The Earliest Commentary on the Prophecy of Habakkuk

by Timothy H Lim and Timothy H. Lim

Book Overview

This is the first major commentary in English on Pesher Habakkuk for forty years. It elucidates the nature of 1QpHab as the earliest commentary on the prophecy of Habakkuk by a detailed study of the biblical quotation and sectarian interpretation. This commentary provides a new edition of the scroll, including new readings, and detailed palaeographical, philological, exegetical and historical notes and discussion. It shows that the pesherist imitates...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198714114
• ISBN13: 9780198714118
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"