Discoveries in the Judaean Desert, Vol. XL: Qumran Cave 1.III: 1qhodayot A: With Incorporation of 4qhodayot A-F and 1qhodayot B

by Carol A. Newsom

1QHodayota is one of the large scrolls taken from Cave 1 by the Bedouin and has always been recognized as one of the most important of the Dead Sea Scrolls. It contains a collection of psalms, addressed to God, in which the author(s) give thanks to God for deliverance, salvation, knowledge and divine mercy. This document is key for understanding the specific worldview and piety of its author(s), and at least some of the psalms may be compositions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199550050
• ISBN13: 9780199550050
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 454 Pages
• Weight: 3.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.3" x 12.4"