershowitz, Idan 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Tübingen Mohr Siebeck 2021
In: Forschungen zum Alten Testament (145)
Year: 2021
Reviews:Shapira’s Deuteronomy, Its Decalogue, and Dead Sea Scrolls Authentic and Forged (2022) (Klawans, Jonathan)
[Rezension von: Dershowitz, Idan, 1982-, The valediction of Moses : a proto-biblical book] (2022) (Richey, Madadh)
Series/Journal:Forschungen zum Alten Testament 145
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Shapira, Moses Wilhelm 1830-1884 / Deuteronomium / Manuscript / Fragment / Text history
B Shapira, Moses Wilhelm 1830-1884 / Deuteronomium / Manuscript / Fragment
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Shapira, Mozes Vilhelm - 1830?-1884
B Forschungen zum Alten Testament
B Bible
B Manuscrits hébraïques
B Shapira, Mozes Ṿilhelm (1830?-1884)
B Manuscripts, Hebrew - Translations into English
B Forgery
B Hebrew language, Biblical - Terms and phrases
B Shapira
B Manuscripts, Hebrew
B Bible. Deuteronomy Manuscripts
B Dead Sea Scrolls
B Manuscripts, Hebrew - History
B Paléographie hébraïque
B Shapira, Mozes Ṿilhelm - 1830?-1884
B Philonic studie
B Manuscripts
B Array
B Paleography, Hebrew
B Classical antiquity
B Freirecht
B Bible - Manuscripts, Hebrew
B world empire
B Deuteronomy
B Altes Testament
B Bible - Criticism, Textual
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Summary:Moses Wilhelm Shapiras berüchtigte Deuteronomium-Manuskripte – welche lange Zeit für Fälschungen gehalten wurden – sind von weitaus größerer Bedeutung, als bisher vermutet wurde. Idan Dershowitz zeigt, dass der in diesen Manuskripten erhaltene Text nicht auf dem Buch Deuteronomium basiert. Tatsächlich handelt es sich um ein proto-biblisches Buch, wie es noch nie zuvor gesehen wurde.
Moses Wilhelm Shapira’s infamous Deuteronomy fragments – long believed to be forgeries – are authentic ancient manuscripts, and they are of far greater significance than ever imagined. The literary work that these manuscripts preserve – which Idan Dershowitz calls “The Valediction of Moses” or “V” – is not based on the book of Deuteronomy. On the contrary, V is a much earlier version of Deuteronomy. In other words, V is a proto-biblical book, the likes of which has never before been seen. This conclusion is supported by a series of philological analyses, as well as previously unknown archival documents, which undermine the consensus on these manuscripts. An excursus co-authored with Na’ama Pat-El assesses V’s linguistic profile, finding it to be consistent with Iron Age epigraphic Hebrew.V contains early versions of passages whose biblical counterparts reflect substantial post-Priestly updating. Moreover, unlike the canonical narratives of Deuteronomy, this ancient work shows no signs of influence from the Deuteronomic law code. Indeed, V preserves an earlier, and dramatically different, literary structure for the entire work – one that lacks the Deuteronomic law code altogether.These findings have significant consequences for the composition history of the Bible, historical linguistics, the history of religion, paleography, archaeology, and more. The volume includes a full critical edition and English translation of V.
ISBN:3161606442
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1628/978-3-16-160645-8