Charles P Comerford
Biographic Data
| ID | 9634780 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Charles P Comerford |
| GIVEN NAMES | Charles P |
| FAMILY NAME | Comerford |
| SIGNATURE | COMERFORD C P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Birmingham Birmingham UK |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8332-8893 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Blinding Birds, Bartered Bodies, and Bestial Betrothals
This article argues that a full analysis of intersectionality in Second Temple literature must attend to nonhuman animals. That is, the societal nexus of intersecting powers—generally recognised to include dynamics like gender, race, class, and disability—is incomplete unless it also attends to dynamics of species. In this article, we substantiate this view by exploring two case studies: portions from the Damascus Document and the Book of Tobit. …
The Power of the Wisdom Label in Dead Sea Scrolls Research and the Curious Case of 4Q419 (4QInstruction-Like Composition A)
This article tells the story of 4 Q 419, a manuscript that was once associated with a well-known Wisdom text: 4QInstruction. However, following its removal from 4QInstruction and re-categorisation as an “Unclassified Manuscript” in the 1990s (see DSSR 6 and DJD 39), 4 Q 419 has been largely overlooked by the scholarly community. There are two core objectives to this article. First, it encourages scholars to re-engage with a neglected manuscript t…
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The Power of the Wisdom Label in Dead Sea Scrolls Research and the Curious Case of 4Q419 (4QInstruction-Like Composition A)
This article tells the story of 4 Q 419, a manuscript that was once associated with a well-known Wisdom text: 4QInstruction. However, following its removal from 4QInstruction and re-categorisation as an “Unclassified Manuscript” in the 1990s (see DSSR 6 and DJD 39), 4 Q 419 has been largely overlooked by the scholarly community. There are two core objectives to this article. First, it encourages scholars to re-engage with a neglected manuscript t…
Blinding Birds, Bartered Bodies, and Bestial Betrothals
This article argues that a full analysis of intersectionality in Second Temple literature must attend to nonhuman animals. That is, the societal nexus of intersecting powers—generally recognised to include dynamics like gender, race, class, and disability—is incomplete unless it also attends to dynamics of species. In this article, we substantiate this view by exploring two case studies: portions from the Damascus Document and the Book of Tobit. …
Archaeology and Historical Studies (2 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (2 works) · Ancient Near East History (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Biblical studies (1 work) · Dead Sea Scrolls (1 work) · Hebrew Bible (1 work) · Historical and Linguistic Studies (1 work) · History (1 work)