The following is a list of the Dead Sea Scrolls from the cave 7 near Qumran.
| List of the manuscripts from Qumran Cave 7 | |
|---|---|
 Dead Sea Scroll fragments 7Q4, 7Q5, and 7Q8 from Cave 7 in Qumran, written on papyrus | |
| Material | Parchment, papyrus |
| Writing | Greek |
| Created | Est. 408 BCE to 318 CE |
| Discovered | 1952–56 |
| Present location | Qumran |
Description
editWadi Qumran Cave 7 yielded fewer than 20 fragments of Greek documents, including 7Q2 (the "Letter of Jeremiah" = Baruch 6), 7Q5 (which became the subject of much speculation in later decades), and a Greek copy of a scroll of Enoch.[1][2][3] Cave 7 also produced several inscribed potsherds and jars.[4][5][6]
List of manuscripts
editSome resources for more complete information on the Dead Sea Scrolls are the book by Emanuel Tov, "Revised Lists of the Texts from the Judaean Desert"[7] for a complete list of all of the Dead Sea Scroll texts, as well as the online webpages for the Shrine of the Book[8] and the Leon Levy Collection,[9] both of which present photographs and images of the scrolls and fragments themselves for closer study. Information is not always comprehensive, as content for many scrolls has not yet been fully published.
| Fragment or scroll identifier | Fragment or scroll name | Alternative identifier | English Bible Association | Language | Date/script | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Qumran Cave 7 | |||||||
| 7QpapLXXExod | Exodus | 7Q1 | Exodus 28:4–7 | Greek | Hasmonean | Greek fragment of Exodus | [10] |
| 7QpapEpJer | Letter of Jeremiah | 7Q2 | Letter of Jeremiah verses 43–44 | Greek | Hasmonean | Epistle of Jeremiah. On papyrus. | [11] |
| 7Q3 | Unidentified | 7Q3 | Greek | Herodian | Unknown biblical text | [12] | |
| 7Q4 | Unidentified | 7Q4 | Greek | Hasmonean | Unknown biblical text | [13] | |
| 7Q5 | Unidentified | 7Q5 | Greek | Herodian | Unknown biblical text. Believed by some to be Mark 6:52–53 | [14] | |
| 7Q6–18 | Unidentified | 7Q6–18 | Greek | Hellenistic-Roman; Herodian | Very tiny unidentified fragments written on papyrus | [9] | |
| 7Q papImprint | Unidentified | 7Q19 | Greek | Herodian | Unidentified papyrus imprint. Very tiny fragments written on papyrus | [15] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Baillet, Maurice ed. Les 'Petites Grottes' de Qumrân (ed., vol. 3 of Discoveries in the Judaean Desert; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1962), 144–45, pl. XXX.
- ^ Muro, Ernest A., "The Greek Fragments of Enoch from Qumran Cave 7 (7Q4, 7Q8, &7Q12 = 7QEn gr = Enoch 103:3–4, 7–8)," Revue de Qumran 18 no. 70 (1997).
- ^ Puech, Émile, "Sept fragments grecs de la Lettre d'Hénoch (1 Hén 100, 103, 105) dans la grotte 7 de Qumrân (= 7QHén gr)," Revue de Qumran 18 no. 70 (1997).
- ^ Humbert and Chambon, Excavations of Khirbet Qumran and Ain Feshkha, 67.
- ^ Garcia Martinez, Florentino and Tigchelaar, Eibert. The Dead Sea Scrolls Study Edition. Vol. 1. 1999.
- ^ Fitzmyer 2008, pp. 104, 109.
- ^ Tov, Emanuel (2010). Revised Lists of the Texts from the Judaean Desert. Brill. ISBN 9789047443797.
- ^ "Shrine Of The Book – The Digital Dead Sea Scrolls".
- ^ a b "Leon Levy Collection". Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library. Israel Antiquities Authority. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
- ^ 7Q1 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
- ^ 7Q2 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
- ^ 7Q3 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
- ^ 7Q4 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
- ^ 7Q5 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
- ^ 7Q19 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
Sources
edit- Fitzmyer, Joseph A. (2008). A Guide to the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. ISBN 9780802862419.
External links
edit- A Catalog of Biblical Passages in the Dead Sea Scrolls by David Washburn, 2002
- Textual Criticism: Recovering the Text of the Hebrew Bible by Peter Kyle McCarter, 1986