It is well known that the library of Qumran has provided a great stimulus for the emergence and proliferation of research in the field of biblical studies and literature on ancient Judaism. The collection of manuscripts 4Q383-4Q391, officially published in DJD XIX and XXX, respectively by Mark Smith and Devorah Dimant, stands as a fascinating example of the rich pluriformity of texts and ideas contained at Qumran. Subdivided into two distinct works, Pseudo-Ezekiel and Apocryphon of Jeremiah, it is fully possible to recognize the most significant prophecies of canonical Ezekiel (Merkavah vision, Dry Bones vision and future Temple vision) under a fresh look, as well as the recounting of certain historical events of the people of Israel mingled with a distinctive eschatological flavor. The explicit mentions to the prophets Ezekiel and Jeremiah would grant the stamp of authority, in terms of “re-writing Scripture”.

The present research focuses on the discussion of the collection -tentatively entitled “Miscellaneous Pseudo-Ezekiel” (MPE) at a theoretical, methodological and practical level- in its interpretive context of Qumran by rethinking the richer connection to further Qumran material and the close relationship with existing authoritative biblical revelation. Considerable attention is drawn to the linguistic and literary parallels with the Damascus Document and the Code of Holiness (especially, Lev. 26), together with the influence of Daniel tradition on MPE (calculation of the end-time, resurrection…). 

The inquiry into “the context of the texts” arising from MPE may contribute to gain more in-depth knowledge of the nature and origins of the collection as part of the textual vitality at Qumran.