The Parabiblical Texts Strategies for

Introduces the reader to a genre of writings that retell biblical narratives in various ways. They reflect the concerns and methods of early Jewish interpreters of Scripture. This book traces continuity and discontinuity with other Jewish and Christian tr

Daniel K. Falk is Associate Professor of Ancient Judaism and Biblical Studies at the University of Oregon, USA.

Introduction	p. 1
Classification and genre	p. 3
Scripture and canon	p. 17
Extension and interpretation of scripture	p. 21
The Genesis Apocryphon	p. 26
Description of the manuscript	p. 26
Date and provenance	p. 28
Contents	p. 29
Genre	p. 41
Noah motifs	p. 42
Abraham motifs	p. 80
Relationship to Genesis	p. 94
Relationship to other ancient texts and traditions	p. 96
Methods	p. 101
The Genesis Apocryphon as a book	p. 102
Summary	p. 106
Reworked Pentateuch	p. 107
Description of the manuscripts	p. 107
Date and provenance	p. 109
Content and genre	p. 109
Nature of the scriptural source	p. 111
Interpretative traditions	p. 115
Summary	p. 119
4QCommentary on Genesis A-D	p. 120
Description of the manuscripts	p. 120
Date and provenance	p. 121
Contents	p. 121
Genre	p. 124
The text of Genesis	p. 125
Interpretative traditions	p. 126
Thematic unity and tendency	p. 136
Summary	p. 138
Synthesis	p. 140
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The Parabiblical Texts Strategies for Extending the Scriptures among the Dead Sea Scrolls

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