The Dead Sea Scrolls of Daniel and Ezra
Overview
Leander Chalice’s new translation of Daniel and Ezra exposes the reader to translations of the Dead Sea Scrolls of Daniel and Ezra—eight of which were found at Qumran. The oldest extant manuscripts of the Old Testament, these manuscripts preserve a substantial amount of the books and grant privileged access to texts written approximately two centuries before Christ. Chalice is as faithful as possible in translating the ancient text of Daniel and Ezra literally, word for word—avoiding any added explanatory words, focusing on only an essential representation of the text.
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- Draws from only from the oldest extant manuscripts
- Focuses on a literal, word for word translation
- Brings the reader as close as possible to the original text
Most Highlighted Verses in The Dead Sea Scrolls of Daniel and Ezra: The Newest Translation from the Oldest Manuscripts
Daniel 2:31–35: “You, O king, were looking, and behold, a great statue. That great statue was standing before you with its incredible appearance; and its appearance was frightening. That statue’s head was of pure gold; its chest and arms of silver; its waist and thighs of brass; its legs of iron; its feet were a part of them iron, and another part clay. …
Searching for the original texts of the Bible books have been an ongoing concern of all Bible students. However, what we now have are only the codices or manuscripts which were produced several centuries or even millennia after the original texts had been written. Professor Chalice has done a highly meticulous and scrupulous work to bring the transcription and translation as close as possible to the original text of Daniel and Ezra. We are abundantly grateful for his extraordinary volume which will serve as a useful reference for those who will undertake a thorough and serious study on the book of Daniel and Ezra.
—Daegeuk Nam, professor of Old Testament, Sahmyook University
The translation of Daniel and Ezra by professor Leander B. Chalice, based on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Septuagint, and codex Leningradensis, is the excellent fruit of a painstaking task towards a better understanding of the Word of God. This is highly recommended to all Bible students as a tool on how any part of the Bible should be searched critically to the best of Biblical studies. The reader may get a flood of light on how the manuscripts of the Bible illuminate the will of God as they may have been read by the audiences during Bible times.
—Jong-Keun Lee, professor of Old Testament, Sahmyook University
For the first time two books of the Bible have been translated in this fashion consisting of all the Dead Sea Scrolls of Daniel and Ezra, Codex Leningradensis, and the Septuagint. The reading of the Dead Sea Scrolls, somehow fragmented, have been reworked with the inclusion of Codex Leningradensis in order to make the text understandable and complete. The motivation behind the author’s work on Daniel and Ezra is to translate one book of the Bible at a time and to finally complete the entire Old Testament with the Dead Sea Scrolls as a major focus, highlighting minor as well as remarkable differences.
—Sang Lae Kim, professor of Old Testament, Sahmyook University
- Title: The Dead Sea Scrolls of Daniel and Ezra: The Newest Translation from the Oldest Manuscripts
- Author: Leander Chalice
- Publisher: Korean Publishing House
- Print Publication Date: 2008
- Logos Release Date: 2015
- Pages: 144
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Dead Sea Scrolls
- ISBNs: 9788989686972, 8989686970
- Resource ID: LLS:DDSLDSTMNSCRPTS
- Resource Type: Bible
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T23:14:44Z
Reviews
1 rating
phil stilliard
1/6/2015
This is an excellent translation, I have decided to obtain it for my private reading and instruction. This would appear to be the oldest source of Bible materials, and therefore is likely to be more reliable than other sources. I shall look forward to the day when I can download it.
