Comments on: New Genesis Text from the Judaean Desert

By: Chris Brady

Chris Brady — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 02:05:44 +0000

Well, the translation shouldn’t reveal much if, as Charlesworth said, the text matches MT. He stated the images would be available on the website in the autumn (see the article above for the link).

By: W. J. Chamberlin

W. J. Chamberlin — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:53:11 +0000

It is interesting whenever new biblical text are found. However, even more interesting is – When will the text be made available to the public along with an English translation?

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Blogging the Bible: Call for Contributors at Targuman — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:15:03 +0000

[...] are changing this. A few of us have not only begun to post thoughts about events as they transpire (Charlesworth Genesis text, the Nebo-Sarsekim Tablet) but also to post works in progress, inviting feedback and contributions [...]

By: The View from Jerusalem » New Manuscripts from Qumran or other Sources I

The View from Jerusalem » New Manuscripts from Qumran or other Sources I — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 21:44:23 +0000

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By: Chris Brady

Chris Brady — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:17:49 +0000

Matthew the picture at Lombatti’s site is NOT a picture of Charlesworth’s fragment. Charlesworth only handed out photocopies to a few people in attendance so I do not have one but, as I said, he will post the images online later in August.

Your other comments are all salient and there was some discussion of it and a general conclusion that until such time as we could really look at the images we could not come to any conclusions.

By: Matthew Hamilton

Matthew Hamilton — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:46:56 +0000

Photo tracked down — on blog of Antonio Lombatti. Style of letters of Charlesworth’s fragment is finer than the other MSS — so presumably is not from those MSS. Hence there is yet another MSS with text from this part of Genesis, in this case possibly from Qumran (Charlesworth in his IOSOT (IOQS) abstract refers to fragment as “Perhaps from Qumran”)

By: Matthew Hamilton

Matthew Hamilton — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:50:14 +0000

Given (1)the date of the the fragment, (2) no sign of Qumran scribal school, and (3)the lack of any variations to the MT — any chance that it is from a site other than Qumran and is part of a previously published scroll? Did James Charlesworth discuss this aspect of the fragment?

A fragment with Gen.32:3-7a would be close to the following non-Qumran Genesis MSS, all of which were acquired by purchase, and certainly the last 2 MSS were purchased from Kando (I don’t have on hand details of from whom MurGen(a) was purchased, but at least 1 fragment was purchased 14 January 1952)
MurGen(a) has Gen.33:18-20; 34:1-3
MurGen(b) has Gen.32:4-5,30,33.; 33:1; 34:5-7,30-31; 35:1,4-7
Sdeir 1 has Gen.35:6-8,9(?),10,26-29.; 36:1-17

A photo would make it possible to reconstruct the fragment relative to the other MSS and determine if it is related to any of those MSS. Presumably it is not from the same MS as Sdeir 1, as that MS has rulings present and is somewhat smooth on the back

By: Wednesday Round-Up (7-18-07) | Withering Fig

Wednesday Round-Up (7-18-07) | Withering Fig — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 22:12:29 +0000

[...] Charlesworth has found a new manuscript of Genesis 32:3–7. Check it out here, here, and here (for a [...]