Pesher Habakkuk (1QpHab) is a sectarian commentary from Qumran that interprets the biblical book of Habakkuk verse by verse as veiled prophecy of the sect's own recent history, naming figures known only by title, the Teacher of Righteousness and the Wicked Priest among them, and is the best preserved example of the pesher genre of eschatological scriptural interpretation found among the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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StructureInterprets the biblical book of Habakkuk verse by verse, quoting each line of the base text and following it with a sectarian interpretation applying it to the sect's own recent history. 1 Status
Canonical StatusIts own record calls it a sectarian commentary interpreting an existing biblical book, not a scriptural work of its own. Origins
Attributed Author / CompilerAnonymous member of the Qumran sect 1 Text
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Pesher Habakkuk (the Habakkuk Commentary) is one of the Dead Sea Scrolls, recovered from Cave 1 at Qumran.
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Source The Dead Sea Scrolls TodayJames C. VanderKam
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Source The Dead Sea Scrolls TodayJames C. VanderKam
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1. The Dead Sea Scrolls Today
James C. VanderKam, William B. Eerdmans, 2010- on the pesher genre and Pesher Habakkuk
- Originates in Language: Biblical Hebrew, Stored language property on this entity, cited to this source: biblical-hebrew
View the Source The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English
Geza Vermes, Penguin, 2004the Pesher Habakkuk (1QpHab) translationView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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