The New Damascus Document: The Midrash on the Eschatological Torah of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Reconstruction, Translation and Commentary

by Ben Zion Wacholder and Wacholder

This volume examines twelve ancient and medieval manuscripts, ten from the caves at Qumran and the two so called Damascus Documents from the Cairo Geniza, presenting a new organization and understanding of these texts. The twelve manuscripts are in a composite form under the title Midrash haTorah haAcharon (MTA), the Midrash of the Eschatological Torah, a title which opens a new window into the understanding of the Jewish literary tradition during...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004141081
• ISBN13: 9789004141087
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 2.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.7"