ISBN:
9789004429581
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (VII, 267 Seiten)
Year of publication:
2020
Series Statement:
Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah volume 132
Series Statement:
Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah Online Supplement 2019, ISBN: 9789004390966
Series Statement:
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2020, ISBN: 9789004407367
Series Statement:
Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Høgenhaven, Jesper, 1961 - The Cave 3 Copper Scroll
Keywords:
Judaism
;
Religion
;
Kupferrolle
Abstract:
In The Cave 3 Copper Scroll: A Symbolic Journey , Jesper Høgenhavn presents a reading of the Copper Scroll as a literary text. For more than 60 years, scholars have debated whether or not the treasures recorded here reflect historical realities. This study argues that the dichotomy between “facts” and “fiction” is inadequate for a proper understanding of the Copper Scroll. The document was designed to convey specific images to its readers, thus staying true to the format of an instruction for retrieving hidden treasures. Yet, the evoked landscape is dense with symbolical associations, and the journey through it reflects deliberate narrative patterns. The scroll was written against the background of the social and political turmoil of Jewish Palestine in the 1st century CE, and reflects contemporary concerns and interests
DOI:
10.1163/9789004429581
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