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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Bakker, Arjen F., author.
Title: The secret of time : reconfiguring wisdom in the Dead Sea scrolls / by Arjen F. Bakker.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2023. | Series: Studies on the texts of the Desert of Judah, 0169–9962 ; volume 143 | “This book started as a doctoral dissertation under supervision of Eibert Tigchelaar at KU Leuven”—Preface. | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2022055026 (print) | LCCN 2022055027 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004529748 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004537798 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Dead Sea scrolls. | Wisdom literature—Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Classification: LCC BM487 .B27 2023 (print) | LCC BM487 (ebook) | DDC 223—dc23/eng/20221116
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022055026
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ISSN 0169-9962
ISBN 978-90-04-52974-8 (hardback)
ISBN 978-90-04-53779-8 (e-book)
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