2. The Twelve Minor Prophets at Qumran and in the New Testament
The Twelve Minor Prophets is one of the biblical books found in several copies at Qumran. Therefore it is generally considered as one of the biblical books that had already gained an authoritative status, possibly as a collection, in the late Second temple period. However, the manuscripts of the Twelve at Qumran present a complicated and confusing picture because of its damage, mostly fragments, even small fragments exist.
In addition to what may be evidence for manuscripts of the Twelve, there are explicit citations from the Twelve in several of the sectarian compositions found in the Qumran caves which can be used for text critical purposes. There has been some justifiable reluctance in text critical analysis to engage with the explicit …show more content…
The Minor Prophets in the New Testament edited by Maarten J. J. Menken and Steve Moyise, this book begins with the Minor Prophets in the Judaism of the Second Temple period, then follows the New Testament canon to explore how the Hebrew Bible was used both quotations and allusions. Considering the recently survey of the same topic, Michael Shepherd approaches to the use of the Minor Prophets in the New Testament very different from previous scholars. Shepherd focuses on the New Testament cites and employs the Book of the Twelve. He argues that while much has been written regarding the larger context of the books, whether or not the New Testament authors presuppose any or great knowledge of the larger context. With a particular focus on the Book of the Twelve, Shepherd intimates that these concerns and questions are particularly acute. Moreover, he argues that the Book of the Twelve must be taken as a whole and not be isolated as is often done in
The Twelve Minor Prophets is one of the biblical books found in several copies at Qumran. Therefore it is generally considered as one of the biblical books that had already gained an authoritative status, possibly as a collection, in the late Second temple period. However, the manuscripts of the Twelve at Qumran present a complicated and confusing picture because of its damage, mostly fragments, even small fragments exist.
In addition to what may be evidence for manuscripts of the Twelve, there are explicit citations from the Twelve in several of the sectarian compositions found in the Qumran caves which can be used for text critical purposes. There has been some justifiable reluctance in text critical analysis to engage with the explicit …show more content…
The Minor Prophets in the New Testament edited by Maarten J. J. Menken and Steve Moyise, this book begins with the Minor Prophets in the Judaism of the Second Temple period, then follows the New Testament canon to explore how the Hebrew Bible was used both quotations and allusions. Considering the recently survey of the same topic, Michael Shepherd approaches to the use of the Minor Prophets in the New Testament very different from previous scholars. Shepherd focuses on the New Testament cites and employs the Book of the Twelve. He argues that while much has been written regarding the larger context of the books, whether or not the New Testament authors presuppose any or great knowledge of the larger context. With a particular focus on the Book of the Twelve, Shepherd intimates that these concerns and questions are particularly acute. Moreover, he argues that the Book of the Twelve must be taken as a whole and not be isolated as is often done in