Language:
English
Year of publication:
2019
Titel der Quelle:
Dead Sea Discoveries
Angaben zur Quelle:
26,1 (2019) 1-29
Keywords:
Dead Sea scrolls. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Tefillin (Dead Sea Scroll) Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Amulets
Abstract:
Among the tefillin and mezuzot edited by Józef T. Milik in DJD 6 is 4Q147 (4QPhylactère T). Milik was unable to decipher this scroll, and it remains unpublished. This study offers a preliminary edition of 4Q147. Like many tefillin from the Judean Desert, it was written in a tiny semi-cursive script and folded. However, while tefillin contain passages from Exodus and Deuteronomy, 4Q147 features a non-scriptural text. Elaborating on God's generous provisions and evoking angelic names, this minuscule scroll might be an amulet.
DOI:
10.1163/15685179-12341106
URL:
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