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Classifying the Aramaic Texts from Qumran

A Statistical Analysis of Linguistic Features. The Library of Second Temple Studies

By (author) Dr John Starr
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Published: 15th Dec 2016
Dimensions: w 159mm h 239mm d 39mm
Weight: 720g
ISBN-10: 0567667820
ISBN-13: 9780567667823
Barcode No: 9780567667823
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Synopsis
Analysis of the scroll fragments of the Qumran Aramaic scrolls has been plentiful to date. Their shared characteristics of being written in Aramaic, the common language of the region, not focused on the Qumran Community, and dating from the 3rd century BCE to the 1st century CE have enabled the creation of a shared identity, distinguishing them from other fragments found in the same place at the same time. This classification, however, could yet be too simplistic as here, for the first time, John Starr applies sophisticated statistical analyses to newly available electronic versions of these fragments. In so doing, Starr presents a potential new classification which comprises six different text types which bear distinctive textual features, and thus is able to narrow down the classification both temporally and geographically. Starr's re-visited classification presents fresh insights into the Aramaic texts at Qumran, with important implications for our understanding of the many strands that made up Judaism in the period leading to the writing of the New Testament.

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By applying quantitative linguistic approaches to the study of the Aramaic texts from Qumran Starr makes an important contribution to clarifying the linguistic relationship between them. * Journal for the Study of the Old Testament *