HIGHLIGHTS
SUMMARY
The Dead Sea Scrolls preserve a number of opisthographs that bear different compositions on either side and, as such, present the authors different texts within one material setting. The verso contains two texts: 4Q496, one of the seven copies of the War Scroll, and 4Q506, one of the two copies of Words of the Luminaries. I will first offer some reflections on the issue of the performativity of ancient texts, to explore which literary and material characteristics of a text or manuscript might be indicative of performance. The final section will consider the opisthograph . . .
If you want to have access to all the content you need to log in!
Thanks :)
If you don't have an account, you can create one here.