Oliveiro, Emmanuel
(2023)
In Search of a Purpose and Use of Qumran Lament Scrolls.
Research master thesis, Master Theologie Religiewetenschappen res.
Abstract
This study examines the Qumran manuscripts of Lamentations (3Q3, 4Q111, 5Q6 & 5Q7)
and the related Apocryphal Lamentations (4Q179 & 4Q501) in search for a possible purpose
and use of these manuscripts. Previous investigations have studied these manuscripts by
examining the content, context (Sitz Im Leben) and materiality of these manuscripts.
However, these studies predominantly focused on a single or only two of these aspects.
Rarely were all three aspects taken into account, even if this would likely result in a more
accurate picture. Most importantly lost were the significance of the materiality and the
particularity of the manuscripts.
This research addresses the above-mentioned issue through an integrated approach of
content, context and materiality by combining paleography, intertextuality and Austin’s
theory of performativity. Intertextual and performative analyses pointed to a liturgical
character of the manuscripts. In the case of 4Q111 it was unclear whether this concerned a
personal or public liturgical setting. In light of its small size and low quality of handwriting a
personal liturgical use seems most likely. 4Q179 and 4Q501 had a clearly public liturgical
character, but the small size and handwriting quality of the scrolls seemed to contradict a
public purpose and use of these scrolls. These results suggest that a better, more differentiated
understanding of liturgical settings is needed.
| Type: |
Thesis
(Research master)
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| Supervisors (RUG): |
| Supervisor | E-mail | Tutor organization | Tutor email |
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| Bakker, A.F. | | Faculteit GGW, Jodendom, Christendom en Islam in formatieve fase | a.f.bakker@rug.nl | | Popovic, M. | | Faculteit GGW, Faculteit Religie, Cultuur en Maatschappij | M.Popovic@rug.nl |
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| Degree programme: |
Master Theologie Religiewetenschappen res |
| Academic year: |
2022-2023 |
| Date of delivery: |
11 Jan 2024 13:44 |
| Last modified: |
11 Jan 2024 13:44 |
| URI: |
https://rcs.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/790 |
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