The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Timothy Lim

Author:Timothy Lim [Lim, Timothy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf, mobi
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005-11-23T16:00:00+00:00

13. A reconstruction of the ‘scriptorium’ and ‘library’ of the Qumran community

The Genesis Apocryphon

Take the account of Abram and Sarai’s sojourn in Egypt. In Genesis 12:10–20, we learn that the couple went to Egypt because there was famine in the land of Canaan. Before they entered the territory, Abram warned Sarai that the Egyptians will see her beauty, take her and kill him, her husband. The Patriarch suggested that they should pretend to be siblings rather than a marital couple, so that Abram’s life might be spared by Pharaoh. This short, biblical account leaves a number of questions unanswered, including: How did Abram know what was about to transpire? Sarai was beautiful, but what did she look like?

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