| Wisdom Texts from Qumran Contributor(s): Harrington S. J., Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415139066 ISBN-13: 9780415139069 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 1996 Annotation: This study is the first full analysis of the Qumran wisdom texts. Translations and a full explanation of the background and context of wisdom literature introduce the reader to an important and hitherto little-discussed part of the Dead Sea Scrolls. After surveying biblical and extra-biblical wisdom books, the author considers the best and most fully preserved wisdom texts from Qumran. The centerpiece of the book is a discussion of the large wisdom instruction known as Sapiential Work A. Also, the author reflects on the relevance of those texts for the study of early Judaism and Christianity. An appendix treats the Ben Sira scroll from Masada. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Sacred Writings |
| Dewey: 296.155 |
| LCCN: 96000354 |
| Lexile Measure: 1280 |
| Series: Dead Sea Scrolls |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (0.69 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study is the first full analysis of the Qumran wisdom texts. New translations and a full explanation of the background and context of wisdom literature introduce the reader to an important and hitherto little discussed part of the Dead Sea Scrolls. After surveying biblical and extrabiblical wisdom books, the author considers the best and most fully preserved wisdom texts from Qumran. The centrepiece of the book is a discussion of the large wisdom instruction known as Sapiential Work A. Also, the author reflects on the relevance of those texts for the study of early Judaism and Christianity. An appendix treats the Ben Sira scroll from Masada. |