The Quality of Hasmonaean Biblical Manuscripts
Recent research has introduced the categories of deluxe or high-quality Dead Sea Scrolls. We reconsider this category and propose a classification of manuscripts on the basis of handwriting quality. As a test case, we classify all Hasmonaean-type biblical manuscripts as elegant, professional, or sub...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2023
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Dead Sea discoveries
Year: 2023, Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 189-212 |
| Further subjects: | B
Biblical Manuscripts
B quality scrolls B Calligraphy B Hasmonaean script B Dead Sea Scrolls B deluxe manuscripts B elegant writing |
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| Summary: | Recent research has introduced the categories of deluxe or high-quality Dead Sea Scrolls. We reconsider this category and propose a classification of manuscripts on the basis of handwriting quality. As a test case, we classify all Hasmonaean-type biblical manuscripts as elegant, professional, or substandard. We discuss eleven scrolls with elegant handwriting and consider other physical, scribal, and textual features of these scrolls. Our study calls into question the idea that especially biblical manuscripts would have been copied according to the highest standards. We show that different quality standards were in operation for Hasmonaean-type biblical manuscripts. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5179 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Dead Sea discoveries
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685179-bja10048 |