Language:
English
Year of publication:
2023
Titel der Quelle:
Maarav; a Journal for the Study of the Northwest Semitic Languages and Literatures
Angaben zur Quelle:
27,1-2 (2023) 74-90
Keywords:
Shapira, Mozes Vilhelm,
;
Bible. Criticism, Textual
;
Bible Manuscripts
;
History
Abstract:
This article addresses the value of literary evidence in the assessment of putatively ancient texts, with special focus on Shapira Deuteronomy in the wake of its recent reconsideration. The article argues that, notwithstanding the challenges that attend them, all types of evidence—epigraphic, linguistic, literary—should be assessed, and that each can offer important evaluative insights, individually and in relation to each other. The article concludes with a few specific literary observations on Shapira Deuteronomy. These observations add to the case against this text’s status as an ancient work and, as such, demonstrate that literary analysis of the Shapira strips produces significant information regarding their putative antiquity, even apart from any epigraphic or linguistic assessment.
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