REPRESENTATIONS OF HISTORY IN 4Q331 (4QPAPHISTORICAL TEXT C), 4Q332 (4QHISTORICAL TEXT D), 4Q333 (4QHISTORICAL TEXT E), AND 4Q468E (4QHISTORICAL TEXT F): AN ANNALISTIC CALENDAR DOCUMENTING PORTENTOUS EVENTS?

The article examines four small calendrical fragments that contain personal names and which also appear to have documented historical events, 4Q331, 4Q332, 4Q333 and 4Q468e. Commentaries on the nature of the first three of these texts as well as some problems inherent in studying them are presented....

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Publicado en:Dead Sea Discoveries Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 125 - 152
Autor principal: Atkinson, Kenneth
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Publicado: Brill Academic Publishers Jul2007
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Sumario:The article examines four small calendrical fragments that contain personal names and which also appear to have documented historical events, 4Q331, 4Q332, 4Q333 and 4Q468e. Commentaries on the nature of the first three of these texts as well as some problems inherent in studying them are presented. The contents of each individual text to demonstrate that the members of the Qumran sect kept track of political events in Jerusalem are examined.