4Q521
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4Q521 or the 4QMessianic Apocalypse is one of the Dead Sea Scrolls
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4Q521 comprises two larger fragments. The original editor was Jean Starcky
, though translation revisions have been proposed by Émile Puech
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The subject of the text is eschatological and makes connection the healing ministry of the Messiah. 4Q521 may be related to other apocalyptic end-time texts, 4QSecond Ezekiel 4QApocryphon of Daniel, and has been studied in relation to Gospel of Luke
's Messianic Magnificat
and Benedictus
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Dead Sea scrolls
The Dead Sea Scrolls are a collection of 972 texts from the Hebrew Bible and extra-biblical documents found between 1947 and 1956 on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea, from which they derive their name...
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4Q521 comprises two larger fragments. The original editor was Jean Starcky
Jean Starcky
Abbé Jean Starcky was a French priest who was one of the early editors of the Dead Sea scrolls. He studied at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome and the École Biblique et Archéologique Française in Jerusalem. As a specialist in Palmyrene Aramaic and Nabataean texts he joined the...
, though translation revisions have been proposed by Émile Puech
Émile Puech
Émile Puech is a French Catholic priest, scholar and editor in chief of Manuscrits de la mer Morte. He is a government employed director of research at Paris' Centre national de la recherche scientifique...
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The text begins:
The subject of the text is eschatological and makes connection the healing ministry of the Messiah. 4Q521 may be related to other apocalyptic end-time texts, 4QSecond Ezekiel 4QApocryphon of Daniel, and has been studied in relation to Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Luke
The Gospel According to Luke , commonly shortened to the Gospel of Luke or simply Luke, is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels. This synoptic gospel is an account of the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. It details his story from the events of his birth to his Ascension.The...
's Messianic Magnificat
Magnificat
The Magnificat — also known as the Song of Mary or the Canticle of Mary — is a canticle frequently sung liturgically in Christian church services. It is one of the eight most ancient Christian hymns and perhaps the earliest Marian hymn...
and Benedictus
Benedictus
-Music:* Benedictus , the canticle sung at Lauds, also called the Canticle of Zachary.* The second part of the Sanctus, part of the eucharistic prayer* Benedictus , a song by Simon and Garfunkel...
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