| 4Q127 | |
|---|---|
 4Q127, a paraphrase of Exodus | |
| Also known as | 4Qpap paraExod gr, TM 69054, LDAB 10345 |
| Type | Manuscript |
| Date | 1st-century BCE (Hasmonean period) |
| Language(s) | Koine Greek |
| Material | Papyrus |
| Condition | Very fragmented |
| Script | Uncial, scripto continua |
| Contents | Unknown, Paraphrase of Exodus? |
| Discovered | Qumran (Cave No. 4) |
The manuscript4Q127 (4Qpap paraExod gr,TM 69054,LDAB 10345) is one of theDead Sea Scrolls. It is probably a paraphrase of Exodus according to theSeptuagint (LXX) of the biblicalBook of Leviticus, found atQumran (Cave No. 4).[1] TheRahlfs-No. is 802.Palaeographically it dates from the first century BC. Currently the manuscript is housed in theRockefeller Museum inJerusalem.
According to Devorah Dimant, the manuscript "4Q127 is not biblical, but contain some other texts". She also says that "4Q127 was labeled by the editor a paraphrase of Exous. Elsewhere, I have suggested that 4Q127 is, in fact, an apocryphal work with a visionary recapitulation of history".[2]
Anthony R. Meyer states:
4Qpap paraExod gr (4Q127) dates to the first century BCE or early first century CE and appears to be a paraphrase of Exodus. It comprises about 10 legible fragments and another 68 fragments, each with only a few letters. The scribal hand is very similar to4Q120. There is no clear evidence for how thedivine name was written, although two fragments preserve letters that may be read as ιαω.[3]