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Item Details
Title:
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BEYOND THE QUMRAN COMMUNITY
THE SECTARIAN MOVEMENT OF THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS |
By: |
John J. Collins |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£21.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0802828876 |
ISBN 13: |
9780802828873 |
Publisher: |
WILLIAM B EERDMANS PUBLISHING CO |
Pub. date: |
1 November, 2009 |
Pages: |
240 |
Synopsis: |
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. |
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Illustrations, maps |
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US |
Imprint: |
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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