New Jerusalem Text (4Q554-555, 5Q15)

1 passagec. 1st century BCEHebrew / Aramaic / GreekOriginal Adaptation

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An Angel Measures the City of the Future

4Q554 1:1-3:22, 5Q15

The New Jerusalem text survives only in fragments from multiple Qumran caves, but what remains is extraordinary: a guided tour of the eschatological Jerusalem, the city that will e...

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