The Great Scroll of Isaiah (1QIsa) - Part One: Analysis of the Hebrew text and material philology
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Description
Found in Cave 1Q of Qumran, the Great Isaiah Scroll is a manuscript which dates back to the II century BCE, containing all 66 chapters of the biblical book of Isaiah, spread out along fifty four columns. It is 7.34 meters long and 26 centimetres wide. The course will include a reading of large portions of the text, a focus on scribal marks, and on non-textual information provided by the artefact.
Objectives
The course aims at introducing to the study of the Great Scroll of Isaiah with regard to both the text and the scroll as an artefact.
Teaching mode
In presence
Learning methods
Lectures, active participation, and monographic research carried out by the participants.
Examination information
Evaluation of the participant’s active participation during class and monographic research.
Bibliography
- Abegg, Martin G., Flint, Peter W., Ulrich, Eugene Charles. The Isaiah scrolls. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2010.
- Tov, Emanuel.. Scribal practices and approaches reflected in the texts found in the Judean desert. Leiden ; Boston :: Brill, 2004.
- “Artificial intelligence based writer identification generates new evidence for the unknown scribes of the Dead Sea Scrolls exemplified by the Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsaa)” (M. POPOVIĆ, M.A. DHALI, L. SCHOMAKER, PLoS ONE 16(4): (2021) e0249769.)
Education
- Licenza canonica in Teologia, Lecture, Scelta biblica, 1st year (4.0 ECTS)
- Licenza canonica in Teologia, Lecture, Scelta biblica, 2nd year (4.0 ECTS)
- Licenza canonica in Teologia, Lecture, Seminari Biblica, 1st year (4.0 ECTS)
- Licenza canonica in Teologia, Lecture, Seminari Biblica, 2nd year (4.0 ECTS)
