| Beyond the Qumran Community: The Sectarian Movement of the Dead Sea Scrolls Contributor(s): Collins, John J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802828876 ISBN-13: 9780802828873 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $24.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - History - Religion | Biblical Studies - General |
| Dewey: 296.815 |
| LCCN: 2009035864 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.90 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
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| Publisher Description: With the full publication of the Dead Sea Scrolls, fresh analysis of the evidence presented can be -- and indeed, should be -- made. Beyond the Qumran Community does just that, reaching a surprising conclusion: the sect described in the Dead Sea Scrolls developed later than has usually been supposed and was never confi ned to the site of Qumran. / John J. Collins here deconstructs "the Qumran community" and shows that the sectarian documents actually come from a text spread throughout the land. He examines the Community Rule, or Yahad, and considers the Teacher of Righteousness, a pivotal fi gure in the Essene movement. After examining the available evidence, Collins concludes that it is, in fact, overwhelmingly likely that the site of Qumran housed merely a single settlement of a very widespread movement. |
Contributor Bio(s): Collins, John J.: - John J. Collins is Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale Divinity School. His many other books include The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature, Early Judaism: A Comprehensive Overview, and The Oxford Handbook of Apocalyptic Literature. |