The War Texts

1 QM and Related Manuscripts
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-567-04527-0
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 248 g

Reihe: Companion to the Qumran Scrolls

Offers a summary of the contents of each War Text
- Discusses the key issues related to the War Texts and assesses the variety of opinions about their form, setting, and interpretation
- Guides readers through the vast amount of literature generated by these fascinating manuscripts

The War Texts is the name given to a small group of Dead Sea Scrolls that depict the preparation for and the various phases of the eschatological battle between the 'Sons of Light' and the 'Sons of Darkness'. Jean Duhaime briefly surveys the history of these texts from their initial discovery to their official publication. He describes the different scrolls and gives details of their contents and their relationships to one another. Duhaime summarizes the various reasons supporting a dating of this composition to the Hellenistic or Roman period and provides an example of the use of the Bible in the War Texts. The contributors to the Companion to the Qumran Scrolls series take account of all relevant and recently published texts and provide extensive bibliographies. The books in the series are authoritatively written in accessible language and are ideal for students and non-specialist scholars. Companion to the Qumran Scrolls, 6

Zielgruppe

Academics, Postgraduate, Upper Level Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Duhaime, Jean

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Heilige & Traditionstexte: Torah, Talmud, Mischna, Halacha

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.Introduction
2.The Manuscripts of the War Texts and their Contents
3.The Composition and Genre of 1QM
4.The Date of 1QM
5.The War Texts and the Hebrew Bible

Über Autor(innen)

Jean Duhaime is Professor of biblical interpretation in the Faculté de théologie et de sciences des religions at the Université de Montréal and is the author of Les esséniens de Qumrân, des ésotéristes?