4QMMT - The Problem of the Epilogue

The main focus of this study is the epilogue of 4QMMT (4QMiqsat Ma aseh ha-Torah), a text of obscure genre containing a halakhic section found in cave 4 at Qumran. In the official edition published in the series Discoveries of the Judaean Desert (DJD X), the extant document was divided by its editors, Elisha Qimron and John Strugnell, into three literary divisions: Section A) the calendar section representing a 364-day solar calendar, Section B) the halakhot, and Section C) an epilogue. The work begins with text critical inspection of the manuscripts containing text from the epilogue (mss 4Q397, 4Q398, and 4Q399). However, since the relationship of the epilogue to the other sections of the whole document 4QMMT is under investigation, the calendrical fragments (4Q327 and 4Q394 3-7, lines 1-3) and the halakhic section also receive some attention, albeit more limited and purpose oriented. In Ch. 2, after a transcription of the fragments of the epilogue, a synopsis is presented in order to evaluate the composite text of the DJD X edition in light of the evidence provided by the individual manuscripts. As a result, several critical comments are offered, and finally, an alternative arrangement of the fragments of the epilogue with an English translation. In the following chapter (Ch. 3), the diversity of the two main literary divisions, the halakhic section and the epilogue, is discussed, and it is demonstrated that the author(s) of 4QMMT adopted and adjusted the covenantal pattern known from biblical law collections, more specifically Deuteronomy. The question of the genre of 4QMMT is investigated in Ch. 4. The final chapter (Ch. 5) contains an analysis of the use of Scripture in the epilogue. In a close reading, both the explicit citations and the more subtle allusions are investigated in an attempt to trace the theology of the epilogue. The main emphases of the epilogue are covenantal faithfulness, repentance and return. The contents of the document reflect a grave concern for the purity of the cult in Jerusalem, and in the epilogue Deuteronomic language and expressions are used to convince the readers of the necessity of a reformation. The large number of late copies found in cave 4 at Qumran witness the significance of 4QMMT and the continuous importance of the Jerusalem Temple for the Qumran community.

Recently discovered Iron Age lion figurines from Jerusalem

Abstract: More than 500 Iron Age figurines were discovered in the 2005–2010 Western Wall Plaza excavations in Jerusalem.1 The excavations revealed a large building, probably of the four-room type. Many figurines were discovered in this building, others in fills below and above it, dating in general to the eighth-sixth centuries BCE. Here we focus on two heads most likely depicting lions, one of them exceptional—holding another animal in its mouth. We discuss the identification of these figurines as lions, the lion motif in a variety of media in the Southern Levant, and finally recent theories concerning lions in the Hebrew Bible and their relation to Yahweh. We suggest that the two Western Wall Plaza figurines represent lions as wild animals, in similarity to other figurines of wild animals made on occasion by Judean coroplasts.

Digitizing the Historical Periodical Collection at the Al-Aqsa Mosque Library in East Jerusalem

The Arab Press in Palestine developed at the turn of the twentieth century and proliferated for several decades despite restrictions imposed under the Ottoman Empire and during the British Mandate Period (1917-1948). Hardcopies of the early newspapers and periodicals are rare and access to them at a few Palestinian municipal or private libraries is limited. The Al-Aqsa Mosque Library holds one of the largest collections of Palestinian historical newspapers and periodicals. The collection provides a unique and rich source of information about the history of Palestine in the first half of the twentieth century. Access to the collection is limited and brittle paper copies have been rapidly deteriorating. This paper provides an overview of the digitization project aimed at preserving the historical periodical collection located at the AlAqsa Mosque Library

Jerusalem, 1850 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de Jérusalem, d'après MMrs. V. Wilson, (Ordnance Survey) et de Saulcy, (Voyage en Terre Sainte) ; L. Thuillier, Delt. It was published by Hachette & Cie ca. 1850. Scale [ca. 1:85,000]. Covers Jerusalem. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Israel Transverse Mercator (ESRI: Israel_TM_Grid) coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, religious sites, fortification, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes index. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

Versiones castellanas de la Jerusalem libertada de Torcuato Tasso. Estudio bibliográfico leido en el liceo Hidalgo

Mode of access: Internet.

Built in Jerusalem's Wall /

Mode of access: Internet.

Pilgerreise nach Jerusalem und aus den Berg Sinai : in den Jahren 1831, 1832 und 1833 /

Mode of access: Internet.

Pilgerreise der Aetheria (oder Silvia) von Aquitanien nach Jerusalem und den heiligen Stätten (vom Jahre 385 n. Chr.)

Includes bibliography.

Jerusalem calling! /

Mode of access: Internet.

Wallfahrt nach Jerusalem und dem Berge Sinai : in den Jahren 1831, 1832 und 1833 /

Translation of: Pelerinage à Jerusalem et au Mont Sinai.

Die geistige Sonne. Lebenswahre Eröffnungen und Belehrungen über die Zustände im Jenseits, mit himmlischer Erklärung der 12 göttlichen Lebensregeln; (als Eingangstore ins Neue Jerusalem) vorgeführt in 10 Geister-Sphären, und von da aus Einblicke in unsere Zustände auf Erden.

Mode of access: Internet.

Discours sur l'histoire des Juifs, depuis le commencement du monde, jusq'a la destruction de Jerusalem, par les Romains...

Mode of access: Internet.

Histoire des chevaliers hospitaliers de S. Jean de Jerusalem, appellez depuis chevaliers de rhodes, et aujour d'houi chevaliers de Malthe /

Mode of access: Internet.