Matthew Monger
@biblemonger.bsky.social
Scholar of the languages and literature of the Ancient Near East. Focusing on reception history, manuscripts, and material philology.
MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion, and Society, Oslo.
On YouTube as Biblemonger
MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion, and Society, Oslo.
On YouTube as Biblemonger
December 17, 2024 at 4:22 AM
That's a crazy good deal, thanks!
December 10, 2024 at 7:44 AM
That's a crazy good deal, thanks!
I’m so sorry I missed you. Are you around for long?
December 7, 2024 at 5:24 PM
I’m so sorry I missed you. Are you around for long?
4QSheepStandingOnDonkey
December 1, 2024 at 2:26 PM
4QSheepStandingOnDonkey
This database collects information about the fragments that appeared on the antiquities market starting in 2002 that are similar to—and were marketed as—Dead Sea Scrolls
November 27, 2024 at 7:32 AM
This database collects information about the fragments that appeared on the antiquities market starting in 2002 that are similar to—and were marketed as—Dead Sea Scrolls
The data is from primary editions, mainly DJD and Tov's Scribal Practices. Over the next months and years, more data about the other manuscripts will be added and more of the data will be checked against more recent publications.
November 26, 2024 at 5:15 PM
The data is from primary editions, mainly DJD and Tov's Scribal Practices. Over the next months and years, more data about the other manuscripts will be added and more of the data will be checked against more recent publications.
This is a work beta-version and a work in progress. Most of the scrolls with text from the Hebrew Bible are there, as well as Apocryphal and Pseudepigraphical works that we know from other manuscript traditions. Also, a few major texts known only from Qumran.
November 26, 2024 at 5:15 PM
This is a work beta-version and a work in progress. Most of the scrolls with text from the Hebrew Bible are there, as well as Apocryphal and Pseudepigraphical works that we know from other manuscript traditions. Also, a few major texts known only from Qumran.
Does he have a name? Does it begin with a T?
November 25, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Does he have a name? Does it begin with a T?
The dates should be taken with about as much salt as there is in the Dead Sea…
November 20, 2024 at 5:56 PM
The dates should be taken with about as much salt as there is in the Dead Sea…
Basically, it's all palaeography. There are a few dated mss and inscriptions but mostly they were dated on the basis of a proposed chronology of scripts and features. Very few have been carbon-dated. A project at Groningen has been testing and developing new methods. Results will be published soon.
November 20, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Basically, it's all palaeography. There are a few dated mss and inscriptions but mostly they were dated on the basis of a proposed chronology of scripts and features. Very few have been carbon-dated. A project at Groningen has been testing and developing new methods. Results will be published soon.