The Ben Sira Scroll From Masada
by Yadin, Yigael (Introduction, Emendations and Commentary by)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- g
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About This Item
Jerusalem: The Israel Exploration Society and The Shrine of the Book, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. g. Quarto. 49, [18], 45pp.Original half cloth over tan paper covered boards, with gold lettering on spine. On April 8th 1964, was discovered in one of the casemates of the eastern wall of Masada, Scroll fragments containing chapters 39, 27-43, 30 of the "Wisdom of Ben Sira" (Ecclesiasticus) in the original Hebrew version. This work makes available, for the first time, all the fragments of the Scroll that have been discovered. The chief aim of this preliminary survey is to place as quickly as possible before scholars concerned the full version, accompanied by photographs, and a preliminary deciphering as well as the annotations Yigael Yadin was able to formulate. Some age wear on binding with age-toning on covers and rubbing on corners and along edges. Pen mark on back cover. Text in Hebrew and English. Binding in overall good-, interior in very good condition.
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- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26550
- Title
- The Ben Sira Scroll From Masada
- Author
- Yadin, Yigael (Introduction, Emendations and Commentary by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The Israel Exploration Society and The Shrine of the Book
- Place of Publication
- Jerusalem
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- Manuscripts, documents, Jewish Faith, Rabbinics, Theology, Prayers, First edition, Reference
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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