Contents

List of Contributors

Preface

Introducing Authoritative Scriptures in Ancient Judaism

Rethinking the Bible Sixty Years of Dead Sea Scrolls Research and Beyond

The "Apocalyptic" Community, the Matrix of the Teacher and Rewriting Scripture

Authoritative Scriptures and Scribal Culture

From 4QReworked Pentateuch to 4QPentateuch (?)

Authoritative Scripture as Reflected in the Textual Transmission of the Biblical Books: The Case of 1 Kings 3–10

Quelques Observations sur le 'Canon' des « Écrits »

Reflections on the Status of the Early Enochic Writings

Aramaic Texts from Qumran and the Authoritativeness of Hebrew Scriptures: Preliminary Observations

Daniel and the Qumran Daniel Cycle: Observations on 4QFour Kingdomsa–b (4Q552–553)

Pluralism and Authoritativeness: The Case of the S Tradition

Prophecy and History in the Pesharim

Prophet, Books and Texts: Ezekiel, Pseudo-Ezekiel and the Authoritativeness of Ezekiel Traditions in Early Judaism

Text and Figure in Ancient Jewish Paideia

Ancestral, Oracular and Prophetic Authority: "Scriptural Authority" According to Paul and Philo

"The Words of the Prophecy of this Book": Playing with Scriptural Authority in the Book of Revelation

From Holy Books to Holy Bible: An Itinerary from Ancient Greece to Modern Islam via Second Temple Judaism and Early Christianity

Index of modern authors

Index of ancient sources